Announcing Ignite Raleigh 2: Let the presentation submissions & voting begin! #GIW
Photo credit: Jeff Cohen
Are you ready for Ignite Raleigh 2? Ignite Raleigh 2 will be held on Wednesday, March 3, Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh, NC 7-9pm. Last year over 500 attendees joined the Triangle community as the first Ignite event was held in North Carolina. This year we’re a part of Global Ignite Week as we join 60+ cities around the world hosting Ignite events. More on Global Ignite Week can be found here: http://ignite.oreilly.com/
Today we’re pleased to announce the presentation submissions for Ignite Raleigh 2. Do you have what it takes to stand in-front of hundreds people and share your ideas with the community? If so starting today, you can submit your presentation ideas for Ignite Raleigh 2. As the ideas are submitted, you can vote up to 10 times on other Ignite talks that you would like to see. We’re planning to have 15 presentations. The top 10 presentation ideas selected by the community will present at Ignite Raleigh 2. Five will be chosen from the organizing committee.
To submit your Ignite Raleigh presentation topic go to http://voting.igniteraleigh.com and log in to the site. Enter your topic or presentation title in the box below “I would like to speak on ……” Click the button that says “create a new idea” to launch a pop-up window where you can add more detailed information about your talk. Also please consider adding a link to a short video pitch of your talk (under 1 minute), so the community can get a better sense of your presentation style.
As presentation talks start to roll in you have up to 10 votes to vote on the topics you would like to see at Ignite Raleigh 2. We recommend visiting http://voting.igniteraleigh.com/ often in the next couple of weeks to review submitted topics and vote for your favorites. After submitting your own topic, encourage your friends and followers to vote for your presentation.
We want everyone to focus on Ignite presentations that teach something and have social value, but are open and creative. The presentation submissions and voting deadline will be February 17, 2010 with the top 10 vote getters speaking to the community.
Other Important Dates:
Attendance registration for Ignite Raleigh 2 will start later this week. Follow @IgniteRaleigh and continue to visit the site for more details in the upcoming weeks.
Sponsorship:
If you’re interesting in sponsoring Ignite Raleigh 2, see our sponsorship page and/or contact us at contact@igniteraleigh.com or call 980-939-8956.
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