TEDxVancouver 2012 Sells Out; Live Stream on TEDxVancouver.com

VANCOUVER, Oct. 21, 2012 /CNW/ - For the fourth consecutive year, TEDxVancouver is sold out. Themed "Confluence," TEDxVancouver takes place today, bringing together over a dozen inspiring speakers, several artists, entertainment and hosted by Vancouver's Riaz Meghji. The 2012 program is drawing over 2,500 people at the historic Orpheum Theatre.

For those unable to attend this year's program, TEDxVancouver will be hosting a live webcast and blog starting at 10:00 a.m. PST hosted on www.tedxvancouver.com. Also, the News section on the site will be updated regularly throughout the day, alongside Twitter and Facebook.

Additionally, high-res images will be shared throughout today at www.flickr.com/tedxvancouver.

About TEDxVancouver

TEDxVancouver is part of the TEDx family of events. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized meetings that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. The event is called TEDxVancouver is, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.

About TEDx, x = independently organized event

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)

About TED

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 25 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The annual TED Conference invites the world's leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes. Their talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Al Gore, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The annual TED Conference takes place in Long Beach, California, with simulcast in Palm Springs; TEDGlobal is held each year in Edinburgh, UK. TED's media initiatives include TED.com, where new TEDTalks are posted daily, and the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as the ability for any TEDTalk to be translated by volunteers worldwide. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world are given the opportunity to put their wishes into action; TEDx, which offers individuals or groups a way to organize local, independent TED-like events around the world; and the TEDFellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to become part of the TED community and, with its help, amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.

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For information about TED's upcoming conferences, visit http://www.ted.com/registration

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