Category Archives: Ignite Philly 3

Open Thread, and we might need some volunteers

By Far McKon | Published: May 1, 2009

Because, frankly, I’m cramming in slide work for Ignite Philly during my lunch at work (while messing with GCC endian issues) I don’t have time to generate proper content for the site.  Which is sad, because I think I write half decent copy. However, since Ignite is a crowdsourced event in a large part, why [...]

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Arrrr-chive!

By Far McKon | Published: April 29, 2009

Every day, when I walk down the street or get on the subway, I’m accosted by pirates asking me  “Hey Far, where do I watch videos from the previous Ignite?”
I do indeed know such things.  And although they are pirates, I am more than willing to share, especally when I’m sharing videos from Ignite Philly [...]

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Ignite speakers!

By Far McKon | Published: April 28, 2009

Ignite is about 5 days away and we are in the final madness of getting speakers locked down, locked in, and getting their slides in order.  One part of the fun of doing a just-in-time event like this is the last minute changeout, changeover, and plan changes.   The Ignite Philly Crew, of course, is agile [...]

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Ignite Philly is back on Saturday May 2nd!

By admin | Published: April 14, 2009

Ignite Philly is coming back for Round 3! We’ve got a great crew of artists, scientists, entertainers and world changers lined up to blow your mind on Saturday May 2nd. We’re starting an hour later this time around, but the venue is the same — our faithful friends at Johnny Brenda’s will play host once [...]

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  • Ignite Philly 5 will be held on Tuesday March 2nd at Johnny Brenda's. Doors open at 6pm, speakers begin at 7pm.

    Ignite Philly is part of a worldwide network that entertains and educates people in short 5 minute bursts. Ignite Philly is the local group, and is our way to highlight great ideas coming to life here in Philadelphia.

    Each presenter is on stage for a total of 5 minutes (20 slides, at 15 seconds each slide). These talks are a ’spark’ if you will, they are lightning fast and leave people with a new idea to mull over and talk about. Read more.

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