Thanks to the awesome folks at Blaze Streaming Media, we’ve got the videos of all the talks from Ignite Portland 8 for your post event watching enjoyment. You can check them all out in this Ignite Portland 8 playlist on YouTube, or simply enjoy them in the embedded player below:
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Now that the event is over, it’s time to tell us what you thought about it.
After we do an event, we like to have a thread where you can comment and tell us …
What worked well? (We’ll try not to change those)
Where were the rough spots that we should improve for next time?
So this post is your chance - post a comment below, let us know what you thought of the event, what you liked and give us your suggestions for how to make it better. Just like everything else about Ignite Portland, we need you, our community, to contribute here to make the next one the very best it can be.
By now, it’s tradition. Even before the flames die down, we wonder when the next Ignite Portland will be. So mark your calendars and save the date - Ignite Portland 9 will take place on September 23, 2010.
Of course, we can’t have an Ignite without *your* burning ideas, and if you attended Ignite Portland 8 in person or vicariously, you probably have lots of great “I should do a talk about *insert topic on which you have passion and authority*” ideas floating around in your head. Now is the perfect time to submit your talk idea - you could get 20 slides and 5 minutes to share your thoughts at Ignite Portland 9! 
Here’s the live stream for Ignite Portland 8. Hang out in the chat, and check out the tweet stream as it flows by (use #ip8 or #igniteportland in your tweets). Enjoy the show!
(removed the live player widgets - you can watch all 20 five minute talks from Ignite Portland 8 right here.)
Ignite Portland 8 is upon us! This Wednesday night, March 3, the Bagdad Theater is *the* place to be in Portland. The talk lineup is awesome (natch), admission is free, and you know you want to come.
This time around, we’re super excited to be part of O’Reilly’s Global Ignite Week festivities. During the week of March 1-5, over 60 Ignites are taking place on 5 continents around the world, with an estimated audience of 10,000 (check out the link for a neat interactive map of all the GIW participants). As one of the oldest and largest Ignites, we’re stoked that so many people have made it possible to share burning ideas in their cities and communities, and we’re thankful that Brady and the other great folks at O’Reilly have given so much support to Igniters around the world. Rumor has it that Brady “Mr. Ignite” Forrest himself will be at IP8, so keep an eye out for him, and if you spot him, shake his hand/buy him a drink/express your thanks.
Speaking of Global Ignite Week, there’s a nifty little extra for any of you Foursquare user types that are planning on attending. A very rare custom Global Ignite Week badge is up for grabs if the GIW events around the world manage to get more than 500 checkins at their respective venues this week. For us, that’s the Bagdad Theater. So, if you have one of them fancy phone gadgets, and you do the Foursquare, make sure you check in when you arrive, and if you’re lucky, you’ll get a nice little piece of virtual bling that says “I was there for the first Global Ignite Week in 2010″ (or something to that effect).
Lastly, whether it’s your first Ignite Portland or you’re going for the record and this is number eight, here are some important things to know to get the most out of the evening:
- Doors Open at 5:30PM - No Ticket Needed. As of IP7, we’ve done away with the free ticket system. Too complicated. Just come on down, and we’ll let people in until the Fire Marshall says we can’t anymore. Last time, there was plenty of room for everyone, no long lines, and improved peace and harmony. Don’t stress about getting in - just come.
- Bring Non-Perishable Food in Support of 30 Hour Day and the Oregon Food Bank. There are a lot of big-hearted people here in Portland. And we’re proud to be working with the great people at 30 Hour Day again to collect non-perishable food for the Oregon Food Bank. Drop a few cans/boxes/MREs off in the lobby on your way into the show. It will do your soul good (or at the very least, make you feel all warm and fuzzy. )
- Please, No Seat Saving. We know you’re excited to watch the show with all your friends. And maybe they couldn’t make it down as early as you did. But it’s not fair for one person to squat on a whole bunch of seats with coats, etc. so their friends can saunter in late. Please don’t be a jerk about this. We’ll have ushers milling about to help you remember. We want everyone to have a fair chance at getting a good seat. It’s fine to hold a seat for yourself, so you can get up and order drinks/food, but if your friends come a little later, they’ll have to find their own seats. It’s only fair. Thanks for understanding.
