TED

TED is a privately held non-profit organization founded in 1984. Headquartered in the United States, it has over 10,840 employees. The organization is dedicated to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED's mission is to spread ideas worth spreading, and it does this by hosting conferences, publishing books and videos, and running a website. TED's annual conference is held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and it attracts some of the world's leading thinkers and doers. TED also hosts a number of other conferences and events throughout the year, including TEDx events, which are independently organized events that are held around the world.