December, 2010

I arrived in Washington, DC yesterday for the much anticipated and first ever, TEDWomen Conference. TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Through its annual conferences along with TEDx and TEDTalks video site, it provides an incredible forum for people to connect with one another across all platforms. I am here at TEDWomen both as an attendee but also as a special correspondent for one of TED’s partners for this conference, AOL. With so many highlights from the first day of the conference, you’ll have to bear with me as I recap some of my favorite moments, some of which are from the interviews I conducted (which I’ll be sharing as they become available), others which are small excerpts from select speakers. It reads a bit frenetically but that’s sort of consistent with the experience. One minute your brow is wrinkled in thought, the next you’re laughing or recognizing yourself in a shared experience, the next you’re tapping your toe to a musical performance. It moves pretty fast but wow - it works.