- Live Video Stream. As has become tradition, we’re planning to have a live video stream of the night’s proceedings. Come back to this site, IgnitePortland.com, on the day of the show, and you’ll see a streaming player where you can watch LIVE and hang out in the chat with the other cool kids who are watching. This is for our friends who couldn’t make it in person to the Bagdad, and for any Ignite Portland fans outside of Portland.
- Keep the Beer/Food Lines Moving. One of the awesome things about the Badgad Theater is ordering your favorite beverage with a slice of pizza, a burger, or some tots in the lobby, and having them bring it right to your seat inside the theater. Please do order as much food and drink as you’d like. Just try to keep the lines moving smoothly. Doors open at 5:30PM, but the show doesn’t start until 7PM. The smart cookies will get their victuals squared away with time to spare, or grab some food before the show at one of the many nearby restaurants (hint hint).
- After Party at Back Stage. Everyone loves a good after party. And you’re all invited to Back Stage Bar, right next door to the Bagdad Theater to compare notes with your friends about your favorite IP8 talk, and start rustling up ideas for the killer talk idea you’re going to submit for IP9. Or, just come hang out and have a drink. Back Stage closes at 12AM. I hear there’s going to be a rollicking game of Werewolf at the after party…
- Follow @IgnitePortland and Tag Your Stuff “ip8″ , “giw” (for Global Ignite Week), and/or “igniteportland”. Make sure you’re following the @IgnitePortland account on Twitter - we’ll be using it for real time updates on things like how much seating is left, etc. And tag your tweets, pics, videos, and whatever else with ip8, giw, and/or igniteportland to make it easier for everyone to follow the backchannel, and find the bits that you generate.
The time is almost upon us! The organizers are stoked, volunteers are ready, and the speakers are probably nervous. But we know it’s going to be great. So come join us at the Bagdad Thursday night, and let’s Ignite Portland for the eighth time!
Ignite Portland is teaming up with the awesome, generous folks at 30 Hour Day again, to do some good in the community along with our burning ideas and fun. Here’s Rick Turoczy to tell you all about it:
Ignite Portland has always been about community. That’s why giving back to the community is so important to us. Last Ignite, the folks at Small Society held a toy and food drive for 30 Hour Day, a Web-based livestreaming telethon designed to raise money and materials for local charities and to increase visibility for charities worldwide. The result of that effort? You managed to help gather a barrel full of food and a bunch of toys for needy families–just by attending Ignite.
The effort was so successful, we wanted to do it again. And as luck would have it, there’s also another 30 Hour Day that needs help. So we’re joining forces again. To help the community.
Simply bring some nonperishable food to Ignite. Drop it off at the 30 Hour Day table and they’ll make sure it gets to the right people. You’ll get some great enetertainment. And some local families will get some much needed food. What could be better than that?
Put something on your calendar or set a reminder, so you don’t forget as you head out the door to the Bagdad on March 3. And thanks in advance for your generosity!
After 75 idea submissions, and long, hard toil to narrow the field down to the 20 talks we can fit on stage, we’re proud to present you with the 20 amazing talks that will be burning your mind at Ignite Portland 8 on March 3:
- Andy Beach - Drink Your Way to a Better You
- Erik Chevalier - A Fabber In Every Household
- Gene Ehrbar - Dr. Seuss and his Secret, Evil Mind-Control Plan: A Cautionary Tale
- Kristin Webb-Tomson - Ugly is the New Beautiful
- Steven Walling - Why Wikipedians are the Weirdest People on the Internet
- Sarina Rodrigues - This is your brain on people
- Maxwell Radi - How to be Unemployed
- Amber Case - An Introduction to Hyperbolic Geometry
- Lee Williamson - Deadwood, South Dakota’s most notorious madam, Influenza Pandemics, and why I’m probably alive today
- Phillip Kerman - Video Production on the Cheap
- Sheetal Dube - The Bag Lady
- Selena Deckelmann - How to un-rig an election
- David D. Levine - Mission to “Mars”
- DeeAnn Sole - Travels with Our Cats: A Lazy Person’s Guide to Taking the Trip of a Lifetime
- Audrey Rose Goldfarb - The Gatekeeper Phenomenon
- Matthew Douglass - Legends of Rock
- Jean MacDonald - The Beginner’s Guide to Psychiatric Hospitalization
- Liz Argall - How to Hit Writer’s Block in the Face with a Shovel
- Beverly Fields - 5 Behaviors That Will Keep My Hot, Smart Friends From Dating You
- Scott Rogers and Bob Ladewig - How to Write Sketch Comedy
We want to extend a big thanks to all of you who took the risk of sharing your burning talk ideas with us, especially to those of you whose talk idea didn’t make it this time. Don’t be discouraged! Competition is fierce, and time is short. We’d love it if you submit your talk idea next time!
