TEDxBerkeley, April 3rd 2010

To Clarify, since there has been some confusion: TEDx ≠ TED. TEDx (x=independently organized events in the spirit of the flagship TED Conference, but is NOT staffed by employees/representatives of TED).

Many FAQs about the difference between can be answered by reading the Main TEDx Site

FAQs specific to TEDxBerkeley:

Q: Are you looking for speakers?

A: No, we have an awesome lineup of speakers already but we may be looking for more speakers for our next event. Stay tuned.

Q: I live in the SF Bay Area/Berkeley! Are there any tickets left?

A: You're welcome to apply - but fair warning: we have a waitlist queue of over 500 applicants and are technically sold out. Outstanding and unusual biographies may be admitted, but it will be a challenge at this point. That said, there are a few tickets reserved (for sponsors, etc), including two free tickets I am holding for Redditors.

Q: ZOMG! How do I get a Redditor TEDx ticket?!

A: We will be launching an Alternate Reality Game/Scavenger hunt in the San Francisco/Berkeley area on Tues, March 23rd. To be a valid contestant, you must do the following:

1. Have a twitter account and add @TEDxB (instructions for the game will be announced from that account).

2. Make a $5 (or more) donation to fight illiteracy in the third world through Room to Read. Donate here (we will verify winners of our ARG against the list of donors before formally releasing tickets)

For those who are interested - Charity Navigator considers Room to Read a Four-Star nonprofit

3. Await instructions from @TEDxB next week Tues and be among the first two individuals to finish the announced tasks. Your tickets will be emailed to you upon conclusion of the game.

Q: I work for major corporation [X] and we sponsor conferences all the time. Is TEDx Berkeley looking for sponsorships?

A: Indeed we are, and are holding a few tickets in reserve for the right partner. Please message sponsors@tedxberkeley.org with "REDDIT+SPONSOR" in the subject line to make sure it gets the right attention.

Q: I'd like to volunteer at TEDxBerkeley - what sort of opportunities are there to help?

A: We are very blessed to be fully staffed by driven, capable volunteers; unfortunately, we will not be able to accept any further volunteers at this time. Sorry! :(

Notice: I am slammed with logistics and pre-TEDx-related emails/correspondence, but I know how important it is to be responsive to questions in IAMA threads; I will batch-respond to questions in four-hour intervals. (Today 3/18/2010 at 18:00PST, 22:00PST, then tomorrow 3/19/2010 at 05:00PST, 09:00PST, 13:00PST, 17:00PST, 21:00PST).

If more questions cascade in after that, I will answer them in 8-hour intervals over this weekend and into the week.

Thanks, guys. Reddit rocks! :)