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Organize a TEDxYouthDay Event

If you’re inspired by the premise of TEDxYouthDay, we invite you to organize a TEDx event in your own community or local area.

If you already have a TEDx license and want to host a TEDxYouthDay event, you need to apply for a separate license. For example, the organizer of TEDxBerlin would apply for a separate license for TEDxYouth@Berlin.

Below, we offer a few examples of the event formats you might consider, but there are many other ways that you can reach youth in your community.

Example formats of TEDxYouthDay events

Events for kids, by kids

A TEDxYouthDay event that leverages the influence of a key group of young change-agents in a school or community. The youth involved would constitute a TEDxYouthDay design team and would orchestrate their event with the guidance of an adult advisor.

The event would feature pre-recorded TEDTalks and live speakers (youth or adult or both).

All TEDx rules and guidelines apply.

Events organized by educators

An event that brings together one or more local schools for an event featuring pre-recorded TEDTalks and live speakers (youth or adult or both).

The audience of an organized-by-educators event should primarily be youth, but may also represent the broader community of parents, partner organizations, and others. The program should reflect the general TEDx format: performance interstitials, conversation breaks, and quality food.

All TEDx rules and guidelines apply.

Events organized by a community member

Any person who can bring together the youth of local and other communities has the potential to organize a successful event.

The event would feature pre-recorded TEDTalks and live speakers (youth or adult or both).

All TEDx rules and guidelines apply.

Next steps

  1. Review the basic TEDx rules and guidelines
  2. Name your TEDxYouth event using this format: TEDxYouth@[name of school, neighborhood, town or city] — e.g., TEDxYouth@DaltonSchool, TEDxYouth@PS6, TEDxYouth@AndoverAcademy. (Consult the TEDx event name guidelines.)
  3. Register to organize a TEDxYouthDay event
  4. Consider becoming an anchor event

Anchor events commit to livestreaming their talks and performances on TED’s dedicated online platform for TEDxYouthDay events. By committing to becoming an anchor event, your event will be able to reach communities around the world who will tune into your simulcast at viewing parties.

Once you’re registered