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After 4 years of efforts it seems like we have made it. In a few minutes the TEDxTehran gates will open and a little history will be made.If we look at the TEDx world map it seems that we have been everywhere — even into places we thought we would never make itIn the Middle East very few believed that we could pull this one off, especially because the latest happenings on the ground.We should celebrate once the event is completely over but, for the time being, we would like you to think where we can bring TEDx next.Earth is conquered, the moon is the natural next step. — Yesterday, the first TEDx event took place in Iran — TEDxTehran in the nation’s capital. Above, a dispatch from the event’s organizers, Sara and Giorgio, right before the monumental event opened its doors to the audience. Image via instagram user mhoubakht

After 4 years of efforts it seems like we have made it. In a few minutes the TEDxTehran gates will open and a little history will be made.

If we look at the TEDx world map it seems that we have been everywhere — even into places we thought we would never make it

In the Middle East very few believed that we could pull this one off, especially because the latest happenings on the ground.

We should celebrate once the event is completely over but, for the time being, we would like you to think where we can bring TEDx next.

Earth is conquered, the moon is the natural next step.

— Yesterday, the first TEDx event took place in Iran — TEDxTehran in the nation’s capital. Above, a dispatch from the event’s organizers, Sara and Giorgio, right before the monumental event opened its doors to the audience.

Image via instagram user mhoubakht

The TEDx community would be nothing without thousands of dedicated volunteers. TEDxTehran, the first TEDx event in Iran, recently honored these hardworking champions of ideas worth spreading with a nerdout-worthy infographic on the volunteers themselves, designed by team member Ladan Asemi. TEDxTehran’s very first event will be held this February, on the 14th. Says TEDxTehran volunteer blogger, Suad Jafarzadeh: Tehran is a growing metropolis of 12 million people who breathe life into the city with their creativity and innovation. The opportunity to come together with the dynamic and spirited cityfolk of Tehran is precisely why I decided to answer TEDxTehran’s call for volunteers.I was among twenty applicants selected for the interview process, all eager to help put together the first TEDx event in Iran and help spread compelling ideas that are born within the country. …Volunteerism is an invaluable aspect of the global TEDx communities, and it is born from a collective need to share, exchange and promote ideas that can enhance our lives…With a team of thirteen selected volunteers with diverse backgrounds ranging from graphic designers and photographers to gold medal athletes and a professional chef, we plan to put Tehran on the global map of TEDx!

The TEDx community would be nothing without thousands of dedicated volunteers. TEDxTehran, the first TEDx event in Iran, recently honored these hardworking champions of ideas worth spreading with a nerdout-worthy infographic on the volunteers themselves, designed by team member Ladan Asemi. TEDxTehran’s very first event will be held this February, on the 14th.

Says TEDxTehran volunteer blogger, Suad Jafarzadeh:

Tehran is a growing metropolis of 12 million people who breathe life into the city with their creativity and innovation. The opportunity to come together with the dynamic and spirited cityfolk of Tehran is precisely why I decided to answer TEDxTehran’s call for volunteers.

I was among twenty applicants selected for the interview process, all eager to help put together the first TEDx event in Iran and help spread compelling ideas that are born within the country.

…Volunteerism is an invaluable aspect of the global TEDx communities, and it is born from a collective need to share, exchange and promote ideas that can enhance our lives…With a team of thirteen selected volunteers with diverse backgrounds ranging from graphic designers and photographers to gold medal athletes and a professional chef, we plan to put Tehran on the global map of TEDx!

TEDx comes to Iran: TEDxTehran 2013

“Historically, Iran has been bedrock of innovation, creative minds, great poets, philosophers and scientists,” writes the organizers of TEDxTehran. “Creativity and innovations include [the] world’s first super-highway the Silk Road, polo, [the] first Human Rights Charter, and [the] mystical poems of Jalal-ad Din Rumi.

“The uniquely Persian mantra [on life] is ‘good thoughts, good words and good deeds.’ For many in Iran, this very phrase is enough to make them proud of being Iranian.

“[But] what about present day Iran? With much…mixed press coverage about Iran, what can Iranians showcase; what ‘good thoughts, good words and good deeds’ are taking place in present day Tehran and Iran? Who are the deep thinkers and leaders, from all different fields, from the sciences to the arts to business, with creative and stimulating ideas worth spreading?

“Much of these are questions [gone unasked]: unknown possibilities, untapped potential by today’s mixed media coverage of Iran.

“And so we [started] the first TEDx event in Iran, to be held in Tehran, with this theme to showcase amazing talent and ideas brewing in present day Iran, and how its glorious history of thoughts, words and deeds still manifest themselves within Iran.

“TEDxTehran…provides an opportunity for Iranians to exchange ideas…within their ever growing metropolis capital of 15 million. To bring together great minds from outside Iran for networking, dialogue and synergy of new ideas. To provide a different and fresh perspective on global challenges and opportunities common to us all, irrespective of our geography: urban sprawl and pollution, access to progressive education and healthcare, sustainable energy, cutting edge technology and entrepreneurship.

“The ‘goodness’ will happen on January 18, 2013 at venue to be disclosed in the near future. Please follow us on Twitter @TEDxTehran and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TEDxTehran. To contact us please email info@tedxtehran.com.”