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TEDxKiruna
Theme: Future living
Kiruna, Sweden
March 27th, 2012
09:00-17:00
(9:00am-5:00pm / GMT 2hrs)TEDxKiruna on Twitter
- 3 weeks since @TEDx_Kiruna what do you remember or cant stop thinking about from the event and the speakers?April 19, 2012 08:47
- @Mazarin650 Sad that you missed it but check out our web for films from the event!April 19, 2012 08:44
- RT @fridalundqvist: Produktion av #TEDxKiruna går mot sitt slut. Trendat på #twitter & över 2200 web-tittare är jag riktigt stolt över t ...March 27, 2012 22:42
- “@entrep_thinking: @TEDx_Kiruna Despite being in western USA, got to see the first 30 min & the last! Hi to Karin from Boise - great job!”March 27, 2012 22:37
- RT @AngryTheInch: @pat_hynes Thank you for a great talk at #tedxkiruna ! You're an inspiration. Well done!March 27, 2012 22:35
Thank you
A warm thank you to our audience, speakers, partners and the project team for making TEDxKiruna a successful day full of inspiration and ideas worth sharing!
On March 27th, TEDx was above the Arctic Circle, it brought an inspiring day full of energy and ideas worth spreading.
Our speakers filled our hearts, the room and web stream with extraordinary stories, inspiring and motivating us all to challenge our selves to reach even further creating an even brighter future!
We had a full house in Kiruna in Swedish Lapland and further 2500 viewers world wide following our live stream – thank you all!
Pictures from the event are availalbe at Flickr; TEDxKiruna's photostream
We’ll keep a dialogue via Twitter, Facebook and soon our planning starts for TEDxKiruna 2013!
All the best from the TEDxKiruna team.
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