TEDxTimisoara is a Timisoara-based (Romania) local independently organised TED event. TEDxTimisoara is operated under license from TED.

TED is an annual event where some of the world's leading thinkers and doers are invited to share what they are most passionate about. "TED" stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design - three broad subject areas that are, collectively, shaping our future. And in fact, the event is broader still, showcasing ideas that matter in any discipline.

Attendees have called it "the ultimate brain spa" and "a four-day journey into the future." The diverse audience - CEOs, scientists, creatives, philanthropists - is almost as extraordinary as the speakers, who have included Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Frank Gehry, Paul Simon, Sir Richard Branson, Philippe Starck and Bono.

TED was first held in Monterey, California, in 1984. In 2001, Chris Anderson's Sapling Foundation acquired TED from its founder, Richard Saul Wurman. In recent years, TED has expanded to include an international conference, TEDGlobal; media initiatives, including TED Talks and TED.com; and the TED Prize. TED2010, "What the world Needs Now," will be held Springs, California. TEDGlobal 2009, "The Substance of Things Not Seen," will be held July 21-24, 2009, in Oxford, UK and TEDIndia will be held in November 2009.

x=independently organize event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, selforganized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.

At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. 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)

That's a word to be very careful with. The answer is yes (in a good way), but also no.

It's certainly true that the majority of those attending the annual TED conference have been extremely successful in some field or other, and we wouldn't want it any other way.

But financial success (which is what "elitism" sometimes implies) is not the key measure.

(The same answer applies to TEDxTimisoara).

August 1, 2009 - Apartament 3
October 17, 2009 - VanGraph Cafe
November 5, 2009 - West University (live from TEDIndia)

Coming soon...

Tickets run out quickly so revisit the page for updates!

TEDxTimisoara
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