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BIL & TED,… no way…Yes way

February 15th, 2008Tyler Emerson

TED brings together an extraordinary group of people every year. The catch for most of us is the cost: $6,000. So along with some friends I’m helping organize BIL (brainchild of Todd Huffman), which will be completely free, running March 1st and 2nd, immediately after TED.

We have the thumbs up from TED Curator Chris Anderson, who has been very supportive.

Check out the BIL website and add your name if you can attend.

I hope to see many of you in Monterey, California in a few weeks.

If you can, please spread the word.

See also this BIL & TED post from Ethan Zuckerman, one of the main TED bloggers.

I’m happy to say that SIAI is the founding sponsor of BIL.

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Mar 3, 2008 1:58 am

[…] was TED’s exclusivity that gave rise to BIL. The organizers (which includes the Singularity Institute) are very careful to point out that while the 6k TED is a wonderful thing it is “too […]

 

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