Ignite Birmingham

Ignite Birmingham #7 is finally over, but it was an absolute blast. Saying thank you to everyone who took part is the only fitting way to send it into the history books.

Speaker shoutouts to: T Scott Plutchak, Samuel Kent, Stacey Hood, Chris Davis, Brian Moon, Jason Chuang, L. Dalorion Johnson

Karaoke shoutouts to: Ian d. Owens, and Deontee Gordon

Thank you to all of our attendees as well! We’re thrilled to see so many new faces each time and we love to see the growth of Ignite Birmingham. And its even better to hear from people who keep coming back because they enjoy it so much. It really makes it worth putting on these events. Please keep spreading the word and bringing your friends. Reaching out to people who haven’t attended before is what keeps this event energized and vital.

Also, thanks to our sponsors. You all have done great things for us and we absolutely could not do an event like this without you! Your sponsorship represents an investment in the community which pays dividends not only to you, but to everyone who is inspired and enlightened by Ignite Birmingham.

Sponsor shoutouts to: Matthews Bar and Grill

Keep you eyes out for a post event survey and we will announce the next event soon! (estimates are it will be in August or September)

Thanks again everyone! Lets hope we can put on even better events next year!

Here is the schedule as it stands now:

6:30 Registration/mingling (you can feel free to come early and hang out)
7:00 – 8:30
Introduction
People that helped build the Web as we know it – Brian Moon
Agile Self Development – Samuel Kent
When will it change – Cynthia Turner
228 Massacre – Taiwan’s Holocaust – Jason Chuang
The Edge of Chaos – T Scott Plutchak
Karaoke 1
Karaoke 2
An Alternative Desktop OS – L. Dalorion Johnson
Natural Computational Education – Michael Crump (unverified)
How to lose friends and insulting people – Christopher Reding
Faxing, The New Social Media – Stacey Hood, Chris Davis
Final Karaoke

Feel Free to request schedule changes. But no promises.

If you are interested in the karaoke decks let us know (hints: tech & darwin, social media expose, Social media muppets, and possibly a random intro to ignite!)

Since it is a matter of only days now I am releaseing the linup for Ignite Birmingham 7!

The Edge of Chaos – T Scott Plutchak
Agile Self Development – Samuel Kent
Faxing, The New Social Media – Stacey Hood, Chris Davis
People that helped build the Web as we know it – Brian Moon
Natural Computational Education – Michael Crump (unverified)
228 Massacre – Taiwan’s Holocaust – Jason Chuang
When will it change – Cynthia Turner
How to lose friends and insulting people – Christopher Reding
An Alternative Desktop OS – L. Dalorion Johnson

We have 3 open slots due to cancelations. If you have an idea you want to talk about let us know we will add you in. Contact ignitebham (at) gmail (dot) com

Check out this preview of one of the talks!

Dear Birmingham,

We want YOU to speak at the next Ignite Birmingham! Ignite Birmingham 7 is fast approaching and want to encourage more of our communities to get involved by speaking at Ignite. Submit here! We will keep submissions open until March 21st. Our goal is to have over 20 submissions to choose from but are far short of our goal.

 Over the last 6 events we have had a nice mix of tech and non tech but we would love to see more. We promise its alot of fun and a good experience to have. If you don’t want to speak at least try to attend. We promise you won’t regret it. For those thinking about submitting a proposal, please review our Rules & Guidelines so you will have an idea of what we expect. But wait, don’t feel nervous! It’s not hard to submit, honest. It’s about your passions, which is different from what you just happen to do well. Think about what excites you, what gets your heart beating just a little faster, and your eyes to light up. Ask your friends. I’m sure they know what you talk about all the time; they do have to listen to you go on-and-on about it. But, it’s not just you. Everyone has a passion. Tell your friend, your sister, your next door neighbor, the table next to you drinking coffee, or the guy in the elevator. We’re a community of passionate people, so ignite the interest in people around you. Invite those you’re connected with to submit to Ignite Birmingham #7. Submit yours here now!

Happy submitting, The Ignite Birmingham Team

Not only is Spring almost here, but we are excited to kick off the planning, and the preparation for the next Ignite Birmingham event!

Once again we will be returning to Matthew Bar & Grill for our 7th event on Wednesday April 4th, 2012.

What’s your passion?

