Yes you read it right! The famous TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference is finally coming to India this year. The latest TED newsletter says that TED will come to Mysore between November 4-7, 2009. The TED blog had reported in February last year that TED would indeed be coming to India, however the venue was mentioned as Mumbai and the dates were not yet decided. I guess the change in the venue from Mumbai to Mysore might be due to the recent terrorist attacks.
The TED conference will be a milestone since it’s the first time a TED is happening in India. The conference deals with a wide variety of topics and has a huge following throughout the world. It’s videos are circulated far and wide. On Youtube, the videos have been viewed nearly 50 million times. The way I see it, it’s an awesome opportunity for the Indian start-up community as well as any generalist.
Some of the notable past speakers at TED have included personalities such as former U.S. president Bill Clinton, Nobel laureates James D. Watson , Murray Gell-Mann, Al Gore, as well as internet entrepreneur Jimmy Wales, and for their fans, the Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page.
Do keep following WATBlog for more updates. We’ll publish them as we get to know more.
We had earlier blogged about TED here.
If its mysore.. than its at INFOSYS campus.. nothing else there
Wow! Thanks gonna be fun!
Wow Amazing.. I shall get to attend a TED conference. It was on my list of To-Do’s before I die kinds..
Thanks for posting, shall follow WATBlog for more info on this.
That is awesome news!!
It is indeed confirmed to be at the Infosys campus.
Dear WAT Blog and readers,
We’re very excited about TEDIndia. All the details will be announced very soon. One note: We changed venues not due to terrorism at all but due to three factors:
1. Hotels in Mumbai are very expensive, prohibitively so.
2. Traffic is a real factor for moving people around
3. Most importantly, TED works best not in a big city, but in a place far enough removed from an Urban area that people put aside their daily concerns to immerse themselves in the conference.
4. We’ve chosen a venue that combines the best of modern India with the beauty of classic India.
All the details will be released before you know it. If you want to hear when we do announce, check in on the ted blog or write contact@ted.com
Tom Rielly
TED Community Director
Whoops, I guess that is four factors. : )
Can’t wait to attend the conference! And can’t wait to go back to the Mysore Infy campus again!