TED Conference

The main stage at TEDActive used wooden pallets to create a simple backdrop.
Photo: Marla Aufmuth
TED Conference

An outdoor lunch offered group picnic baskets, encouraging attendees to meet—and talk to—new people.
Photo: Marla Aufmuth
TED Conference

Through the course of the multiday event, attendees brainstormed (and advanced) big ideas through TEDActive projects.
Photo: Marla Aufmuth

Organizers created a 1,800-square-foot social media center, which included lounge seating, large monitors with the Twitter stream, a help desk, and a small stage.
Photo: Jann Hendry

Large monitors displayed the Twitter stream.
Photo: Courtesy of HIMMSS

Photo: Tom Donogue/Drury Design Dynamics

Projections at the sessions displayed the email address for questions.
Photo: Courtesy of Bloomberg

The open lounge for speakers.
Photo: Courtesy of Bloomberg

For the Next Billion conference, Quartz filled the ballroom of the Bohemian National Hall with modern, glowing tables.
Photo: Kevin Kane