On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:12 PM, Eugen Leitl <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 09:51:55AM +0530, Madhu Menon wrote:
>
> > From what Amit tells me, TED speakers don't get paid anything.
>
> Not even travel expenses and accomodation?
>

I'm assuming all that is taken care of. And they get generally five-star
treatment and TED goodie bags and all that. They just don't get a speaking
fee, AFAIK. But that is surely more than compensated by the quality of
epople you get to meet, and the popularity that a good TED Talk can get you.
Just look at Hans Rosling...


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