We hope you’re as excited as we are about the lineup - it’s going to be a great night!
Wow. That “last minute effect” is really something. We’ve received 75 great talk ideas for Ignite Portland 8. Now we have to whittle it down to the 20 or so that will be appearing on stage. A daunting task. But you can help - have a look at the proposals, and leave a comment on the ones that you’d really like to see. Comments are private, insomuch as only the event organizers can see them (not the general Internet public), and we definitely weigh community feedback as we decide which talks to select.
The organizers will be meeting this week to decide which talks will make the cut, and if you submitted a talk idea, you should get an email notification of your status, one way or the other, by the weekend. We’ll announce the talk lineup publicly here on Monday February 8, 2010.
Thanks again for coming through with all these great talk ideas - IP8 is going to be awesome! (as if that was ever in doubt )
Just one last reminder - you’ve got about 1.5 days left to submit your talk ideas for Ignite Portland 8. Talk submissions close at 11:59PM tomorrow (Sunday) night, January 31, 2010. Every time we’ve done this, there’s been a rush of ideas submitted at the last minute (you bunch of procrastinators, you!). So we’re not surprised that we haven’t received a large number of ideas yet (about 30 as of this writing). But time is running out.
In other words, the odds of your talk idea being picked for the 20 or so that we’ll see on stage at IP8 are pretty good right now. So get in there, give us a short description about who you are, and what you want to talk about. What makes you tick? What do you obsess over? We want to hear about it.
Have you submitted a talk idea for a previous Ignite, and didn’t get selected? That’s rough. We know. Just because your talk idea didn’t get selected before doesn’t mean we didn’t like it! Competition is stiff, but don’t give up - we’d love to see you throw your idea into the ring again. This could be your chance!
Do I sound sufficiently desperate in begging for your talk ideas? Good. Because we recognize fully that Ignite Portland would literally be nothing without you. Poof. Nothing. So we’re counting on you and your burning ideas - get them submitted before 11:59PM Pacific Time Sunday January 31, 2010 (yes, that’s tomorrow night)!
See you on March 3!
Can you believe that we’re a mere six weeks or so away from Ignite Portland 8? I know, right? But the time is upon us. And that means you’ve only got about ten more days to submit your talk idea, and have a chance at being selected to present on stage March 3 at the Bagdad in front of 600 or so of your closest friends.
“But Josh,” I hear you say, “What kind of talk idea should I submit?” That’s a good question. Fortunately, I have an answer. Think about the things that keep you up at night. The side projects you work on out of sheer love, outside your day job. Think about the kind of stuff you’d do if you never had to worry about holding down a real job to pay the rent - the stuff you dream of. Maybe a quick viewing of Liz Grover’s Ignite Portland documentary will inspire you. We know you’ve got a burning idea inside.
Want to let it out, and inspire a whole bunch of people (or at the very least, teach them something, or make them laugh), using 20 slides and 5 minutes on stage? All you have to do is hit the talk submission page and give us a brief description of who you are and what you want to talk about. Give us enough info (links, videos of you being smart/funny/persuasive, etc.) for us to make a decision, and who knows? You could be one of the twenty or so talks that light up IP8.
You have until 11:59 PM, Pacific time, on Sunday January 31, 2010 to submit your idea. Tick tock. We know it’s in you. Let it out. Share your burning idea with us, Portland!
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