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Generation YES is proud to announce that we are co-sponsoring a TEDx event with Bing. TEDx Redmond will be held September 18, 2010 at the Microsoft Campus in Redmond WA. TEDx events are locally run events similar to the popular speaking series TED.

Unlike all other TEDx events, this TEDx will be completely planned, organized, and run by youth. The organizers and speakers will be notable youth in grades 6-10 who are making a difference in their communities.

A group of GenYES students from Western Washington area is working with Adora Svitak to plan this event. Adora is 12 years old and the youngest person to ever speak at TED. Her TED talk, What adults can learn from kids, is available online.

While there have been other TEDx events focusing on youth, this will be the first one planned completely by youth and where all the speakers will be young people in grades 6-10. Planning meetings have already begun, and if you know someone who would be a good speaker, see the call for speakers on the website. Video submissions are required.

Watch Adora’s video invitation to TEDxRedmond

To get more information on speaking or attending, fill out the online form here.

Sylvia