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About TED TED is a non-profit 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. The annual TED Conference takes place in Long Beach, California, with simulcast in Palm Springs. TED's media initiatives include TED.com, where new TED Talks are posted daily.

What is TEDX? In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxiB@YorkSchool, where x=independently organized TED event. At our TEDxiB@YorkSchool event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group The Ted Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are selforganized.

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Onl yr e c e nt l yt houg hha si tbe c omeav e r y s e r i ouspa r tofmyl i f e .

I c a meupont ha tr e a l i z a onwhe nI c a ug htmy s e l fs c r a wl i ngbi t sa ndpi e c e sofv e r s e sonmy pe nc i l c a s e .

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Myf a mi l yi sor i g i na l l yf r omNi g e r i a , a l t houg hI wa si nf a c tbor nhe r e .

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