{"id":286,"date":"2025-07-16T13:48:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T17:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/tedxtempleuniversity\/?page_id=286"},"modified":"2026-10-06T19:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T23:23:10","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/tedxtempleuniversity\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"What is TEDx ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"286\" class=\"elementor elementor-286\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f4af5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66f4af5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0328c1c elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-absolute elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0328c1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is TEDx?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c9e5fe elementor-absolute elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c9e5fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TEDxTempleUniversity empowers voices and visions through storytelling<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b7569 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d7b7569\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe8d0d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"fe8d0d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"marquee-aboutus\"><span>LOCAL VOICES. BIG IDEAS. SHARED POSSIBILITIES.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce64622 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-059247e \" data-id=\"ce64622\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"ce64622\">\n    \t\t\t<p class=\"e-553c161-9d44f34 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"553c161\">TEDxTempleUniversity is a student-led platform that fosters dialogue, innovation, and impact through powerful storytelling and interdisciplinary ideas.<br><br>Guided by the spirit of TED, we aim to create a space where curiosity takes center stage and ideas have the power to transform perspectives. 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