Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Micro-TED City Conference

Watch "Inside TED" on DVD. Then think about the $4,500 price tag on the conference and you'll come to the same conclusion I did: There needs to be a lower-cost local version of TED held in all the major cities that can support 1,000 people and their meeting for a kickass conference to share ideas and change the world, one city at a time.
TED is copywritten and trademarked and so forth, so the name must change, but the idea is solid, that the best/brightest/creativist/talentest should all get together, present for 18 minutes to each other, then have lunch with each other later and collaborate.
Me, I want to start the one here in Seattle, and I want to film the process by which I do so, then I want to see that turned into a TV show that showcases the changes that the Micro-TEDsters forced into being. This idea is worth 3 ideas, just in case you're counting along with me each day...Kablammo x3!

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  1. Aaron,

    Did you ever make headway on this idea? And have you explored the TEDx events if you wanted to do a local version of TED within their guidelines? Details here: http://www.ted.com/tedx

    Of course, you couldn't have 1000 people and there are several other restrictions, but it would be a start.

    Let me know if you've done something cool with this idea... http://www.davidnewman.com

    -- David

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