Conferences
Attendance at a TED conference is by application. If you'd like to come to TED, apply to attend. We read every application, and actively seek out leading thinkers and doers across a wide range of fields.
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Upcoming conferences
The Future You
April 24-28, 2017
Vancouver, BC, Canada
SOLD OUT
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Builders. Truth-tellers. Catalysts.
August 27-30, 2017
Arusha, Tanzania
Price of attendance: US $6,000
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Recent past conferences
It's about time.
San Francisco, CA, USA
October 26-28, 2016
Conference membership options
TED Conference memberships (Vancouver, Canada)
TEDGlobal Conference memberships (Arusha, Tanzania)
Speaking at TED Conferences
Each TED and TEDGlobal conference features more than 50 of the world's most innovative and influential speakers. If you know someone who belongs on the TED stage, or if you belong there yourself, we want to hear from you!
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Past TEDs
TED began as a small conference in Monterey, California. That single conference is now three annual events — TED, TEDActive and TEDGlobal — as well as occasional deep-dive conferences and events such as TEDWomen, TEDYouth and TEDIndia.
Find details about all past TEDs