I actually thought this was a hoax when I saw it on Twitter this morning but here is a fact: TED is coming to Vancouver. As in, the iconic speaker series is celebrating their 30th anniversary by moving their 2014 conference to a new venue outside of California, and that venue is the Vancouver Convention Centre. Not TEDx (the local, franchised series that we've enjoyed the past few years), but the TED. The big one. Amazing.
Learn all about it HERE, and click HERE to read what your Mayor Gregor had to say about this incredible news.