TED Conference Coming To Mysore In November

By Rishabh Kaul • January 8, 2009

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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.

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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.

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Rishabh Kaul

Rishabh is a web enthusiast, who can't understand a line of code. He is fascinated by the power of new media and would love to see technologies being used in the developmental sector. He loves to create and be a part of online communities and claims that he has been thoroughly destroyed by pop culture. Mail him at rishabhkaul@gmail.com

8 Responses to “ TED Conference Coming To Mysore In November ”

Santosh P Twitter: @santoshp Jan 8th, 2009 at 3:39 pm

If its mysore.. than its at INFOSYS campus.. nothing else there
Himanshu Khurana Jan 8th, 2009 at 3:42 pm

Wow! Thanks gonna be fun!
Aditi Jan 8th, 2009 at 4:48 pm

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.
RIzwan Jan 9th, 2009 at 1:34 am

The years started with a lot of good news for India……….I hope these things keep flowing…really excited…packing for Mysore already
VivekM Jan 9th, 2009 at 4:09 pm

That is awesome news!!
Jay Meattle Jan 13th, 2009 at 12:27 am

It is indeed confirmed to be at the Infosys campus.
Tom Rielly Jan 14th, 2009 at 9:27 am

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
Tom Rielly Jan 14th, 2009 at 9:27 am

Whoops, I guess that is four factors. : )