TED announced the list of its 103 TEDIndia 2009 Fellows yesterday and I'm on it. So are friends Dina Mehta (@dina), Amit Varma (@amitvarma), Sanjukta Basu (@sanjukta), Gautam John (@gkjohn) and Rose Shuman (@roseshuman).
According to TED: "This diverse group of artists, entrepreneurs, scientists, musicians, activists, doctors, researchers, filmmakers and teachers provides a snapshot of the creativity and innovation emerging from South Asia." The TEDIndia conference will be held in Mysore from November 4 to 7, 2009 and feature a speaker lineup to die for. The event will include – – A fast-paced, highly curated three-day stage program featuring TED's famous 18-minute talks, plus short cultural and entertainment interludes;- TED University, the hugely popular pre-conference session where attendees share their areas of expertise;
– Pre-conference activities, including carefully curated TED-exclusive tours of local historical sites and visits with regional NGOs; and
- Immersive on-site and evening events. – apart from some exclusive events for the TEDIndia Fellows. Some TEDIndia Fellows will also get an opportunity to speak at TED University or the main stage. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader to include the annual TED Conference and the TEDGlobal conference, the award-winning TEDTalks video site, the Open Translation Program, the new TEDx community program, this year's TEDIndia Conference and the annual TED Prize. More soon.
