Advancing the TED Prize

the BIL Community

Every year, three individuals are awarded $100,000 and granted a wish to change the world. The TED attendees, through their generosity and influence, help make the wishes a reality. BIL would like to support this great cause by helping, in any way possible, advance the wishes of the TED Prize winners. On Saturday the wishes will be announced, and on Sunday we will dedicate a session (or three) to brainstorming and pulling together our social networks to help make it happen.

Before BIL, do the following:

• Read the profiles of the three TED Prize winners: Neil Turok, Dave Eggers, and Karen Armstrong
• Browse through past TED Prize winners and their wishes (click their name in the left navigation, then scroll to bottom and click "Read about - and help grant...") Example: E.O. Wilson's wish
• Go to the TED Prize wiki page and add a brief summary of what you might be able to contribute: time, resources, connections...

Here's a talk by 2007 TED Prize winner, E.O. Wilson

2008 TEDPrize Winners

• Karen Armstrong - "I wish that you would help with the creation, launch and propagation of a Charter for Compassion, crafted by a group of leading inspirational thinkers from the three Abrahamic traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam and based on the fundamental principles of universal justice and respect."
• Dave Eggers - "I wish that you - you personally and every creative individual and organization you know - will find a way to directly engage with a public school in your area and that you'll then tell the story of how you got involved, so that within a year we have 1,000 examples of transformative partnerships."
• Neil Turok - "My wish is that you help us unlock and nurture scientific talent across Africa, so that within our lifetimes we are celebrating an African Einstein."