I have been supporting TEDxTokyo (Ref.1,2,3) for two years.
Now, I am here to participate in TED2011, the home program of the TEDxTokyo. I flew Los Angeles, where I lived for almost 13 years, and drove for Long Beach. The weather in late February is fine, but rather cold, and the temperature going down as far as below 50F at night.
The day 2 is over now, and so far, I would say the program is quite full and nicely organized. It is my overall impression that I will enjoy most of them pretty much.
As I went on attending the various sessions, I must say that a good speech must have a good, moving story. Furthermore, the host Curators were supporting the speakers in their good hands, and this contributed much in making the presentations so wonderful. I admit wholeheartedly that there are so many fantastic, talented, powerful people in the world.
My friends Partick Newell and William Saito whom I work with for TEDxTokyo are here with me. Mario Tokoro and Kenichiro Mogi of Sony, Ken Okuyama, and about 10 other people from Japan are in the audience.
You can follow the events via Twitter（#TED、#TED2011）. Photos are uploaded at this link.
We are now at the end of the day 2.