Announcing 15 Selected Speakers for Ignite Raleigh 2
The votes are in. Drum-roll please…. After several days of intense voting on Ignite presentation topics, we have reached the close of our three week community selection process. There were over 3860 votes from 788 voters on 36 talk proposals. Wow – it’s an understatement to say, we are very excited by the incredible participation from all of you in the Triangle community, and beyond. Our Global Ignite Week event is going to be epic. I know you are all waiting for the big results, so without further ado, here are the selected speakers for Ignite Raleigh 2!
- Charlotte Moore, NerdGirls Unite! Fact: Women Don’t Have to Be Lame
- Natasha Crawford, Using the Principles of Career Advancement to Enhance Your Intimate Relationship
- Lisa Creech Bledsoe, 13 Reasons Women Should Take Up Boxing
- Janet Kennedy, 5 Bucks is Change
- Chris Moody, Everyone Needs A Dumb Guy
- George Smart, Mayberry Modernism – Why the Triangle is America’s Hotspot for Way Cool Houses
- Evan Carroll, What happens to your digital identity after you die?
- David Millsaps, All media is social. You are no expert. Go read McLuhan.
- Jay Dolan, Anti-Social Media: Breaking Connections for Fun and Profit
- Jess Commins, How to save $100+ with a DIY energy audit
- Ryan Boyles, Ignite of The Living Dead!
- Bethany Smith, Presentation Zen, or How to not to be boring while presenting at Ignite
- Jay Cuthrell, The Redneck Guide to Silicon Valley
- Charlotte Goodman-Smith & Christine Fawley, 20 Little-Known Facts about Sex & Pleasure
- Dan Wilson, Why your health is the most important thing you’ll ignore all day
This list includes the results of the top 11 presentations (we had a tie!) voted on by the public plus 4 additional wild-card presentations that we chose within the team. The co-organizers of Ignite Raleigh, Wayne, Jeff, Kipp and myself want to congratulate all of the selected speakers. Equally, we wish to thank all of the people who submitted their ideas for consideration. We think there were so many great ideas in the batch. Now, it’s preparation time, everyone! (Don’t worry: Tips and guidance are forthcoming)
With dynamic featured speakers and this group of fun, creative, informative and though-provoking presentations, Ignite Raleigh 2 is sure to entertain and enlighten the Triangle on March 3rd. We can’t wait. Get Fired UP!
Read More
Announcing Ignite Raleigh 2 featured speakers and voting ends tomorrow
If you watched some of the Twitter conversations yesterday, then you know that we’re switching things up a little this year for Ignite Raleigh 2. Last year we had a total of 15 speakers, 10 were community voted and 5 featured speakers. This year we’re going to have a total of 17 speakers. The 17 speakers will include the top ten community voted from voting.igniteraleigh.com, four community speakers picked by the organizing team and 3 featured speakers. Today we’re excited to announce the 3 featured speakers for Ignite Raleigh 2.
1. Elizabeth Gardner @WRALweathergal
Elizabeth Gardner serves as the Meteorologist for WRAL_TV. Her Professional Experience includes: 1998 to present: meteorologist, WRAL-TV; 1995 to 1998: weather anchor, KXLY-TV, Spokane, Wash.; 1994-1995: meteorologist, WECT-TV, Wilmington, N.C.; 1990 to 1994: reporter, WGHP-TV, High Point, N.C. Elizabeth’s Ignite talk will be “Day in the life of a meteorologist who gets up at 3am. ” You can read more about Elizabeth here: http://www.wral.com/rs/bio/1014857/
2. Henry Copeland @HC
photo by:RachelC
Henry Copeland is the founder/CEO of BlogAds. BlogAds connects 2,500 influential blogs advertisers with blog readers and the social media elite. Henry’s Ignite talk will be on “20 rules for start-ups” You can read more about Henry here: http://weblog.blogads.com/2008/06/11/henry-copeland-bio/
3. Laurie Ruettimann @lruettimann
Laurie Ruettimann is a seasoned and cynical HR professional with over a decade of experience in Fortune 500 organizations. Laurie’s Ignite talk will be on ”Why My Cat Can Get a Job Before You.” You can read more about Laurie here: punkrockhr.com/about
A big thanks to our featured speakers. Returning as host/MC is Zach Ward. “Fire it up” once again.
Tomorrow is the last day of voting for the top 10 on voting.igniteraleigh.com. Good luck and we’ll see you on Wednesday, March 3, for Ignite Raleigh 2, a part of Global Ignite Week.
Photo by: base10
Read MoreAnnouncing 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.
Read More#IgniteRaleigh Presentations, Twitter IDs of Speakers and @GinnySkal’s Video
Thanks again to all the presenters at Ignite Raleigh for subjecting themselves to the harsh conditions of the Ignite requirements. 5 minutes. 20 slides. And autoadvancing slides every 15 seconds. And if you go over time in Raleigh, you get RickRolled. We only had one presenter get RickRolled, but there were rumors that it was intentional, since no one went over all night and Zach wanted to dance.
There were some great ideas shared and we hope that you were inspired by them. Some of things we are thinking about are nap time at work, building a business with Lego, giant acorns, stick figures, rollergirls, WWJT? and why anyone would put mayonnaise in barbecue. Seriously, if you were inspired to action last night, below are the list of speakers and their presentation topics. We have included their Twitter IDs so you can follow them, and follow up with them if something they said struck a chord with you.
