Ignite (event)
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 event holds the motto, “Enlighten us, but make it quick!” Anyone can throw an Ignite event. 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
Ignite is a presentation format that is shorter than the Pecha Kucha format, a presentation style in which 20 slides are shown for 20 seconds each, but longer than lightning talks, which are short presentations between five to ten minutes long. In Ignite each speaker has a time limit of five-minutes, and must use 20 slides with each slide advancing automatically after 15 seconds. This forces speakers to maintain a rapid pace.
Ignite’s motto, ‘enlighten us, but make it quick,’ is a reference to the rapid style of its presentation format. Ignite speakers get five minutes and 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. Speaking at a just-comprehensible clip of 160 words a minute, you get about 40 words per slide for a total of 800 words.
Presenters are screened, which keeps the quality high enough to draw a “geeky-creative-techy-designer-startup kind of crowd”.[citation needed]
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] and they continue to be the main sponsors. The event mirrors the open-minded attitude of its founders Pettis and Forrest, although O’Reilly Media has since taken responsibility over the operation.
Ignite has held over 50 events since its creation in 2006, many of which were supported by O’Reilly Media. O’Reilly even held an Ignite event at a company Open Source Convention in 2009.
Each Ignite is independently organized at the local level. Ignite events are often free to attend and may be supported financially by sponsorship
Ignite is not only supported by major initial contributors but also by free sponsorship organized at the local level.
References
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- 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. [dead link]
- 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.
- ^ "Free Case of Beer to Best iPhone 4 Video about Ignite Boulder 11". The Denver Egotist. 23 June 2010. Self proclaimed as a “fast-paced geek event,” Ignite events began in Seattle, WA in 2006 and have continued to grow into international gatherings both online and offline.
- Berkun, S (March 21, 2014). "How To Give A Great Ignite Talk".
- Ignite Berlin co-organized by Peter Bihr
- "Plan It". O'Reilly Media, Inc. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- "Promote It". O'Reilly Media, Inc. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- "Produce It". O'Reilly Media, Inc. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- "Broadcast It". O'Reilly Media, Inc. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bre_Pettis.
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