Three Black Women Who Transformed Canadian History This February, we celebrate Black History Month by honoring all Black Canadians. Many incredible Black women across Canada make their unique contributions, yet not all Canadians know their spirits. This month we are...
We are just days away to our June 24 event and we cannot wait to show you what’s in store. By now, we’re all pros at navigating virtual events, but we promise there’s more to our event than meets the eye. Here’s what you can expect on event day, as well as some tips...
TEDxYYC 2021 is coming up fast and we are so excited! In line with this year’s theme, we are reimagining what our typical attendee experience will be like. With our shift to a virtual format, we can welcome an even bigger audience from home, a café, a...
TEDxYYC 2021 Reimagine: Yoga and Meditation Event Join TEDxYYC for a complimentary yoga and guided meditation on Sunday, June 20 at 2:00-3:00pm. We'll be at the ContainR park at Sunnyside, register for this free event (link below). This year's TEDxYYC theme is...
Rhys Farrell is an emerging artist living and working in Calgary, Alberta. Farrell has completed a number of public art projects with the Telus Spark Science Center, Beltline Urban Mural Project, the City of Calgary and a number of private commissions. His work has...
As May is recognized as Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we thought it would be valuable to highlight this powerful talk by Canwen Xu of TEDxBoise. Xu’s talk, I am not your Asian stereotype, highlights the difficulties of growing up in “a...
Beau Shaw (he/they) is a self-taught, Calgary-based creative whose main body of work includes software implementation consulting, A/V technologies consulting and operation, photography, videography, website design, graphic design, and live streaming events. He is...
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms, grandmothers, aunties and other mother figures in our lives! This Mother’s Day, we thought we’d show our appreciation by sharing three important TEDtalks that express both the significance and the struggle of motherhood. The...
The key to lowering the amount of trash you generate is simple: try not to go from 100 to zero. This Earth Day will look a bit different, but we all know that. This year’s celebration of our planet and the reminder to protect it comes during a time of immense...
What would you do if you could reimagine anything? If you could wake up tomorrow and reimagine the person you are, to the person you want to be. We can become whatever we want to be, we can do whatever we want to do, all it takes is a little imagination. Join TEDxYYC...
We are less than 10 days away from our TEDxYYC Drive-in event taking place on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at TELUS Spark. Remember, there are two ‘showtimes’ to choose from A) 5:00 to 7:00 pm and B) 8:30 to 10:30 pm. Join our Host, Ken Lima-Coelho for the summer event...
TEDxYYC is inviting Calgarians and the surrounding area to participate in the first ever TEDxYYC Games between August 1 - 10. Complete ten missions in ten days for a chance to win FREE TICKETS to the 2020 TEDxYYC Drive-In event on August 20. The goal of this fun and...