We are working on editing the videos of each presentation, so follow this blog for information as they come on line. You are following @IgniteRaleigh on Twitter too, right? And finally, if you are one of the presenters, and you have posted your presentation online, send us the link via Twitter and we will add it to this post.
In the meantime, watch this fantabulous video montage of the speakers (and Rhett and Link) from @GinnySkal of 30Threads. Thanks Ginny!
Thanks again to all involved and we look forward to the next Ignite.
Ruby Sinreich (@ruby) – Five Aspects or Don’t Push the River, It Flow by Itself
Bill Albing (@BillAlbing) – Who’s the Point? – Finding Me and Meaning in Social Media
Wendy Sibley (@WendySibley) – Everything I Know About Web 2.0, I Learned From the
Disney Marathon
Wayne Sutton (@WayneSutton) – 19 Reasons why the Triangle is better than Silicon Valley (Link to Ginny’s Video of Wayne’s Talk)
Becky Shankle (@ecomod)- Why 9 to 5 is Inhumane
Nathaniel Talbott (@ntalbott) – 3 Big Ideas on Building a Startup
Ryan Allis (@ryanallis) – The opportunity of our generation to change the world
Derek Brown (@derekbrown) – What Would Jesus Tweet?
Shawn Rocco (@shawnrocco) – The Best Camera is the One you have with you
Brian McDonald (@bmcd67) – Creating Grassroots Wi-Fi Mesh Network for Downtown Raleigh
Kristin Zaccheo (@kzaccheo) – Science as a social experience rather than one Link to audience video
man in a lab.
Rafe Colburn (@rafeco) – Living in Postel’s World
Ben Scofield (@bscofield) – Mind Control on the Web
Wendy Colter (@wendycoulter) – The Sound of Silence
James Avery (@averyj) – Bootstrapping: When profit isn’t optional
Carolina Rollergirls Sponsor #IgniteRaleigh
Ignite Raleigh would not exist without our sponsors, so we want to thank them, and would like for you to do the same. If you or your business need the services our sponsors offer, please consider contacting them for more information.
The Carolina Rollergirls‘ derby is NOT a wrasslin’ style circus act. Staged fighting has been replaced with walloping take-outs. The fast-dodging jammers are too hungry for points to slow down for silly acrobatics, and the hits keep getting harder every season.
Flat-track roller derby requires skill, strategy and a fearless defiance of good sense. The game is a fierce competition, fired by a rock n’ roll attitude & a free-wheeling spirit. They may be a mischievous crew of shenanigan-charged ladies, but when the whistle blows, playtime is over.
The Carolina Rollergirls are proud members of the Womens Flat-Track Derby Association (WFTDA), which they helped form in 2004. They are working tirelessly with leagues across the nation to standardize and promote national competition.
Formed in January 2004, their mission has been to bring an alternative sporting entertainment to North Carolina while training for national competition. The Carolina Rollergirls now have two interleague teams – The Carolina All-Stars, currently ranked #4 in the nation, and the Carolina Bootleggers. These interleague teams take the top skaters in the league and match them up against other Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) teams in the nation.
Roller derby is a sport for women who play life by a different set of rules. They’re proud, hard-working, independent-minded women. We’re vixens, wise-crackers and naughty troublemakers. And They’re big-hearted women ready to get down and derby.
Fans are such an important part of the roller derby experience! The game is played on a flat rink surface, which allows fans to be a part of the action. Skaters are fast, hard-hitting and loaded with attitude. If a Rollergirl gets too big for her britches, the most satisfying take-down can be a good knock into the audience!
The Carolina Rollergirls bouts are held at the North Carolina State Fairground’s historic Dorton Arena. The Fairgrounds are located at the intersection of Hillsborough Street and Blue Ridge Road.
Read MoreInternet Summit Sponsors #IgniteRaleigh
Ignite Raleigh would not exist without our sponsors, so we want to thank them, and would like for you to do the same. If you or your business need the services our sponsors offer, please consider contacting them for more information.
At Internet Summit 09 join hundreds of executives, business strategists, entrepreneurs, investors and marketers for expert content on internet trends and opportunities created by web technologies, social media, online advertising, widgets, online video, and other essential new web oriented technologies.
Innovation, intelligence, forward thinking and leadership converge on the Raleigh Convention Center on November 4-5th, 2009 for the second annual Internet Summit.
Hear from industry leaders and innovators on the future of the industry, how to capitalize on the shifting dynamics of the internet and tap into its unlimited business potential. Listen to speakers from major internet companies like Google, Twitter, Microsoft, Pandora, Digg and Salesforce.com, as well as local companies like iContact, Channel Advisor and Blogads.
The internet economy continues to grow and evolve with new business models, innovative ideas and paradigm shifting technologies. The Internet Summit will spotlight the spirit of prosperity through these evolving methods and new ideas.
The goal of the 2nd Annual Internet Summit is to promote forward thinking and thought leadership on topics related to internet technologies and web 2.0. Presented by TechJournal South and Southern Capitol Ventures, the Internet Summit supports web oriented entrepreneurial activity, innovation, and the resultant economic development of the southeast region.
Read More