Ignite Seattle 11 is happening on September 14th and talk submissions are open. If you have a 5 minute talk that will inspire, teach or just make people think then throw your hat in the ring. We’ll take ~16 speakers (and no repeats from last time). Get your talk in by August 13th.

Submit your talk here.

If you need inspiration about “How and Why to Give an Ignite Talk,” Scott Berkun can help you out. We’ll have talks from the last Ignite Seattle posted here soon, say stay tuned.

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I have been extremely lucky to organize and present the icebreakers and challanges at the last few Ignite Seattle events. Tonight will be no exception. Attendees at tonight’s Ignite will get to play (for the first time ever!) Ignite: the Card Game.


The game is based off of Quorum, designed by Greg Costikyan and Frank Lantz. To go into any more detail would give too much away. And there will be prizes! You can get some hints about the cards and the prizes from the photo above. Also, after tonight we’re planning to release the game under the Creative Commons license, so other Ignite organizers can use it.


If you want to play, the game starts at 7:30p, and will run until the talks start. See you tonight at the King Cat!

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Becky’s pitch:

Running a business ain’t like dusting crops! Without knowing Star Wars, you could fly right through a star, or lose half your staff, and that’d end your trip real quick, wouldn’t it?

About Becky Anderson

Becky Anderson - Ignite Seattle 9You can find Becky on Twitter @beckyan or on her blog.

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Ignite Seattle 10 is next Monday! As part of our effort to get organized and make this the most awesome Ignite yet, here is a quick run down of some important details for attending.

  • Ignite Seattle 10 will be on Monday June 14th. Doors will open at 7:00, icebreaker/game starts at 7:30, talks start at 8:30. The bar will be open the entire time.
  • As usual, the event is at the King Cat Theatre, 2130 6th Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98121.
  • 21 only. We know there are younger people who would like to attend, but the venue is just not set up for it.  We are looking at possibly doing an all ages Ignite, and we encourage you to let us know if you would like to help make that happen!
  • Admission is $5 at the door. Cash only (small unmarked bill greatly appreciated). The folks at the door are volunteers, so please be patient with them if they don’t count so well. Yes, you can use your credit card at the bar.

That’s it for now, we hope to see you there for another great Ignite night.

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David’s pitch:

I’ve recently discovered sand-casting, which is a very cheap and very awesome way of casting metal parts at home. You can make your own car parts, robot parts, science projects or artistic sculptures – anything!

About David Cole

David Cole - Ignite Seattle 9During the day, you can find David at Phinney Bischoff Design House where he works as a graphic designer. David creates and sells jewelry on the side – including goldsmithing and custom engagement rings, you can find more about his work at at davidcolecreative.com and in his Flickr feed.

You can find David on Twitter @davidscole.

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Not sure if you’ve noticed, but we’re getting a bit more organized here at Ignite Seattle. So much so that we’ve identified a few things we could really use some help with for our next Ignite on Monday, June 14th.

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Atoms to Bits – David Albrecht

May 26, 2010

David’s pitch:
My friends and I spent a few months developing a low cost USB peripheral which allows people with cerebral palsy to use computers. Ill detail our solution, explain our design process and demonstrate how low the bar (financial & technical) really is for getting started with hardware hacking.

About David Albrecht
David Albrecht is an engineer [...]

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The Future & Ball-Point Pens – Harold Carlton

May 26, 2010

How robots have revolutionized ball point pen manufacturing. Without robots we’d still be using pencils! Bah! Who wants pencils?

About Scotto Moore

You can find Scotto Moore on his Web site at scotto.org. His most recent show, “When I Come to My Senses, I’m Alive,” just finished a run at the Annex Theater.

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Ignite Seattle 10 Speaker List

May 24, 2010

We received the most submissions we’ve ever gotten for an Ignite Seattle, and whittling it down to what you see here was very hard to do. That said, save the date, and hold on to your hats, this is going to be our biggest Ignite EVER!
We’re very happy to present the speaker list for [...]

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Thanks, Seattle!

May 20, 2010

Last night, Ignite Seattle had the honor of winning the “Best Event for Startups” at the Seattle 2.0 awards. We won entirely through the community nominating us and voting for us, so we wanted to say a big “thank you”. Ignite Seattle would not be as fantastic an event as it is without your feedback, [...]

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5 Reasons To Take a Motorcycle Class (even if you never plan to ride a motorcycle) – Kathy Gill

May 12, 2010

Kathy Gill gives us a humorous look at two wheelers as commuting option and illustrates the need of increasing driver awareness of bicycles, scooters and motorcycles.

About Kathy Gill
Kathy teaches undergraduate digital journalism as well as classes in the Master of Communication in Digital Media program at the University of Washington.  You can find Kathy on [...]

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Ignite’s Scotto Moore’s Play About Near-Omnipotent Botnets

May 11, 2010

Scotto Moore has been Ignite Seattle’s Artist-In-Residence for the past year. His latest talk was during Global Ignite Week on the future of pens (Remember, horde pens! You will need them in the future). Scotto has released a near-future, sci-fi play with Annex Theatre (map). It’s called “When I Come to My Senses, I’m Alive!“.
As [...]

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Things you dont want to hear: Your Wife has Breast Cancer – Todd Sawicki

May 11, 2010

Todd’s pitch
There’s no real good way to break the news, as Katie and I have learned – we just found out Katie has breast cancer. We’ve been telling the world since well before everyone could see from Katie’s baldness what was going on. And we learned a lot about how to tell people [...]

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REMINDER – Ignite Seattle 10 Proposals Due Friday

May 10, 2010

Always wanted to give an Ignite Seattle talk? Do you have an idea for a 5-minute talk that’s been burning inside of you, crying to get out? Or do you have an idea that you think is a little bit crazy, but you’re figuring “what the hell, I’ll submit it anyway”.
To be considered for [...]

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Papier Mâché 3.0 – Dan Reeder

May 5, 2010

Renowned author and creator, Dan Reeder brings us the state of the art in papier mâché and the monsters he wants you to make.

 
About Dan Reeder
You can find Dan on Twitter @DanMonsterMan or on his site Gourmet Paper Mache, which contains “quasi-instructional videos” coupled with detailed instructions on his blog.
 

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How to Have An Argument – Mónica Guzmán & Jason Preston

May 3, 2010

Accomplished contrarians, Ignite alums, and fiancées, Jason and Mónica will share the secrets of how to have an argument that doesn’t involve legal fees. Their talk also marks an Ignite first, a tag team talk.

About Jason Preston
Jason is currently the Director of New Media at Parnassus Group, the company responsible for the 140 | The [...]

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