Ignite Boulder 21 FAQ

Ignite Boulder 21 is Wednesday, May 15th at the glorious Boulder Theater!

Here is everything else you need to know:

Is there an after party?

Yes! Head over to West Flanders (1125 Pearl Street). Drinks will be free until our tab runs out!

Are tickets on sale?

SOLD OUT! Very sorry.

Do I really need to print out my ticket?

No. Just bring an ID! (Even if your confirmation says to print your tickets, you can safely ignore that.)

I suddenly can’t make it. How can I transfer my ticket to a friend of mine?

No sweat. Have them check in under your name.

Will there be interpreters?

Yes! Our interpreters will be there on stage for hearing impaired folks.

What time do things really get started?

Doors open at 6pm. The show starts at 7pm. Try to be on time. We’re usually done at 9pm or so.

Can I stream the event from home?

Yes! We’ll be streaming here: http://igniteboulder.com/live.

I’m not 21 years old. Can I come?

No, sorry. This event is 21+.

Is there a band?

We have something extra special planned for intermission!

What’s the hashtag?

Please use #igniteboulder.

Who is sponsoring?

The following lovely companies: QuickLeft, Sticker Giant, SendGrid, Carbon Logic, Survey Gizmo, Technical Integrity, Amadeus Consulting, Snap Engage and CableLabs

Many, many thanks for helping us host Ignite!

Where does the money go?

We use the ticket sales and sponsor money to pay for the venue, after party, projector, professional video of the presentations, and we send a donation to a local charity.

Ash Beckham – Eliminating Gay as a

Ash Beckham brought down the house with the following talk at Ignite Boulder 20. It just hit 400k views on YouTube making it the most viewed Ignite talk ever (from any Ignite in the world).

Congrats to Ash! Thanks to everyone that has shared this with their friends. Can we get it to 500k?

All Your Tickets Are Sold Out To Us

Tickets for Ignite Boulder 21 are sold out! The 21st straight time this little event has sold out in a row (and over two weeks prior to the event!).

We feared this day would come. Well, we kinda knew about it and tried to warn you to get your tickets early as a bird. To those that have tickets: you are in for an amazing night. Some amazing sparks are going to fly on stage and at least one host promises to recite those lyrics from that popular pop song that the kids love these days.

If you missed the boat, perhaps now is a great time to like the Ignite Boulder Facebook page so you are up to date. If you are feeling lucky you can sign up on the waitlist and any cancelations will give someone on it a shot at getting in. We still have two slots for sponsors (which comes with six tickets). You can buy those here.

Go forth and be awesome Boulder.

Tickets On Sale!

Ignite Boulder 21 tickets are on sale!

Meet Our Ignite Boulder 21 Speakers!

Here are the Speakers and their Sparks :

Stu Barwick – Oh The Places They’ll Grow!

Yoav Lurie – The Power Of Fun

Mark S. Harrison – How To Write A Kick-Ass Haiku

Dan Leopold – To Read or Not To Read? How (NOT) to Educate A Nation of Struggling Children

Jordan Shipman – Importance of Story in Competition Climbing

Banks Benitez – Embracing Awkwardness

Rob Norback – I Simply Want You To Listen

Sarah Welch – Life As A Nerd in the Country

Jeff Chow – Human-Computer Interfaces

Sarai Snyder – A List of Don’ts for Women on Bicycles, Updated

Michael Sitarzewski – Fear Kills (Dreams)

Helen Burnside – The Birds and The Bees

Bekah Smith – Juggling – What’s the Point?

Andrew Zimmer – I Am A Comedian And So Can You!

Ignite Boulder 21 is Wednesday, May 15th at the Boulder Theatre in picturesque downtown Boulder. Tickets on sale soon.

Stay tuned for more info.

Speaker Submissions are closed

Thanks to everyone that expressed an interest in speaking at Ignite 21.

We’ll be announcing our Speaker List soon.

Check back frequently for more Ignite Boulder updates or follow us on Facebook and Twitter (@IgniteBoulder).

Have a great St. Paddy’s Day Weekend!

Ignite 21 – Weds May 15, 2013

Save the date!!

Ignite Boulder 21 will hit the Boulder Theatre Weds, May 15th.

We’re looking for Speakers. If you’ve attended one of our events and feel you have what it takes to teach us something new, reach out to Kath at kath@igniteboulder.com by Thursday March 14th.

Ignite 20 FAQ

Ignite Boulder 20 is Thursday, February 21st at the glorious Boulder Theater!

Here is everything else you need to know:

Is there an after party?

Yes! Head over to West Flanders (1125 Pearl Street). Drinks will be free until our tab runs out!

Are tickets on sale?

SOLD OUT! Very sorry.

Do I really need to print out my ticket?

No. Just bring an ID! (Even if your confirmation says to print your tickets, you can safely ignore that.)

I suddenly can’t make it. How can I transfer my ticket to a friend of mine?

No sweat. Have them check in under your name.

Will there be interpreters?

Yes! Our interpreters will be there on stage for hearing impaired folks.

What time do things really get started?

Doors open at 6pm. The show starts at 7pm. Try to be on time. We’re usually done at 9pm or so.

Can I stream the event from home?

Yes! We’ll be streaming here: http://igniteboulder.com/live.

I’m not 21 years old. Can I come?

No, sorry. This event is 21+.

Is there a band?

Not this time. We recommend using intermission as a chance to meet some new friends!

What’s the hashtag?

Please use #igniteboulder.

Who is sponsoring?

The following, lovely companies: QuickLeft, Kurtz Fargo, Sticker Giant, SendGrid, and CarbonLogic. Many, many thanks for helping us host Ignite!

Where does the money go?

We use the ticket sales and sponsor money to pay for the venue, after party, projector, professional video of the presentations, and we send a donation to a local charity. Ignite 19 donated to the Boulder Humane Society. Ignite 20 will be donating to Boulder Housing Partners Foundation.

Tickets on sale, speakers announced

Get ‘em while they’re hot - tickets on sale now! Sold out!

We found speakers a little differently this time: via nominations from you all. Here is a list of the speakers, as well as the topics that we know so far:

• David Allen – Graphs: Business in the front, party in the back.
• Claudia Batten – The squiggly line
• Ashlie Beckham – LGBTQ acceptance in schools
• Shaw Lathrop – Coworking or: How I learned to stop worrying and love my mom
• Christian Macy – The Alchemy of Following Your Bliss
• Linds Panther – Lessons in business from my relationship (that won’t get me into trouble with my fiancée)
• Chris Rolfs – Indie Games
• Chris Rosen – The Customer is not always right
• Jonathan Woodard- Up your game, up your life
• Casey Hopkins – How To Build Your Geek Resume
• Aleya Littleton – The science of therapy
• Kent Riggs – Everything I know about social media I learned from punk rock

Ignite Boulder 20: Thursday February 21

We’re excited to announce that Ignite 20 will be at the Boulder Theater, on Thursday February 21st. Here’s our timeline:

• Ignite 20: 7pm Thurs, Feb 21st (doors at 6pm)
• Tickets on sale & speakers announced: Jan 23rd
• Speaker nominations close: midnight, Friday January 18th
• Call for speaker nominations: now!  http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1129894/Ignite-Boulder-20-The-NOMS

Can’t wait to see you there!