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Think of TEDx as hosting an awesome dinner party, with great food, inspirational videos, brilliant speakers and mind-blowing conversation. By organizing a TEDx event, you will have the opportunity to create a truly unique event that will unleash new ideas, inspire and inform.
Our organizer guide provides general instructions and best practices from TED's experience hosting conferences and sharing ideas since 1984. This guide is highly recommended for both new and veteran organizers. At every stage of event planning, it should be your first stop.
If you want to organize a TEDx event, you’ll need to apply for a free TEDx license; there is no application or member fee to become an organizer. No one is eligible to organize an event without being granted a license by TED.
Breakouts and workshops are permitted at TEDx events, but must be held outside of stage sessions. Spirit and purpose: Your event must maintain the spirit of TED events: multidisciplinary, focused on the power of ideas to change lives and ultimately, the world. TEDx events are not agenda or single-topic driven.
By organizing a TEDx event, you can create a unique gathering in your community that will unleash new ideas with the potential to inspire and inform. A TEDx event is a local gathering where live TED-like talks and performances are shared with the community.
Here are the three most important things you need to know before applying for a TEDx license — explained by TEDx organizers in the delightful video below: Choose the type of TEDx event you would like to organize by clicking one of the buttons in the list below.
It takes at least three months to organize a TEDx event and there are a number things to do after your event takes place. The following applies to all university events: Naming your event
Like standard TEDx events, youth events can have up to 100 guests. Only individuals who have attended a qualifying TED conference can organize an event with more than 100 attendees.
The TEDx program gives you the opportunity to host your own TED-like event. TEDx events are independently organized. Learn more about hosting an event, including how to apply for a license.
You may be the lead organizer for your event, but having a dynamic team of decision-makers will help you manage the many requirements of a TEDx event. Recruit a dedicated team The majority of your TEDx team will be volunteers.
