Ignite Boulder 12 Dates

Like schoolchildren huddled around a campfire after a January snowstorm we are proud to announce Ignite Boulder 12 (the fiercest pice of nerdery you have ever laid eyes on) will be September 2nd, 2010, at the historic Chautauqua Auditorium. This is amazing is many ways: September weather will make it seem like free air conditioning BBQ lines will be at least half, wait, perhaps even less, than last time Free beer will be plentiful as traffic on I-70, oh so cold and delicious The speakers will drop knowledge like it is in fact a hot potato Tickets are on sale here (still

Ignite Boulder 11 Notes!

We had our organizer meeting tonight to go over the feedback from 11! We are very proud of what we have built and the community around Ignite Boulder.  Just amazing how big that we have become! Feedback we heard loud and clear: Food took too long to get (the venue was in charge of this, and a few more staff members would be a great fix) Beer area was small for the group The sound at the back of the auditorium was echoing The sparks could be geekier All of this will be fixed going forward.  We are looking for dates / venue for Ignite Boulder 12! Oh yeah, already

What You Need to Know about Thursday

Here is a quick FAQ: Can I watch it live online? Yes!  Starting at 6:30 MST.  http://igniteboulder.com/live/ (please share!) Are tickets on sale? Yes!  There are only about 80 left (as of June 22 at 3:30pm) No, sold out! as of 10pm on June 22. How do I get to Chautauqua? The HOP is free!  There is very limited parking, so please plan on using this!  Details: http://igniteboulder.com/hop-2-chautauqua/ What time is everything? 5pm- BBQ opens. General networking, hiking and beer.  If you want dinner bring some cash. As usual our fantastic sponsors our picking up the

HOP 2 Chautauqua

The HOP 2 Chautauqua is providing free transit service to Ignite Boulder 11 at Chautauqua from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Buses will arrive every fifteen minutes at designated stops at these designated stops: 11th and Pearl streets 13th and Pearl streets Chautauqua Park 27th Way Park -n- Ride Along 9th Street between downtown and Chautauqua After the show, return buses will run from 9:00 – 9:45

Ignite Boulder 11 Speakers

Ceci Ervin @ceebal My Polish Catheter: A tireless search for a cure for MS Zack Shapiro @zackshapiro Learning: Accelerating the Process By Pairing With People Who Are Smarter Than You Josh Fraser @joshfraser Snakes and Staircases Kristina Wang @ifoundkristina OMG Colorado! Tales and Lessons from Visiting All 64 Counties in 9 Days Josh Mishell @joshmishell Be Your Own Guitar Hero Jim Mackay @canuckinco Ageism Among Geeks Cindy Moret O’Keeffe @CindyOKeeffe The Benefits of Grumpy Enthusiasm Jenn Fields @jennfields Plan Adventures, Keep Your Day Job Anna Sawyer

Watch: Ignite Boulder 10

I’m so excited for Ignite 11 (tix here), that I wanted to relive Ignite 10. Watch the youtube playlist of each Ignite 10 Boulder presentation back-to-back-to-back. Otherwise, all the videos are below with quick summaries to help you browse. Necessary Ingredients for Maximum Villainy – Ef Rodriguez Let the Kids Blow Stuff Up – Sarah Gjestvang How to Advance Mankind by Voting the Dummies Off the Island – Dan Viens The Art of Negotiation – Julie Penner Nine Mistakes I’ve Made, And Why I Love Them – Eric Marcoullier Body Awareness for

The Chautauqua Auditorium (host to Ignit

It amazes me how many folks coming to Ignite Boulder 11 have never been to the Chautauqua Auditorium.  It is a treasure, and we are 10/10 excited to have an event there! Here is what it looks like for those that have not seen it: It seats around 1350. From wikipedia: The Chautauqua Auditorium, located at the Colorado Chautauqua in Boulder, Colorado, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 1978. The wooden building was constructed for the first season of the Colorado Chautauqua in 1898, and through the years has been a venue for many lectures,

Spark Voting Open

We just opened up spark voting for Ignite Boulder 11. As a reminder, voting is open until June 10th and is open to people planning on attending Ignite Boulder. Want to vote on the almost 20 sparks submitted by our amazing community?

Spark Submission Open for 11

7 sparks are chosen by you, the community.  Want to speak?  You are in luck, for the next week Ignite Boulder 11 Spark submissions are open.  Just head over to the speaking section of the site, read it, watch the video, and follow the link. Things to remember! Have fun and teach something.  We can draw a line in the survey results with the sparks that taught something (how to ______) outrank 2:1 of the talks that are just funny or entertaining.  The crowd loves the geek, bring it! We are in a historic venue, a history talk might just be the ticket to getting

Ignite Boulder 11 Timeline

Tickets on Sale: May 10.  Buy here. Submitting Spark Ideas: May 27 Voting Starts: June 3 Voting Ends, All Sparks Announced: June 10 Ignite Boulder 11: June 24 This is a bit different than we have done in the