Hello, know-it-alls. Tonight’s Ignite Austin “icebreaker” game will be a most excellent nerd trivia contest — so get ready (and yes, cheater, cell phones are disallowed). What does Perl stand for? Who wrote the music for Quake 3? What was the first … Continue reading
We’re going to end the night with a round of BattleDecks – here’s how it works. We have 2 or 3 contestants. Each person uses the same deck of 20 slides that is provided by us and has to stick … Continue reading
It’s only a week away! Ignite Austin 2 will be held next Wednesday, October 20 at The Phoenix downtown at 4th and Colorado. This time we’ll have 10-12 presentations – we received feedback that 18 was too many. Last time … Continue reading
Here is the agenda and the order of the speakers: 6:00pm DOORS OPEN 6:30pm PAPER AIRPLANE CONTEST 7:00pm LIGHTENING TALKS Style, Not Rules Jason Cohen Seeing the Light – Photography Evolves Trey Ratcliff How to Write a Book Thom Singer Is the Smart … Continue reading
In order to enforce the slide rules at Ignite we had to figure out how to make the slides auto-advance. If you’re practicing for an Ignite talk you should definitely practice with the slides on autopilot. First, select all of … Continue reading
Ignite is meant to be fun, informative, mind expanding – but not salesy or commercial. This is not the place to pitch your product or personal services. If you get up on stage and start promoting yourself, your slides will … Continue reading
Ignite Corvallis 2 presentations. If nothing else, watch the one on Train Porn and Sexy Social Media:
Located at 4th and Colorado in downtown Austin, the Phoenix (formerly Pangaea) has a great open space and a stage. We’ll be setting up chairs in the middle for VIP seating. Should be plenty of space for everyone to attend! … Continue reading
Tickets are on sale now from http://igniteaustin.eventbrite.com. There are 3 kinds of tickets: VIP Tickets get you a guaranteed seat and include one drink ticket GA Tickets are standing room only and include one drink ticket Free GA Tickets are … Continue reading
Austin. Five minutes. 20 slides. What would you say?
At every Ignite, 16 artists, technologists, thinkers, and personalities take the stage to answer this challenge. Our goal is to spark new conversations and collaborations across cultures and disciplines.
