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TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 25 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The annual TED Conference invites the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes. Their talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Al Gore, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani,Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The annual TED Conference takes place in Long Beach, California, with simulcast TEDActive in Palm Springs; TEDGlobal is held each year in the United Kingdom. TED’s media initiatives include TED.com, where new TEDTalks are posted daily, and the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as the ability for any TEDTalk to be translated by volunteers worldwide.
TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world are given the opportunity to put their wishes into action.
About TEDx
TEDx offers individuals or groups a way to host local, self-organized events around the world, and the TEDFellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to become part of the TED community and, with its help, amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
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Musical performances from around the world.
Since its inception, the TEDx program has delivered riveting presentations to hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. I am excited to announce the launch of a new chapter in independently organized ideas worth spreading: The TEDx Global Music Project.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow called music “the universal language of mankind.” In much the same way that the TED Open Translation Project expands the reach of TEDtalks, the TEDx Global Music Project aims to share “songs worth hearing” from TEDx events.
The TEDx Global Music Project is an independently organized initiative, created with help from TEDx Organizers around the globe.
Nearly 2,000 TEDx events have taken place around the world — many have featured carefully curated musical performances that range from unprecedented string ensembles to French fusion jazz. The TEDx Global Music Project launches with 30 spectacular performances. We will roll out weekly additions on the TEDx blog and on the site, and hope eventually to offer free MP3 downloads.
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