112
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
no edit summary
TED stands for "Technology, Entertainment, Desighn." Founded in 1984, TED was a one time event that emphasized technology and design. The main annual TED conference begain in 1990 in Monterey, California. Owned by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation, TED events involve live streaming of various talks. The slogan that the Sapling Foundation uses to describe TED sums up the purpose: "ideas worth spreading." Currently, TED events are held throughout the U.S. and in Europe and Asia, in which a wide range of topics are discussed within the research and practice of science and culture. These speakers giving the talks are innovative in their storytelling to engage the audience.
TEDx began in 2009, when TED started granting liscenses to third-parties to organize independent TED-like events. These TEDx events can be themed in any manner, in which invited speakers can talk about differenent subjects that don't necessarily have to be about science and technology. TEDx events are prhobited from making profit , although individual admission fees or sponsorship can be collected to cover the running costs. Moreover, invited speakers are not paid and agree that TED has the right to edit and distribute their presentation under a Creative Commons liscense. In order to obtain a granting liscense from TED to host a TEDx event, one must submit an online applcation form at this website http://www.ted.com/pages/organize_tedx_event.
