By Mai Elian

April 16, 2011 is the date of the live broadcast for "TEDx Ramallah," a media event unique of its kind, aims to "promote worthy ideas to spread."
Over the whole day under the title "TEDx Ramallah," will speak on the air, up to 16 personal shiny from different fields, in addition to the interventions of art will broadcast the entire alive on the Internet on the same day; that the tapes are available later on YouTube .
What distinguishes this activity that the personal information selected, it must receive a "letter of old," standing alone (in most cases) on the theater no later than 18 minutes. We learned from the organizers of the "Ted X Ramallah that" some "letters" will not pretend to the duration of 4 minutes.
Traditionally, the established programs, "Ted" branching (x) in one place, but due to special circumstances surrounding Ramallah and the difficulty of the arrival of some speakers who wish to attend the event to it, to run the program in three different cities, namely: Bethlehem, Beirut, and Amman.
Will the majority of speakers in the program "TEDx Ramallah," to speak on the air directly from Bethlehem, while other characters speak – that you can not access – from Amman and Beirut; and interact with the public in Bethlehem across large screens. Also interested in will be able to follow the entire event, through the live broadcast, the link on the bottom of this page Click here and who will only day of the event. This, groups will watch it in more than 20 cities from around the world.
Citizen journalism
Who are behind this new event in the region?
The idea of ​​organizing "Ted X Ramallah," began with the symbolic Jaber, an engineer, the foundations of Palestinian origin, was working in Dubai and moved from then to Ramallah. "He who got a license to organize an event," Ted X ", as a result of attending the" Ted India 2009, "according to what they tell us Jumana Gabri an architect, and one of the organizers of the event in Beirut. Was working in Dubai and is currently a volunteer in the full program.
Through the interview conducted with her online network of international journalists, informed us that Gabri Ramzi Jaber won a license to the organization late 2009. Since then, "It is a full-time for the organization." It adds that the group of core work consists of 7 persons, "but we are working with volunteers all over the world, are helping us with perseverance. We are different nationalities and work collectively." The headline of the event is "Stories of Palestine."
As for the speakers and the artists involved "job by inviting them to Palestine and we are collecting donations for the coming of them out there. Will some of the speakers threw Mdakhlthm of Beirut at the scene of sunflower in Amman, where associates Yara Shaaban, and because of the difficulties to reach the Hall of Bethlehem." This, and speakers vary between experts in different fields: Cinema, Education, and Technology.
Training on social media
Collaborating team, "Ted X Ramallah" with the magazine TWIP in Ramallah, and the Journal of Brownbook in the United Arab Emirates; while cooperation is with the "ink" in Lebanon, who provided space on their site and in newspaper ink to the stories of Palestine, one of the initiatives, "Ted X Ramallah, "which will continue after the event.
Jumana explain the initiative, "We are asking the subject number (Gazette), and we we have searched for to find the story in Lebanon seeks Palestinian society. Job by job as a journalist." And that being on the sidelines of the preparations for the event in April.
This, and the Assembly of "ink" is currently training 10 young Palestinians of origin in Lebanon, the techniques of social media. Entrusted to them as blogging and micro-blogging on twitter any event on 16 April next.
While attendance will receive free in Lebanon, Oman remains is binding, "which is to confirm attendance and more commitment," according to what it says Gabri.
All topics will be raised in the "Ted Ramallah X" linked to what is happening in the region and all conversations and shoot a bear on YouTube. However, to follow the event on the same day, it will be available on the live site "Ted X Ramallah" and listream.com.
Joumana did not mention the names of the speakers after, say, "according to the custom will not announce the names, but two weeks before the event."
To attend the event who are willing to apply, Click here to register.
To follow the latest developments on "Ted X Ramallah," you can follow on his Facebook and his blog on the small strained.

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Definition of "Ted"
What is "Ted", those who have not heard of him before?
"Ted" is a non-profit organization, the broad slogan: "ideas worthy to spread." The concept of "Ted" for the first conference held in California 25 years ago. And soon evolved to become an annual date. This organization supports creative ideas through several initiatives notably the invitation of senior events and thinkers of this world to talk about 18 minutes about their experiences in their respective fields. And these conversations are displayed on the site for free e-Ted.
Of the most prominent faces, which dropped the "modern age" on site "Ted:" Bill Gates, Al Gore, and former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. And Arab personalities who participated recently in the "Ted Tux": the Executive Director for Google Middle East and Wael Ghanim, Director of Al Jazeera, Wadah Khanfar.

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Ted X Ramallah
The "Ted X" is the activity of Branched "Ted" world. And what distinguishes it regulates at a local level and independently. And adheres to the organizers that their activities be free of commercial agendas, religious or political.
Provided to the Conference "Ted" program "Ted X" guidance to the public, but that the organization of events, "Ted X" is a local, so I know these activities to "Ted X", where it becomes a red "X" (x) meaning: There was a sub-" Ted. " Transmitted conferences organized by the "X Ted" speeches live on video, not to exceed the duration of the lecture / talk in general 18 minutes. The program is designed to encourage individuals and organizations, and communities to stimulate dialogue.
What distinguishes these conversations, delivered by people with "ideas worthy to spread" Also, as transmitted through the Internet in order to allow the largest possible audience to enjoy it.
And "Ted X Ramallah" is a part of these individual initiatives in the world, amounting to more than one thousand branch (x).
Works as "Ted X Ramallah" is also on display stories that aims to educate the global community, through the provision of public space for the exchange of ideas in any of the fields, whether of science, education, literature, design and technology.