Ted, TED & TEDx

by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

Video Broadcast on September 26, 2020

Ted

• could be a given name, e.g
  Ted Mya Maung (Toe Nyunt, Thamankyar, Shwe Gaung Byaung)

• Nickname for Edward, e.g
  Ted Heath (former British Prime Minister)

• Some prefer Teddy, e.g Teddy Gyaw, Teddy Thaung, Teddy Mya Bu

• Nickname for Theodore, e.g
  Teddy Roosevelt (former US President)

TED

• Technology, Entertainment & Design
• First conference in 1984
• Annual conference since 1990
• 18 minute (limit for TED talks)
• Details can be found in TED.com

TEDx

• Independently organized conferences
• Need to apply license from TED
• Attach location
  TEDxInyaLake
  TEDxYangon

Miscellaneous

• TED & TEDx talks on You Tube
• TED ED for educational videos
• U Nay Oke’s talk about two pioneer Myanmar Poets
  Saya U Wun (Minthuwun) and Daw Khin Saw Mu
  
• Diverse topics