The first order of business, as always, is that submissions are now open! If you have something you’re excited about, take a few minutes and submit a talk idea. We don’t want sales pitches or rants. We want you to submit those weird, curious, unusual things that really get you excited. That hobby that keeps you up until the wee hours of the morning tinkering away. That pastime upon which you spend all your extra cash. The topic that every time it comes up you lean forward in your chair and start waving your hands around like one of those creepy wiggle air-dolls they use in front of car dealerships and furniture stores.

If you want to share that with us (and we really want you to!) you can submit an Ignite Birmingham talk until March 9th. If you know someone else who is odd, cool, or interesting who you think should submit – send them a link to our submission page and tell them to get busy!

Tickets will be going on sale March 19th, so mark your calendars. You can also join the Facebook event, or subscribe to the ticket event on Plancast if you prefer.

As always, we’re a non-profit group and rely on our friends and fans to help us spread the word. So any tweeting, sharing, emailing, or other forms of telling people about us in the next few weeks is beyond appreciated.

We’re bringing Ignite Birmingham back in April! No exact date or location is set, but best bets are April 5th or 12th.

Submissions open NOW! If you’ve always wanted to speak at Ignite Birmingham, you’ll get your chance. Best of luck.

Tickets will go on sale after speakers are announced.

Questions? Rattle Henry’s cage – henry [dot] mcbride [at] gmail [dotcom].

Please spread this around to all you think may be interested. We are shooting for alot more submissions this year!

Ignite Birmingham #6 is finally over, but it was an absolute blast. Saying thank you to everyone who took part is the only fitting way to send it into the history books.

While we had a lot fewer submission for this event there were still some gems in the presentation mix. The presentations took us from fairy tales, history lessons, inspiring talks on weight loss, emergency preparedness, and even rejection therapy. And the Karaoke decks were spectacular this time (especially

Speaker shoutouts to: Ian D Owens, Jen Barnett, Stephen Vinson, Buddy Roberts, Michele King, Andrew Sims, Glenn S. Phillips, Jason Chuang, Mykel Alvis

Thank you to all of our attendees as well! We’re thrilled to see so many new faces each time and we love to see the growth of Ignite Birmingham. We had an incredible mix of people who braved a cold rainy night in Birmingham to come to the event which was a great sight to see in our community. And its even better to hear from people who keep coming back because they enjoy it so much. It really makes it worth putting on these events. Please keep spreading the word and bringing your friends. Reaching out to people who haven’t attended before is what keeps this event energized and vital.

Also, thanks to our sponsors. You all have done great things for us and we absolutely could not do an event like this without you! Your sponsorship represents an investment in the community which pays dividends not only to you, but to everyone who is inspired and enlightened by Ignite Birmingham.

Sponsor shoutouts to: Holt AV, and Matthews Bar and Grill

Keep you eyes out for a post event survey and we will announce the next event in January!

Thanks again everyone! Lets hope we can put on even better events next year!

Today we announce the speaker list for Ignite Birmingham #6!

Note: We have one open space for a talk due to cancelation and we have are looking for up to 4 karaoke speakers. Send an email to ignitebham (at) gmail (dot) com if interested.

“Fairy Tale Farce” – Ian D Owens

“Buying Local is Freshfully” – Jen Barnett

“How to Lose 300 Pounds” – Stephen Vinson

“The Birmingham Bad Movie Club” – Buddy Roberts

“Rejection Therapy” – Michele King

“Don’t Forget About Me: Fighting Sex Trafficking” – Andrew Sims

TBA – Glenn S. Phillips

“Historical Impacts Japan had left in Taiwan” – Jason Chuang

“Emergency Preparedness” – Mykel Alvis (not comfirmed)

“Who created the World Wide Web” – Brian Moon (not confirmed)

Dear Birmingham,

On December 6th at Matthews Bar & Grill we will be hosting our 6th Ignite event. As always our events depend on you the community to be a success. So we are putting out all call to all who can hear! We want you to share you ideas, passions, and stories with us on December 6th. If we give you five minutes on stage , what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Around the world geeks, designers, and enthusiast have been putting together Ignite nights to show their answers.  In one evening, you will hear several passionate speakers talking about their passions for just five minutes. Presentations will educate and inspire you, and maybe make you laugh in the process. Please pass this along to anyone you think has a good story or and idea. And if this is you please sign up now! Please no sales pitches or spam. See the Rules & Guidelines.

Regards,

Ignite Birmingham Team

Register to speak here! Deadline November 11th!

Tickets will go up on November 14th.

Hello fellow igniters,

Due to some factors that were out of control we have decided to postpone the event until December 6th. We will send out the updated timeline sometime in the next 2 weeks.

Regards,

Ignite Birmingham Team