Welcome to Long Beach, California, and welcome to TED. Our modest little city is the North American representative for this annual conference that showcases some of the most brilliant thinkers and performers in the world. If you want to arouse your soul, refresh your faith, and ignite your mind, you must experience TED. Starting out in 1984 as a small non-profit, TED, which stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design, has grown globally with a simple message: Ideas Worth Spreading. Its mission is to share knowledge to stimulate positive change and growth throughout humankind and the world. Some of the speakers include: David Blaine, Bill Clinton, JK Rowling, Richard Dawkins, Peter Gabriel, Tony Robbins, Bill Gates, Elizabeth Gilbert, Billy Graham, Richard Branson, Stephen Hawking, Isaac Mizrahi, Michelle Obama, Amy Tan, John Wooden and Bono. Because each speaker has only a total of eighteen minutes to present the best talk of his or her life, each presentation is clear and concise, without the normal ramble of longwinded diatribes that make you want to snooze in your wooden auditorium seat. This is a forum for collaboration, to learn and then to go out and apply, thus improving our community and making a difference in each other’s lives.
One excellent example of the type of lectures presented at TED is given by Aimee Mullins. An amputee from birth, Aimee is a physical manifestation of strength through adversity. Her speech not only inspires us to believe in ourselves and to strive for our highest aspirations, but to mobilize those around us to do the same. Enjoy.
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