Its official now. A TED conference is to take place in November this year between the 4th and 7th in the Mysore campus of Infosys. I had earlier blogged about rumours regarding the location and its presentees. This is the first time that TED is taking place in South Asia. The theme for this year's TED is "The future beckons".
To quote from their press release, the speakers at TED India will include:
+ one of Bollywood’s most exciting directorsAnd, the topic discussed will revolve around:
+ the entrepreneur whose emergency response team became heroes during the Mumbai terrorist attacks
+ an educator in the slums whose students outperform private-school kids
+ a best-selling novelist redefining the borders between East and West
+ a photographer documenting India as it's never been seen before
+ a fashion designer taking Indian aesthetics onto international runways
+ Who are the young thinkers and doers capable of shaping the future?
+ What local innovations are destined for global impact?
+ Can there be economic advancement without environmental destruction?
+ Can a pluralistic democracy survive in the face of rising fundamentalism?
+ What should we learn -- or fear? -- from China’s investment in Africa?
+ Do we have enough water for everyone?
+ How do we keep our youth challenged and our aged healthy?
+ How can anti-poverty solutions be brought to scale?
+ Which ancient traditions can illuminate modern life?
Attending TED India is going to set you back by 2400 USD. 2000 USD for the conference itself and another 400 USD for the 4 nights of lodging.
If you want to see the entire press release, I have uploaded it to http://prashmohan.googlepages.com/ted-press-release.txt. More details of TED India to follow as and when it comes out :-).
P.S. Pattie Mae's presentation on technology developed at the MIT which is very similar to the Sixth Sense movie has been making the rounds over the internet world. Make sure to catch the video at http://www.ted.com/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html.
Edit: Tom Rielly comments on the post to additionally add about TED Fellows:Hi, thanks for writing about TEDIndia. We're so excited about the conference. The $2400 price tag is correct. I wanted to let you know that we open applications for TEDIndia Fellows April 20th. We seek to bring 100 outstanding individuals to TEDIndia as Fellows (we pay expenses), in addition to our attendees Complete details will be at www.ted.com/fellows on the date. Questions fellows [at] ted dot com.
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Hi, thanks for writing about TEDIndia. We're so excited about the conference. The $2400 price tag is correct. I wanted to let you know that we open applications for TEDIndia Fellows April 20th. We seek to bring 100 outstanding individuals to TEDIndia as Fellows (we pay expenses), in addition to our attendees Complete details will be at www.ted.com/fellows on the date. Questions fellows [at] ted dot com.
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Sincerely,
Tom Rielly
TED Community Director
TED INDIA FELLOW PROGRAM-
For those of you who want to be a part of the TED fellows program, do send in your applications, as among other things, Fellows get to attend a specially formulated pre-conference, an all-expenses paid pass to TEDIndia, transportation to/from the conference site in India, + room/board for the duration.
Apply soon. TEDIndia Fellows applications close June 15th, 2009. All the information is available at http://www.ted.com/fellows.
We look forward to hearing from you!
fellows AT ted DOT com
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