TEDxPhnomPenh accepting speaker applications this week

TEDxPhnomPenh accepting speaker applications this week

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Last years TedxPP team

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Last February 15th, TEDxPhnomPenh [5] brought a cross section of Cambodia's creative and business class together with international entrepreneurs, artists, and philosophers. TEDxPhnomPenh is inspired by the internationally-renowned TED talks (as in Technology, Entertainment, and Design). This October 15th, TEDxPhnomPenh is returning with another one-day celebration of ‘ideas worth spreading,' and they are currently seeking nominations for speakers here. [6]

The theme being explored is Work | Play. Inspired by a rapidly changing country and a city that is playing a hugely influential role in shaping a culture and society, the theme is an exploration of who we are, who we want to become, and what it means to be living and working in such a galvanizing time in Cambodia’s history.

TEDxPhnomPenh [5] will combine live speakers with TED video screenings and discussions over the course of a day. TEDxPP is hosted by a team of representatives from the NGO, social enterprise, creative and social innovation industries, all of whom have an interest in giving voice to dynamic individuals whose ideas are worth spreading.

About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 26 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. At TED, the world's leading thinkers and doers are asked to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Benoit Mandelbrot, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Two major TED events are held each year: The TED Conference takes place every spring in Long Beach, California (along with a parallel conference, TEDActive, in Palm Springs), and TEDGlobal is held each summer in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Attendees have called it “the ultimate brain spa” and “a journey into the future.” TED is an annual event where some of the world’s leading thinkers and doers are invited to share what they are most passionate about.

TED’s media initiatives include TED.com, where new TEDTalks are posted daily; the new TED Conversations, enabling broad conversations among TED fans; 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 host local, self-organized events around the world; and the TED Fellows 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.

For information about TED's upcoming conferences, visit http://www.ted.com/registration [7]

The world’s most extraordinary minds have successfully tackled the TED challenge. Will you?

WHAT IS TEDx?
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx—local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.
At a TEDx event, TEDTalks videos 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.

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.)