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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.