The TED Fellows program is looking for 20 outstanding multidisciplinary innovators from
around the world – artists, scientists, bloggers, filmmakers, musicians, activists, and more.
The TED Fellows program is an international fellowship program designed to nurture great ideas and help them spread around the world. Each year, organizers of the program select a group of 40 individuals who show world-changing potential to participate in either the TED or TEDGlobal Conference. At the end of the year, organizers will select 15 of these Fellows to participate in an extended two-year Senior Fellowship, bringing them to five consecutive conferences. The principal goal of the program is to empower the Fellows to effectively communicate their work to the world.
The TED Fellows program focuses on attracting applicants living or working in five parts of the globe: the Asia/Pacific region, Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Middle East, with consideration given to applicants from the rest of the world. (Applicants must be proficient in English.) The program seeks remarkable thinkers and doers who have shown unusual accomplishment, exceptional courage, moral imagination and the potential to increase positive change in their respective fields. The program focuses on innovators in technology, entertainment, design, science, film, art, music, entrepreneurship and the NGO community, among other pursuits.
The 2010 TEDGlobal Fellows will join the TED community in Oxford, UK July 10 – 17, 2010 for TEDGlobal, “And Now the Good News.” As part of the Fellowship, TEDGlobal Fellows receive conference admission, round-trip transportation and room and board at the conference site. Fellows also participate in a two-day pre-conference where they can present a short talk or video which will be considered for TED.com. Other benefits include elite skills-building courses taught by world experts, social opportunities and surprise extras.
To help you track the most insightful presentations and news at TED, we’re launching a dedicated TED channel today at mashable.com/ted. Don’t forget to check out the TED channel – or bookmark it – to see what the world’s most influential people are saying about technology and social media innovation.
Have you ever wanted to get inside the brain of some brilliant folks who do really amazing things? And, ask them anything…unfiltered? You have that opportunity with TED Curator, Chris Anderson, here are the details, deadline is January 22, 2010. In the meantime, watch his 2020 TEDTalk below.
Why you should listen to him:
TED’s Chris Anderson was born in a remote village in Pakistan, and spent his early years in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, where his father worked as a missionary eye surgeon. He graduated from Oxford University with a degree in philosophy, and then trained as a journalist. After several years at newspapers and radio stations, he got hooked on the strange new “home computers” which had just started appearing. He became an editor at one of the UK’s early computer magazines, and a year later, in 1985, formed a tiny start-up to launch his own magazine. Its unlikely success led to more launches, and his company Future Publishing grew rapidly under the moniker “media with passion.”
When the Ambassador of Aloha (Neenz Faleafine) and a former Miss Hawaii (Traci Toguchi) invite you to speak in Honolulu…you say ‘YES!’, regardless of the topic. That’s exactly what I did, though I’ll admit, the theme I was asked to address at TEDxHonolulu made me somewhat uncomfortable. Neenz and Traci asked me to talk about the concept of “Shift – to change position or attitude.” That is a tough subject to tackle even with people you know well, but a nearly impossible topic to speak about with complete strangers who live in paradise. What could I possibly offer my new friends that would be helpful or relevant?
I started with something I think we all have in common…hope for a bright future, not just for ourselves, but also for the next generation. Our children are counting on us to make decisions today that will have a positive impact on their future.
Photo Credit: Elliot Ng
As the global economic downturn continues to burden communities everywhere, I strongly believe that there are opportunities for Hawaii to make a pivot – or shift – toward a state economy over which there is more local control. Hawaii’s current economy is anchored in tourism, which relies on outside forces to drive revenue. However, if tourism were complimented by attracting new, clean tech companies, this would allow the state to realize a more stable tax inflow and employment scenario for its residents. The same attributes that have made Hawaii a wonderful place for tourists – sunshine, waves and the beautiful breeze – could also make Hawaii the vortex of clean energy technology research in the form of solar, wave and wind energy. Creating an enticing business climate that will attract clean tech companies to Hawaii could provide high paying jobs, a clean environment, and economic stability that will allow the state to offer first-rate services and infrastructure to its residents. Clean energy and clean tech companies are expected to fuel the 21st century global economy, and Hawaii is perfectly poised to be at the epicenter of that movement.
The Keiki (children) of Hawaii are precious, and deserve a healthy, exciting and prosperous future. Hawaii’s natural resources already provide many of the key ingredients of the high standard of living that Hawaiian parents want to pass on to the next generation. If the parents, educators, and elected officials of the state Hawaii work together to develop a stable, growing economy that is less dependent on the tourism budgets of non-residents, then their Keiki can look forward to careers that will allow them to live well and fully enjoy living in their island paradise.
I am so grateful for the generous Aloha Spirit that I received at TEDx Honolulu. It was life changing for me, and I hope that somehow, someday I am able to return that same spirit to my new friends. Aloha and Mahalo!
Part of building the TEDxHonolulu community is to support other TEDx events. Though I’ve never met Drue Kataoka in person, her spirit has touched me through our conversations via Twitter, Facebook, and emails. And, her art…I don’t think I have the words to express how her creativity has built a bridge to my community.
Last month, she was a speaker at TEDxSV, the video of her speech is below and her are photos from the event.
TEDx Silicon Valley:
“On December 12 2009 TEDx Silicon Valley gathered some of the world’s leading thinkers and doers at Stanford University to discuss innovation for Social Change. The audience was composed of a diverse yet curated mix of thought leaders from the Silicon Valley area and beyond. We created a stimulating day of presentations, discussions, entertainment and art that sparked new ideas and opportunities for all.”
From her bio:
“Tokyo born Master Zen Sumi-e Artist Drue Kataoka brings a modern Silicon Valley perspective to the 2000 year-old art form of Japanese brush painting. Technological zeitgeist collides with the single stroke in Drue’s hands. Trained and disciplined in the ancient ways of the brush, she distills the modern moment in indelible ink.”
There are many things required and/or suggested by TED of the TEDx licensees and organizers. One of them is to utilize social and new media to share the experience. I’ve set-up a TEDxHonolulu Facebook Fan Page to continue building the TED, TEDx, and TEDxHonolulu community.
Please become a fan and join in the conversation by adding content.
