At TED2014, one of the speakers couldn’t fly to Vancouver because he has a felony criminal record… so they hosted him via livestream from the TED Conferences main office. I was fortunate to be in the small group of community members who were invited to watch.
![Audience at TED@250 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)](https://aaronsylvan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/TED@250-by-Aaron-Sylvan-for-TEDxFultonStreet-2014-03-20-146390-768x512.jpg)
Audience at TED@250 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)
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Moderator at TED@250 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)
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Speaker at TED@250 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)
![Aaron Sylvan at TED@250, inside TED Conference Headquarters](https://aaronsylvan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Aaron-Sylvan-at-TED@250-inside-TED-Conference-Headquarters-2014-03-20-655859-768x512.jpg)
Aaron Sylvan at TED@250, inside TED Conference Headquarters
![Janet Esquirol at TED Conference Headquarters](https://aaronsylvan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Janet-Esquirol-at-TED-Conference-Headquarters-event-photo-by-Aaron-Sylvan-801290-653x980.jpg)
Janet Esquirol at TED Conference Headquarters
![one of the "TED Bears" (a giveaway for all attendees). This one is from 2003, and is called "amazon bear" because it's dressed like Amazon.com Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos](https://aaronsylvan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/TED@250-by-Aaron-Sylvan-for-TEDxFultonStreet-2014-03-20-146395-653x980.jpg)
one of the “TED Bears” (a giveaway for all attendees). This one is from 2003, and is called “amazon bear” because it’s dressed like Amazon.com Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos