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Tell us your thoughts about IP3

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Todd Kenefsky
on June 19, 2008
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Thank you to everyone who attended Ignite Portland 3! Last night the speakers had their turn to talk, now we want to hear from you. What did you think about the event? What did you like and what can we improve on?

We made lots of changes this time based on your feedback from Ignite Portland 2. Everyone wanted shorter lines and more bartenders. Some wanted more technology topics, some wanted fewer. We want to keep the things you like and improve what needs improving. Your thoughts and ideas helps us create a better event, so please tell us what you thought of Ignite Portland 3.

Important Info for Ignite Portland Tonight

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Dawn
on June 18, 2008
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We are really excited about Ignite Portland and can hardly believe that the day has finally arrived!!

A few things to keep in mind for tonight

  • If you have a ticket, it is only good from 5:30 - 6:15pm
  • Arrive early (even if you have a ticket). Seating is limited
  • The name on your ID must match your ticket (tickets are not transferable)
  • We will start general admission at 6:15
  • Parking is scarce to non-existent near Hawthorne. We highly recommend taking public transportation!
  • Leave the valuables, big backpacks, etc. at home. We’ll be packed in like sardines, and we are not responsible for lost or stolen items.
  • Feel free to bring a camera to take pictures or video
  • For information on tagging, twitter and other electronic updates, please see Josh’s post on How to Participate Electronically.

Frequently Asked Questions:

What time should I arrive? The earlier you arrive, the better your chances of getting a good seat. We are suggesting that people arrive no later than 5pm if you want a good seat.

Can I get in without a ticket? Yes. You can wait in the general admission line to be admitted without a ticket at 6:15pm.

I have a friend on the organizing committee, can you get me a special ticket? No. Parents of organizers have been denied this request. Do you think we love you more than our parents? Um, maybe, but probably not.

If I RSVP’d on Upcoming.org does that mean I already have a ticket? No.

What if I lose my ticket? You can retrieve it online here.

What if I leave my ticket or ID at home? You will have our profound sympathy and be directed to the general admission line.

Will food and drinks be available? Yes. The Bagdad will have their normal menu available.

Can kids come? What if my kids don’t have an email address? Kids are welcome but all minors need to be out of the building by 9:00pm per OLCC rules (the event ends at 9:00 so they won’t miss any of the presentations).Children without tickets will be admitted with ticketed adults.

Ignite Portland 3 is Tonight! How to Participate Electronically

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Josh Bancroft
on June 18, 2008
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Ignite Portland 3 is tonight! 450 of you have early entry tickets (bring your ID - tickets are non-transferrable, to prevent cheating), to get in when the doors open at 5:30 PM. At 6:15, we go “general admission” - even if you have a ticket. So even if you don’t have a ticket, come down early, get in the GA line, and you’ll likely get in.

If you can’t make it in person to the Bagdad tonight, or if you’re just the kind of geek that wants to fully experience the augmented digital reality that surrounds an event like this, here’s your guide on how to follow the part of Ignite Portland that’s taking place online:

  1. This blog - www.igniteportland.com. Make sure to subscribe to the feed. We won’t be posting minute-by-munte stuff here, but this is where you’ll find out when the videos, slides, and news on the next Ignite Portland become available. You can even subscribe by email, if you’re old school like that.
  2. Follow @igniteportland on Twitter. This is where the up-to-the-minute updates will be coming from. Stuff like how long the lines are (hopefully short!), links to any live streams that happen, or any other last minute news or updates. Wifi coverage may be spotty, so you might want to set Twitter up to deliver these updates via text message to your cell phone (there won’t be TOO many - maybe a dozen or two over the course of the evening). If you’re attending, and have something you think everyone should know, send a “D” message to this account, and we’ll get the word out.
  3. Use this Summize search to see what people on Twitter are saying about Ignite Portland 3. It’s much easier than trying to track down and follow all of the people involved - that query will show you what people are saying about IP3, regardless of whether you follow them. The buzz is already building! There’s a feed you can subscribe to, if you prefer to get it that way, and Summize looks and works great on your iPhone, Blackberry, or other mobile device.
  4. Join us in the Ignite Portland FriendFeed Room. If you’re a FriendFeed person, come join us there to share and discuss related to the event. This is kind of an experiment, but it could be really, really cool. Come show us how to make it awesome!
  5. If you’re making media (photos, videos, whatever) at Ignite (and we definitely encourage you do to so!), please tag it “igniteportland” on Flickr, YouTube, or wherever you share it, so that other people can find it. If you have something really, really cool to share (like you got a video of Todd doing something embarrassing ;-) ), let us know, and we’ll see about posting it here.

If last time is any indication, 700+ geeks in one place will probably overwhelm the wifi at the Bagdad Theater, so plan on using your cellular connectivity (in fact, last time, I think we overwhelmed the local cell towers with data traffic, so there’s no guarantee it won’t be a connectivity black hole!). Plan accordingly. But it doesn’t matter - come to have fun, geek out, meet cool people, and come hang out with us at the afterparty.

Let’s light this thing! :-)

Announcing Ignite 3 Presentations

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selenamarie
on June 5, 2008
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I’m very pleased to announce our final selections for Ignite Portland 3. A total of 51 talks were submitted, all from smart, passionate people.  We had to whittle them down to 13, trying to keep a balance of topics and people. I’m so excited to see every one of these presentations, and can’t wait for you all to be there with me!

And here they are:

5:30 Doors Open
6:00 Registration & Networking
7:00 Presentations Wave 1

7:45 Break and Networking
8:10 Door Prizes
8:15 Presentations Wave 2

8:50 Networking
9:30 Go Home! (or adjourn to the bar for further networking)

* Minors are required to leave at 9:00 due to OLCC regulations

What a line-up! Cheap cars and facing your fears? Eggs and running startups? Robots, Manga, and riding freight trains?  This is why I love Portland.

Be sure to RSVP on Upcoming if you’ll be attending. Even though we ran out of tickets online (in less than 24-hours!) we have saved space for general admission without a ticket starting at 6:15pm.  Doors open at 5:30pm for ticketholders!

Tickets for Ignite Portland 3 Now Available

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Todd Kenefsky
on June 4, 2008
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The pre-event tickets are all spoken for. There will be plenty of general admission space. We’re overwhelmed by the amazing support from the community, with 450 people requesting tickets in about 24 hours.

You wanted shorter lines and the ability to reserve seats in advance, and we listened. You can now get your ticket to Ignite Portland 3. Here’s how:

  • Go to our registration page & click the “Request ticket” button. (Note: RSVP’ing on Upcoming does NOT reserve a ticket)
  • You must have a working email address to register a ticket.
  • You must bring your ID and printed ticket to the event, otherwise you’ll have to wait in the general admission line.
  • Doors open at 5:30pm and your ticket is good only until the general admission starts (6:15pm), then all remaining seats will be given on a first-come-first-serve basis to those in line.

    • Schedule:
    June 18, 2008
    5:30pm - Ticketed admission begins
    6:15pm - General admission begins
    7:00pm - Event begins

    FAQ’s that may answer some of your questions:

    How many general admission seats will be available? 170 at minimum. We will be admit 620 total and 450 tickets will be issued.

    Can I get in without a ticket? Yes. You can wait in the general admission line to be admitted without a ticket at 6:15pm.

    If I RSVP’d on Upcoming.org does that mean I already have a ticket? No.

    What if I don’t have an email address or don’t want to give my email address when registering for a ticket? All tickets require a valid unique email address. If you do not have an email account or don’t want to give out your existing address, search the web for “free email” to get an account. Or come down and wait in the general admission line.

    What if I lose my ticket? You can retrieve it online here.

    What if I leave my ticket or ID at home? You will have our profound sympathy and be directed to the general admission line.

    Will food and drinks be available? Yes. The Bagdad will have their normal menu available.

    Can kids come? What if my kids don’t have an email address? Kids are welcome but all minors need to be out of the building by 9:00pm per OLCC rules (the event ends at 9:00 so they won’t miss any of the presentations).Children without tickets will be admitted with ticketed adults.

    Who is the 12th cylon? Starbuck.

    Thank you everyone, submissions are closed and we’re selecting the talks now

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    Justin Kistner
    on May 29, 2008
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    Sorry, we're closed Thanks for the submissions everyone! There are some really great ideas here and we’ll be mulling them over this weekend. We will announce our selections early next week right here on our blog. Those that have been selected will also receive an email from us notifying them of their selection and what our next steps are. Again, big thanks to everyone who has submitted. It will prove to be another challenging selection process. :)

    Today’s your last chance to submit Ignite Portland 3 presentation ideas

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    Josh Bancroft
    on May 28, 2008
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    Holy cow! Ignite Portland 3 is sneaking up on us, fast! The event will be held on June 18, at the Bagdad Theater in Portland (same place it was last time - RSVP at Upcoming). Know what that means? It means that today, May 28, is the last day we’re accepting presentation idea submissions. Cutoff is midnight (PDT).

    If you’ve taken part in Ignite Portland before, you know that the mix of 5 minute, 20 slide presentations is all over the map - pepper to rockets, Dr. Seuss to David Hasselhoff. That’s what makes it so awesome! But we are totally, 100% dependent on YOU for all of those cool ideas and presentations (I sound like a public radio fund drive, don’t I? ;-) ).

    We had a shorter submission window this time, and I think we’ve gotten a lower number of ideas submitted (I’d have to check on that). Know what that means? It means the chances of YOUR idea getting selected to present is HIGHER THAN EVER.

    So head on over to the submission page before midnight, give us a summary of who you are and what your presentation idea is, and help us to make Ignite Portland 3 even MORE awesome than the last two! We’ve got a reputation to uphold here, people, and we’re counting on you.

    Don’t let the Portland geeky crafty bacon-y crowd down! ;-)

    Now accepting submissions for Ignite Portland 3

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    Justin Kistner
    on May 13, 2008
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    Would you like to light up the stage at Ignite Portland 3? We are now accepting submissions through our sweet proposal review system.

    Again, we’d like to thank Igal Koshevoy at AutomateIt for donating his expertise and time to build the presentation proposal site for Ignite Portland - very cool.

    The deadline for submission is May 28th. The Ignite Portland planning committee will select the finalists shortly after the deadline and inform the selected presenters.

    We look forward to your creative ideas!

    What did *you* think of Ignite Portland

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    Dawn
    on February 6, 2008
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    We had a fantastic time at the event. Some things worked really well, like the awesome presentations. Other things could have been better, like a faster-moving line for drinks.

    Let us know in the comments: What did you think of Ignite Portland?

    • What was awesome? (we’ll try to keep these the same)
    • What could we do better?

    Here come the videos…

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    Raven Zachary
    on February 6, 2008
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    The first batch of videos from Ignite Portland 2 are starting to appear online, thanks to our friend A.J. (aka Linuxaid). A.J. did an amazing job shooting video for the first Ignite Portland in October 2007, and he’s at it again for Ignite Portland 2, less than 24 hours after the completion of the event. As he will be posting them throughout the day, you can look for the most recent videos directly from Linuxaid’s YouTube profile page. We will update this blog entry with links to the individual videos are they come in…

    Ignite Portland 2 Videos:

    What is Ignite? by Scott Kveton
    Where Does Imagination Go? by Chet Fiedler
    That’s Entertainment: Politics as Theater in Campaign ‘08 by Jon Perr
    Open Source Rockets by Sarah Sharp
    Time for Portland to Take Its Place by Chris Logan
    Wouldn’t You Like To Be a Pepper (Expert) Too? by Kelly Guimont
    Beauty in Abandonment by Peat Bakke
    How to be an Undercover Hooker by Jessica Bruder
    Living a Made Up Life - And Getting Away With It! by Adrienne Fritze
    Biodiesel: the stuff you need to know by Brian Jamison
    Six Weeks to Robot by Brandon Philips
    Why Deutschland Loves David Hasselhoff by Mario Schulzke
    What Would Dr. Seuss Say About Online Communities? by Dawn Foster
    Irrashaimase!: Traditional Sushi in a Newfangled World by Melissa Casburn
    A History of the Stick Figure by Eric Lewallen

    That’s all of the videos! HUGE thanks and props to A.J. (a.k.a. linuxaid) for getting these up and available so fast! Less than 24 hours, just like last time. This guy is a superstar! :-)