In the spirit of ideas worth
spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized
events that bring people together to share a TED-like
experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live
speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection
in a small group. These local, self-organized events are
branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED
event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for
the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are
self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and
regulations.)
About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization
devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day
conference in California 25 years ago, TED has grown to
support those world-changing ideas with multiple
initiatives. The annual TED Conference invites the
world's leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18
minutes. Their talks are then made available, free, at
TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Al Gore,
Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson,
Nandan Nilekani,Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,
Isabel Allende and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The
annual TED Conference takes place in Long Beach,
California, with simulcast in Palm Springs; TEDGlobal is
held each year in Oxford, UK. TED's media initiatives
include TED.com, where new TEDTalks are posted daily,
and the Open Translation Project, which provides
subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as the
ability for any TEDTalk to be translated by volunteers
worldwide. TED has established the annual TED Prize,
where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the
world are given the opportunity to put their wishes into
action; TEDx, which offers individuals or groups a way
to host local, self-organized events around the world,
and the TEDFellows program, helping world-changing
innovators from around the globe to become part of the
TED community and, with its help, amplify the impact of
their remarkable projects and activities.
TED2011, "The Rediscovery of Wonder,"
will be held February 28-March 4, 2011, in Long Beach,
California, with the TEDActive simulcast in Palm
Springs, California
This event is not being
organized by the TED conferences — this is an
independently organized TED event
