TED | 2014
TED 2014 kicked off Monday with free live-streams at select Vancouver schools and libraries.
For the first time ever, TED has opened up its live simulcast for free to Vancouver-area community centres, libraries and post-secondary institutions
But there’s also plenty of places to take in the global insight on technology, entertainment and design at public gathering spots, Winter Olympics-style. Here’s where to see all the action as it happens:
Public plazas
BC Place Stadium, Terry Fox Plaza, Jumbotron outside, Vancouver
Grouse Mountain, 6400 Nancy Greene Way, North Vancouver
Libraries
Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver
Surrey City Centre Library, 10350 University Drive, Surrey
New Westminster Public Library, 716 6th Avenue, New Westminster
North Vancouver District Public Library, 1277 Lynn Valley Road, North Vancouver
Port Moody Public Library, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody
Richmond Public Library, 100 – 7700Minoru Gate, Richmond
Coquitlam Public Library, 575 Poirier Street, Coquitlam
Colleges/universities
British Columbia Institute of Technology, 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby
CityStudio, 1800 Spyglass Place, Vancouver
Corpus Christi College, 5935 Iona Drive, Vancouver
Douglas College, 700 Royal Avenue, New Westminster
Kwantlen Polytechnic University,12666 72 Avenue (Cedar 1240), Surrey
Langara College Library,100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver
Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Scarfe Building, 2125 Main Mall, Vancouver
Cecil Green Park Coach House, 6323 Cecil Green Park Road
Life Sciences Centre, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Room 1372
Sauder School of Business, Angus Building, 2053 Main Mall, Room 165
Sauder School of Business, Robson Square
Makerspace at the UVic Tech Park,4a-4476 Markham Street, Victoria
Non-profits and community centres
Potluck Café Society, 30 West Hastings Vancouver
Trout Lake Community Centre, 3360 Victoria Drive, Vancouver
SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2014
8:30 – 10:15am Session 2: Retrospect
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Technology designer |
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Architect |
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Documentary filmmaker |
11:00 – 12:45pm Session 3: Reshape
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Type designer |
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Urban planner |
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Cruciverbalist |
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Climate scientist |
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Sustainability catalyst |
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Plasma physicist |
2:00 – 3:15pm All-Stars Session 1: Planet Dearth
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Anthropologist, ethnobotanist |
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Oceanographer |
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Environmentalist, futurist |
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Historian of science |
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Molecular biologist |
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Physicist, energy guru |
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Photographer |
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Oceanographer |
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Economist |
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Biologist |
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Musician |
3:45 – 5:00pm All-Stars Session 2: Beauty and the Brain
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Marine biologist |
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Psychologist; happiness expert |
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Philosopher-comic |
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Columnist |
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Game Designer |
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Physicist, education activist |
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Advertising guru |
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Psychologist |
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Nuclear scientist |
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Neuroanatomist |
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Inventor |
6:00 – 7:45pm Session 4: Wish
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Peace activist |
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Philanthropist |
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Philanthropist |
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Anti-corruption activist |
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Composer, singer, author, actor, activist |
