Creating a website

We encourage all TEDx organizers to create an official website for their event. Your TEDx website may only be used for the purposes of promoting your TEDx event. Your website should offer basic information about your event (its date and location; background on its organizers; the speaker roster and session schedule) and information about the TEDx program and TED.

Domain acquisition: Do not purchase a domain name until your license has been approved. You aren't required to purchase a domain name, but we strongly encourage it. (A domain name will make your site more findable.) Whether you decide to buy web hosting from a paid service or opt for a free hosting account is up to you. However, we do not permit any TEDx site to run advertising, so be sure that your hosting service does not require you to do so.
Your site's URL: The URL of your website's homepage should be the name of your TEDx event, e.g. TEDxTokyo.com. The .com top-level domain should be your first choice, followed by the top-level domain of your country (e.g., .pl for Poland). .org and .net should be your next choices.
Ownership of your domain name: When you purchase your TEDx[place name] domain name, you are entitled to keep the domain name as long as you are the TEDx licensee whose event's name corresponds exactly to the domain name in question. (E.g., as long as you are the licensee in charge of TEDxAcme, you may keep the domain name "http://www.tedxacme.com.")
Domain name squatting: You may only own the domain name that corresponds to your own event; you may not register domain names corresponding to other TEDx events -- including prospective events that have not yet been licensed -- without permission from TED. (In other words, you may not "squat" in domain names for potential TEDx events if you are not already the licensee, even if you intend to transfer ownership, or intend to apply for a license for the event at a later point.)
License renewal/relinquishment: If you decide not to renew your TEDx license after your TEDx event, or TED does not renew your license, you must transfer ownership of your TEDx domain name either back to your domain registrar (or web hosting service), or to another TEDx licensee. TED cannot be held liable for expenses incurred during the purchase, transfer or re-sale of TEDx-related domain names.
Content: Your site needs to include information about your live speakers, a description of your venue, the date and location of your event, and information about TEDx and TED.
- Unacceptable content: You may not display any content associated with:
  - Weapons manufacturers
  - Ammunition companies
  - Cigarette companies
  - Online gambling organizations
  - Sex-related businesses
  - Other conferences or seminars

Homepage: Your site's homepage must include the following:
- A visible link, on your event's homepage, to the TEDx program (http://www.ted.com/tedx)
- Language that describes TEDx:
  What is TEDx?
  In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDx[name], where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDx[name] event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.
- Text in the footer that states "This independent TEDx event is operated under license from TED."
About page: Your site must have an "About" page that includes the following language:

About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.) About TED TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a conference in California 26 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with many initiatives. At a TED conference, the world's leading thinkers and doers are asked to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes or less. TED speakers have included Roger Ebert, Sheryl Sandberg, Bill Gates, Elizabeth Gilbert, Benoit Mandelbrot, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Brian Greene, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Three major TED events are held each year: The TED Conference takes place every spring in Vancouver, Canada, simultaneous with TEDActive, in Whistler, BC; and the TEDGlobal Conference takes place each summer in Edinburgh, Scotland. On TED.com, talks from TED conferences are shared with the world for free as TED Talks videos. A new TED Talk is posted every weekday. Through the Open Translation Project, TED Talks are subtitled by volunteers worldwide into more than 90 languages. Through our distribution networks, TED Talks are shared on TV, radio, Netflix and many websites. The TEDx initiative grants free licenses to people around the world to organize TED-style events in their communities with TED Talks and live speakers. More than 5,000 TEDx events have been held, and selected talks from these events are also turned into TED Talks videos. The annual TED Prize grants $1 million to an exceptional individual with a wish to change the world. The TED Fellows program helps world-changing innovators from around the globe to become part of the TED community and, with its help, amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities. TED-Ed creates short video lessons by pairing master teachers with animators, for use in classroom instruction or independent learning.

Images: Never use the TED logo or TED conference images on your website or any other promotional materials. You may only use your TEDx event's logo and TEDx images.
Sponsors: Sponsor or partner logos or names may not appear on your site's homepage (TED may make an exception in certain cases; email us). Instead, create a separate page dedicated to your sponsors, and link to the page from your site's global navigation bar. Anywhere it appears, the sponsor's logo must be smaller than your TEDx event's logo.

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