Get the TED Conference experience at your home, school or office.
Watch two full-length conferences every year and join a year-round community with the TED Live membership. Register now for access to TEDGlobal2012 and TED2013 »
The TED Live membership brings the
TED
Conference experience to your home, school or office.
Join in this year-round member experience to watch both the
TED and TEDGlobal conferences and receive a year of books and
other gifts -- for one annual membership fee.
Learn more about the
TED Live membership options »
For a membership fee of $995 for individuals and primary & secondary schools, and $2,500 for colleges, universities and small businesses, a TED Live membership includes:
Three key member benefits
TED Live members have a virtual front-row seat at both the TED and TED Global conferences for one membership fee. TED Live members join from anywhere in the world to watch both TED and TEDGlobal. Join any time in the year, and you will get access to the next two conferences. Watching in a different time zone? Not a problem: Watch the high-res video replay, available withinthree hours of each session ending.
Share with friends and colleagues! Individual/home members can view the conferences with up to 10 friends on the same screen, while schools and businesses can project the webcast for up to 50 students, employees or customers.
Becoming a TED Live member means joining a special online community of members from around the globe. Chat live as the conference unfolds -- and as you share and discover unexpected connections, extraordinary insights, powerful inspiration that TED is famous for. A TED Live member liaison at the conference brings you exclusive content, inside access and live reporting from the conference, and in turn brings your voice back to the conference. Throughout the entire year, connect with other members via a private Facebook group and TED.com messaging.
TED is about spreading ideas that can change the world, and twice a month TED publishes TED Books, short eBooks with powerful ideas from our Talks. You will receive a one-year subscription of TED Books delivered directly as they are published, as well as a cool new device to read them on – the Kindle Fire, the latest color touchscreen multimedia device from Amazon that lets you enjoy instant access to books, music and videos from the Amazon store.
Schools and small businesses
Are you part of a school or small business interested in sharing ideas from TED with your class or organization? Watch the TED conferences webcast together for a unique opportunity to learn, bond, and spur creativity and new ideas. Find out which membership fee applies to you in the table below.
Register now for access to TEDGlobal2012 and TED2013 »
TED Live Membership pricing and benefits
| Home | Primary & Secondary School (Pre-K – 12) |
College & University |
Small Business (< 100 employees) |
Large Business (> 100 employees) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $995 | $995 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Contact us for a custom quote |
| Seats (up to) | 10 | 50 | 50 | 50 | Custom quote |
| TED Long Beach and TED Global (web streams) | x | x | x | x | Custom quote |
| TED Books | x | x | x | x | Custom quote |
| Kindle Fire | x | x (1 per school) |
x (1 per school) |
x (1 per business) |
Custom quote |
| Online Webcast Archive & Virtual DVD |
x | x | x | x | Custom quote |
| TED Live Tote Bag | x | x (1 per school) |
x (1 per school) |
x (1 per business) |
Custom quote |
| Onsite Staff Liaison | x | x | x | x | Custom quote |
| TED.com Community Messaging |
x | x | x | x | Custom quote |
| Facebook Group Membership (registrant will be invited) |
x | x | x | x | Custom quote |
| Locations for viewing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Custom quote |
| Number of computers that can access web stream |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Custom quote |
Tax deductibility
As TED is owned by the Sapling Foundation, a private 501(c)3 nonprofit foundation registered in the State of New York, $695 of the TED Live membership fee for home and school and $2,200 of the TED Live membership fee for college and small business may be tax-deductible; Fair Market Value is $300. Please check with your tax professional. We issue tax receipts at the end of each year.
Note: TED Live membership supersedes TED Associates membership.