Wildly Successful TEDxGastownWomen Returns:

Saturday, October 29, Bigger and Better: Apply to Speak by July 15th

TEDxGastownWomen, Vancouver’s only TEDxWomen event, will take place on Saturday, October 29 from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM at The Imperial. The theme of this year’s event is “Power”’

Brittany Whitmore, founder and executive director of TEDxGastownWomen said: “The team is thrilled to bring back TEDxGastownWomen for a second year and continue to build on the momentum of our first event. We are doing it bigger and better this year, and have secured a larger venue with room for 320, after last year’s event sold out in just 20 minutes”

TEDxGastownWomen is currently seeking a diverse range of speakers covering topics related to the overarching theme of “Power.” Spoken-word artist, musicians, speakers and stand up comics and more are welcome to apply. In 2015, TEDxGastownWomen received nearly 250 applicants.

The event will also feature exclusive, new to the world, streamed TED talks from the TEDWomen event taking place only a day prior in California. The theme for TEDWomen is “It’s About Time.”

Aimee Sehwoerer of Investor’s Group, and returning partners: Langara School of Management, Tradable Bits, Suzanne Rushton Photography, Buzzmachine.ca and other businesses have already signed on to partner with the event. In 2015, the event partnered with over 30 businesses.

See photos of last year’s event on Flickr.

More information available at: TEDxGastownWomen.com

You can follow the event on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn

About TEDxGastownWomen

TEDxGastownWomen was the first TEDxWomen event to take place in Vancouver – celebrating the power of women and girls to be creators and change-makers. The theme for 2016 is Power, 2015’s theme was Fearless. TEDxGastownWomen 2016 will take place on October 29 and will feature a curated lineup of diverse speakers spanning industry, origin, age and experience. The presentation will also feature a selection of simulcast segments of the TEDWomen event taking place in California. The goal of this event is to help people connect in an environment that inspires the expression of unique points of view, and dialogue that can open minds and change opinions about the meaning of Power.

About TEDx

x = independently organized event

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, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. 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.)

About TED

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or fewer) delivered by today’s leading thinkers and doers. Many of these talks are given at TED’s annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, and made available, free, on TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.

TED’s open and free initiatives for spreading ideas include TED.com, where new TED Talk videos are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from thousands of volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed; the annual million-dollarTED Prize, which funds exceptional individuals with a “wish,” or idea, to create change in the world; TEDx, which provides licenses to thousands of individuals and groups who host local, self-organized TED-style events around the world; and the TED Fellows program, which selects innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.

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