On Jun 25, 2009, at 11:47 AM, Venkat Mangudi wrote:
More, more... am all ears. must one have applied already?
Welcome, Tom. Hold on tight, and don't eat before the ride if you feel
queasy on roller coasters. ;-)
--venkat mangudi
PS: Why is TED India so darn expensive?
Venkat,
The Fellowship application process is officially closed. If you know
about a truly exceptional individual that you think we absolutely must
have, I'm happy to hear about them but can make no promises. We
already have a strong group of applicants.
Re: TEDIndia pricing. I acknowledge that it is quite expensive
relative to conferences held in India. We have two tiers of pricing:
$2400 for attendees, and a limited amount of $1400 places for people
from academia and the NGO world. This price includes housing on the
Mysore Infosys training campus for up to five days. If, like many
conferences we held TEDIndia in Mumbai or Dehli, a hotel alone might
cost $2000 for five nights. All meals, evening events, and even a
transfer from the Bangalore airport are included.
I think it's fair to consider the true price of a conference how much
is admission plus lodging plus transportation plus meals.
We hope that attendees will find great value in attending. If it
proves too expensive, which it will for many, know that eventually,
nearly all the talks will be released for free for everyone on
TED.com, and will also end up subtitled into a growing number of
Indian languages for those who don't share this list's members English
fluency. We have talks subtitled in 8 Indian languages on TED.com so
far, with more to come.
Respectfully,
Tom
Tom Rielly Community Director
TED Conferences LLC
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TED2010 Long Beach CA SOLD OUT. Simulcast in Palm Springs CA now
open. A few seats remain for TEDGlobal in Oxford, UK July 21-24,
2009. Watch for TEDIndia registration opening soon.
