x = independently organized event.
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, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark
deep discussion and connection. 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.)
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in
California 30 years ago, TED has grown to support its mission with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED
Conferences invite the world's leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes or less. Many of these
talks
are then made available, free, to view here. TED speakers
have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe
Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.
The annual TED Conference takes place each spring in Vancouver, British Columbia. TED's media initiatives
include TED.com, where new TED Talks are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides
subtitles
and interactive transcripts as well as translations from volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative
TED-Ed. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the
world get help translating their wishes into action; TEDx, which supports individuals or groups in hosting
local, self- organized TED-style events around the world, and the TED Fellows program, helping
world-changing
innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
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