Frequently Asked Questions

When is the event happening?

Saturday, March 2nd, 2019, from 9:00 am -4:30pm EST.

Where is it happening?

Concord Carlisle High School, 500 Walden St, Concord, MA, 01742. Click here for a Google Map.

We are easily accessible via MA Rt-2 and via public transportation on the MBTA Acton/Fitchburg Commuter Rail line out of North Station in Boston (“Concord” stop).

Whom is the event open to?

Anyone is welcome to attend the event.

Who is eligible to be a speaker?

To be eligible to be a speaker, you must:

* be aged 13-19. You do not need to be enrolled at a school as a student.

* be able to physically attend, in person, the TED event on March 2nd at Concord Carlisle High School

* have an “idea worth spreading” that you are willing, able and enthusiastic to share

* submit to us your completed application on or before December 3^rd, 2018

We are committed to assembling a diverse range of speakers, and encourage applications from a wide variety of gender, cultural, ethnic, racial and socioeconomic backgrounds.

What is the deadline for applying to be a speaker?

Monday, December 3rd, 2018

How many speakers will there be?

We have a total of 20 speakers. Click here to see information about our speakers.

Who will be selecting speakers?

A committee of faculty and students from Concord Carlisle High School. Members of the selection committee are not eligible to be speakers.

Where can I apply? (The application deadline was 12/3/2018)

Just click here to see How to Apply or, if you are ready to apply, click this LINK TO THE APPLICATION

I don’t want to apply myself, but I know someone to recommend

Please share the "How to Apply" page with them.

Who is the audience?

TED rules limit the audience in the room to 100 people at any given time, but we will livestream the event and have plenty of spillover seating – and food! --- in other rooms throughout the building.

All speeches will be video-recorded and eventually uploaded to TEDx’s website, so really, the audience is the entire world!

Is this a “real” TED conference?

It’s a TEDx Youth conference. TEDx conferences are independently organized, licensed, TED-style events. That means that this event is 100% home-grown, constructed and conducted by members of the Concord Carlisle community. However, we operate under the guidelines dictated by the license we applied for and received from TED, and as a result our videos will eventually be hosted at the TEDx website. For more info, see <<link to TEDx homepage>>

What is Concord Carlisle?

Concord-Carlisle High School is the public high school for the towns of Concord and Carlisle in Massachusetts, also serving students from Boston who are enrolled via the METCO program. Our school’s mission is to inspire our students to strive for and meet the highest levels of academic and personal achievement, while nurturing a respectful, supportive, engaged, curious, and passionate learning community.

Located in the town that was home to Ralph Waldo Emerson, Louisa May Alcott, Henry David Thoreau, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and other great thinkers and proponents of human freedom and dignity, not to mention the birthplace of the American Revolution (the “shot heard ‘round the world” was fired not too far from our school site) and the American abolitionist movement, the Concord-Carlisle community does its best to carry the torch of independent thought and concern for human welfare as we educate future generations.

Also, for what it’s worth, we did get named the second best high school in Massachusetts in Boston Magazine’s 2018 rankings. ☺

I want to help out! How can I?

We are always in need of volunteers to help with all aspects of the event, especially folks who want to help out on the day of the conference with setup, breakdown, and overall maintenance and assistance. Please email TedxYouth2019@concordcarlisle.org

I want to help sponsor the event

We welcome sponsors, so long as they adhere to TEDXs rules. View Ted's Rules here.

How can I find out more?

Please email TedxYouth2019@concordcarlisle.org

About 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 TEDxYouthConcordCarlisle, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxYouthConcordCarlisle 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.

Click here to link to the TEDxYouth You Tube Channel

*An independently organized, licensed TED style event