TEDxYouth@KL Open For Registration!

Calling all Malaysian youths! The TEDxYouth@KL is officially signing up delegates for the conference. Here's the lowdown on the whole event.

What is TEDxYouth@KL?

To know more, you have to first understand its parent organisation. TED is a nonprofit organisation that invites prominent people from around the world to speak for 18 minutes at a conference. This conference is held yearly for the past 2 and a half decades in California. Here, they speak on a variety of issues that are in some way related to the annual theme. One running message behind these conferences is the belief in Ideas Worth Spreading.

TEDx is an offshoot of TED that, like the picture mentions, allows for independently organised conferences by individuals or groups from other states and countries.You might be surprised to know that Malaysia had its own TEDxKL conference a little while back, in March this year.

If TED is the parent, that must make TEDxYouth@KL the grandson(or granddaughter, if you wanna be anal about gender equality), to put it metaphorically. The theme for this inaugural event is Be The Change, led by a lineup of speakers made up of youth leaders. One can hinder a guess that they will be speaking on their previous projects as well as youth related issues like youth empowerment.

Go if...

• you're passionate about the local youth movement.
• you're interested in local youth issues.
• you want to meet like-minded individuals.
• you want to hear about the speakers' success stories in person, and in turn be inspired and take charge of your own youth initiative.

Don't go if...

...you're a dick. I apologise for the crassness, but I am unable to come up with a reason NOT TO GO.

Why should I care?

Its not everyday that we have something this big arrive on our shores. How many of us have envied our foreign counterparts for always getting the best events? Now, we have one and we should definitely give our show of support to the team that have tirelessly made this conference become reality.

The team consists of youths like you and me, regular college and secondary school-going students. TEDxYouth@KL is a completely student-run conference. This brings the term "for youths, by youths"to new heights.

Well, colour me interested. What are the details?

• Duration: 10am to 2pm (tentative)
• Seats: limited to 150 delegates only.
• Speakers: Still kept under wraps, but we'll know soon enough!
• Registration fee: RM20 per person, which includes refreshments and some goodies.

Nice. Where do I sign up?
Head your mouse pointer over here.

I'm a volunteer, so you'll definitely see me around come event day. Just look for the loud, obnoxiously arrogant guy. That's me. If you're impatient, head on over to the website and check out the Special Supporters section. I'm the guy in the 3rd pic.

See you when I see you. Tristan out, bitches.