Countdown to TEDGlobal

I just sent out this email to the TED mailing list. If any new Twitter friends care to make the trip, I think I can promise significant doses of wonder, fascination and inspiration  ...+ connection with an amazing community.

Dear Global TED Community,

I'm writing to convey my excitement about the upcoming TEDGlobal conference in Oxford, July 21-24. Five things you should know:

- This is the start of an annual global conference of equal status with our famous California event.  

- It has the proven TED format of 50 main presenters giving 18-minute talks over four days with everyone watching every talk. (Not to mention another 50-or-so shorter talks and performances.)

- The evocative theme, "The substance of things not seen", is encouraging perhaps the most fascinating content line-up in our history

- Spectacular pre and post conference activities have been arranged and are about to be announced for sign-up on a first-come first-served basis.

- The membership fee is $4500, and the last 90 out of 600 places are still available. 

I will be co-hosting the event with my colleague, TED's European director Bruno Giussani, and we cannot wait. Everything about this event has our team tingling with anticipation: the lineup (partially unveiled here), the surprise speakers not yet announced, the venues, the evening events, Oxford's gorgeous ambience. 

Please take a look at what we have in store

If you're already booked to come, thank you. Start counting the days. It's going to be unforgettable.

If you've dreamed of experiencing TED live, and have the resources to come join us, this is your moment. You can register here.

And if you can't come this time, watch for a rush of fantastic new TED talks from Oxford later this year.

It's been truly thrilling during the past couple of years to see a TED community emerging from all corners of planet Earth. Oxford will be a wonderful celebration of ideas, imagination, innovation, inspiration and the possibility of a better world for all of us.

I hope to see you there!

Very best wishes,

Chris Anderson
TED Curator