i did not sign up for TED 2010. i wanted to wait and see what long beach was like. would it work for TED? would it be the 'same'? would it still be TED? i arrived at long beach with big white banners flying on all the lampposts with the big red TED on them. a very festive look. within ten minutes of arriving at the hotel i had already met another TEDster, Jim, who was working on a great publishing project entitled 2030. his focused on kids and their vision of what 2030 would look like. this totally resonated with our UrbanLife2030 project. we spent the next hour together talking about our projects. i went up to my hotel room and signed up for 2010. how could i not? TED is about half content and half being there. the talks were excellent. the networking even better. i look forward to reviewing some of the talks again and again. i look forward to tracking some of the cool stuff. and, most importantly, i look forward to keeping in touch with those folks whom i met who are trying to change the world.