TED Opens Application Process for Fellows Program

NEW YORK, January 18, 2011 - TED, the nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, today announces it
is opening submissions for the next round of TEDGlobal Fellows. Launched by
TED in February 2009, the Fellows program handpicks world-changing innovators
from around the globe, and brings them to the TED stage - literally and
figuratively - to raise international awareness for their remarkable work.
The next round of Fellows will participate in the TEDGlobal 2011 conference
in the extraordinary city of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Fellows hail from 58 countries, six continents and many endeavors
including technology, entertainment, design, science, humanities, the arts,
entrepreneurship and the NGO world. Examples include a Chilean primatologist
who works with bonobos in the Congo, an Israeli clean-energy designer, a
world-class Indian-American violist who brings classical music to the
mentally ill, a Nigerian presidential candidate, an Australian underwater
performance artist, two Kenyan co-creators of a website for crowd-sourced
crisis information, a Spanish architect who bases his buildings in part on
fractals, and an Indian scientist using computation to create artificial
life.

"We're seeking amazing people who have demonstrated phenomenal
achievement in their chosen fields and who have the potential to have a huge
and positive further impact," said TED Fellows Director Tom Rielly. "The
Fellows program aims to slingshot each Fellow's eye-opening ideas and
projects."

The TED Fellows program seeks candidates who demonstrate remarkable
achievement in their field of endeavor, focusing on individuals from five
regions: Asia/Pacific, Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Middle
East. The program focuses on candidates from 21-50, though anyone over the
age of 18 is eligible.

As part of the Fellowship, TEDGlobal Fellows receive conference
admission, round-trip transportation, and room and board for TEDGlobal 2011,
July 11-15, 2011, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Fellows participate in a two-day
pre-conference where they can present a short talk about their work that may
be considered for TED.com. Other benefits include skill-building courses
taught by world experts, social opportunities and world-class coaching and
mentoring.

Fellows who have attended past conferences have reported validation of
their work, emotional and creative recharging, powerful relationships, and a
chance to step outside their disciplines. Tangible results include public
nonprofit and startup funding, grants, arts projects, board members, book
deals, scientific papers, new laboratories, other fellowships and honors, and
inter-fellow collaboration, among a myriad of other concrete outcomes.

For more information about TED Fellows and to apply, please visit
www.ted.com/fellows. To recommend a great candidate, email
fellows@ted.com. Follow TED Fellows on Twitter
(twitter.com/tedfellow), Facebook (www.facebook.com/TEDFellow)
and watch Fellows talks on YouTube
(www.youtube.com/user/TEDFellowsTalks).

The program is made possible by the visionary support of the Bezos Family
Foundation and the Harnisch Foundation.

About TED

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started
as a four-day conference in California 26 years ago, TED has grown to support
those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. At TED, the world's
leading thinkers and doers are asked to give the talk of their lives in 18
minutes. Talks are then made available, free, at TED.com
(www.ted.com). TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Al Gore, Jane
Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Benoit Mandelbrot, Philippe
Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister
Gordon Brown. Two major TED events are held each year: The TED Conference
takes place every spring in Long Beach, California (along with a simulcast,
TEDActive, in Palm Springs), and TEDGlobal is held each summer in Edinburgh,
Scotland.

TED's media initiatives include TED.com (www.ted.com), where new
TEDTalks are posted daily; the Open TV Project, bringing TEDTalks to global
broadcast networks; and the Open Translation Project, which provides English
subtitles and interactive transcripts and allows any TEDTalk to be translated
into any language by volunteers worldwide. TED has established the annual TED
Prize, where exceptional individuals win "one wish to change the world";
TEDx, which supports individuals and groups in hosting local, self-organized
events around the world; and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing
innovators from around the globe to become part of the TED community and
amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.

TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals
with a wish to change the world are given the opportunity to put their wishes
into action; TEDx, which offers individuals or groups a way to host local,
self-organized events around the world; and the TED Fellows program, helping
world-changing innovators from around the globe to become part of the TED
community and, with its help, amplify the impact of their remarkable projects
and activities.

TED's media initiatives include TED.com (www.ted.com), where new
TEDTalks are posted daily; the Open TV Project, bringing TEDTalks to global
broadcast networks; and the Open Translation Project, which provides
subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as the ability for any TEDTalk
to be translated by volunteers worldwide.

TED2011, "The Rediscovery of Wonder," will be held February 21-25, 2011,
in Long Beach, California, along with the TEDActive simulcast in Palm
Springs, California. TEDGlobal 2011, "The Stuff of Life," will be held July
11-15, 2011, in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Contact: Ben Kellogg, Group SJR, bkellogg@groupsjr.com, +1-646-495-9722

Ben Kellogg, Group SJR, bkellogg at groupsjr.com, +1-646-495-9722