TEDx is a grassroots initiative, created in the spirit of TED’s overall mission to research and discover “Ideas Worth Spreading”. TEDx brings the spirit of TED to local communities around the globe through TEDx events. These events are organized by passionate individuals who seek to uncover new ideas and to share the latest research in their local areas that spark conversations in their communities. TEDx events include live speakers and recorded TED Talks, and are organized independently under a free license granted by TED. These events are not controlled by TED, but event organizers agree to abide by our format, and are offered guidelines for curation, speaker coaching, event organizing and more. They learn from us and from each other. More than 3000 events are now held annually.

This is the first season of TEDxYoth@OrabySt, as there has been no other TEDx here before. Its main goal is to organize self-organized local events that bring people to share experiences like TED. TEDTalks videos and live speakers come together for in-depth discussion and small group communication. These local, self-organized events are TEDx branded, where x = hosts the TED event independently.