Ignite (event)

The general Ignite logo, which is usually adapted for use in different locales

Ignite is the name for a particular type of event that is held throughout the world—organized by volunteers—at which participants speak about their ideas and personal or professional passions according to a specific format. The presentations are meant to "ignite" the audience on a subject, whereby awareness, thought, and action are generated on the subjects presented. The largest Ignite event to date is Ignite Boulder 11, which attracted 1,350 attendees on June 24, 2010.^[1]

Format

Each speaker is allocated five minutes of presentation time and is accompanied by 20 presentation slides. During presentations, each slide is displayed for 15 seconds and then automatically advanced. The Ignite format is similar to Pecha Kucha, which features 20 slides that are each displayed for 20 seconds.

History

The first Ignite was held in 2006 in Seattle, Washington, United States (US), and was the brainchild of Brady Forrest and Bre Pettis. It was sponsored by O'Reilly Media and MAKE magazine.^{[citation needed]}

Since inception, more than 50 Ignite events have been held worldwide. O'Reilly Media has continued to support Ignite—one occurred during the company's 2009 O'Reilly Open Source Convention—but each Ignite is independently organized at the local level. Ignite events are often free to attend and may be supported financially by sponsorship.^{[citation needed]}

The end of the fifth Ignite Portland

References

• Oppenheimer, Laura (February 5, 2008). ""Attention Deficit theater"". The Oregonian. 
• Guzman, Monica (February 19, 2008). "Ignite Seattle 5: Big ideas and really fast talking hit Capitol Hill". Seattle Post Intelligencer. 
• "Much Needed Tech Event Lands At CHAC". Seattlest. November 2006. 
• "Ignite Lights Up Web 2.0 Expo". VentureBeat. 
• Neznanski, Matt (November 14, 2008). "Sharing ideas quickly". Corvallis Gazette Times. Retrieved 2008-11-14. 
• Reynaud, Cynthia (November 6, 2008). "Ignite DM event gives business a new spark". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2008-11-14. 
• Guzman, Monica (April 16, 2009). "A Seattle geek fest spreads its wings". Seattle Post Intelligencer. Retrieved 2009-04-23. 
• Salkin, Allen (August 3, 2008). "Night Life Reprogrammed". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-03. 

• Ignite Berlin co-organized by Peter Bihr

External links

• igniteshow.com
• Anatomy of an Ignite talk