Live cinema was shown all over the world for 4 hours, in India the timing for telecast was 11:30PM to 3.30AM. I watched the events at ThoughtWorks office in Pune. People started coming by 10 o’clock, as their was lot of time before the event so we sit watching the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab.
At 11 o’clock the organizers showed the video of Jehane’s unveiling the plan for Pangea day at TED event. Though event was also telecast live on Star World, we watched it live on Web.
While watching the program, I kept thinking about the technical aspect that made Pangea day possible, the amount of co-ordination required to synchronize events from six different locations. I thought if only I could also be part of technical team that made all this possible, alas for now I would have to be content with being a passive viewer.
Their were many prominent speakers, some beautiful and thought provoking movies, but my takeaway from the event was the Eboo Patel’s closing statement
Take different action, Tell different stories.
-Eboo Patel, Executive Director Interfaith Youth Core