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Welcome to something special!

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Welcome to TEDx!

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This TEDx event is part of the 
global conversation

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that takes place every day,

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in every corner of the world.

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In schools, in theaters,

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in workplaces,

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even in prisons!

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People gather to hear the best ideas
bubbling up in their communities.

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More then 3,000 TEDx events are 
held every year,

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in 170 countries!

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It's a remarkable thing.

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TEDx events are self-organized,

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under a license from TED, 
a non-profit organization

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devoted to discovering and 
sharing powerful ideas

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in the form of TED talks.

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It's not TED itself,

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but your local TEDx team of volunteers
that has done all the work

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to put on today's event,

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including booking all of the speakers.

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It's this team's ideas,

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dedication,

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and time that has made this possible.

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We really hope today's program sparks
an exciting conversation.

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This is a day for curiosity,

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and for skepticism,

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for inspiration,

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and for action.

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The more you enter into it,

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the more you will take out.

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And now, on with the show.