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 the best $10 you can spend on nerd like activities)

Dates:

• Big Day: September 2nd 5pm BBQ, 6pm Doors, 7pm Show
• Spark Submission will be open now until August 9th here
• Voting will be from August 10-15th
• August 16th Sparks announced

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 planning it!

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 tab for the first few kegs (no joke)

6pm- Doors open. Seating is GA, so if you want a good one, get there asap

7pm- Ignite starts! An intro and 7 sparks

8pm- A very short break then 7 more sparks

9pm- Ignite is done! Busses take everyone back

Have another question?  Post it in the comments and we will answer it faster than you can say Ef.

The band is The Still City
A few more on the way.

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 People Who Really Love Technology – Kia
Everything from Figure Skating you can’t Learn from Cutting Edge I, II, III, or IV – Sarah Palaich
Why Roller Derby Should be an Olympic Sport – Andrea Hill
Avatar, Botox, & Winter Park – Tim Niklas
The Madre and her iPhone – Claire Hunsaker
Embracing Mediocrity – Danny Suter
The Audacity of Aquanet – Shannon
The Story of Career Change – Chris Geer
How to Transition to Small-ish Town Living – Suzan Bond
Create – Terry Cabeen

Speaker: Ef Rodriguez (@pugofwar)

Ef opens the night musically with a simple recipe for unleashing your inner villain. Step 1? Get an animal – and stroke it.

Speaker: Sarah Gjestvang (@mad_alchemist)

Why do modern chemistry sets suck? Because our children can’t learn or develop a healthy interest in science and engineering without blowing stuff up.

Speaker: Dan Viens (@dviens)

Dan is the most important person in the world – and so are you. Hop on a bike, punch a Hummer driver in the face, and change this planet for the better.

Speaker: Julie Penner (@pennerj)

Speeding ticket? Boot on your car? Salary negotiations? Julie gives us some simple, inspiring tactics to use in our next negotiation.

Speaker: Eric Marcoullier (@bpm140)

Why selling bootleg tapes, bleaching your hair, and having kids are some of the best mistakes you can make.

Speaker: Kia (@yosoykia)

Can you sit at a desk all day and still have good posture? You can if you follow take Kia’s advice by doing chair asanas and the Cornholio while at work.

Speaker: Sarah Palaich (@insidetwizzle)

Don’t know the basics of figure skating? Prepare to find out.

Speaker: Andrea Hill (@afhill)

Roller Derby has blossomed into a real sport. Who knew? Extra credit: Andrea plays for the Denver Roller Dolls under the name Kendra Blood.

Speaker: Tim Niklas (@timmynick)

Find out how The Childrens Hospital is using crazy stuff like botox and motion capture technology to make a difference for children with cerebral palsy.

Speaker: Claire Hunsaker (@chunsaker)

When your mom finally gets an iPhone, you’ll have to figure out which is worse: worrying that she’ll be snapping photos while driving, or that you’re the one who will have to provide tech support. Find out what happens when user interaction crosses the chasm.

Speaker: Danny Suter

Don’t stress about saving the world. There is happiness and satisfaction to be found in mediocrity.

Speaker: Shannon (@mrlady

Life, marriage, and kids – as told by popular rock songs. Extra Credit – Shannon’s blog: Whiskey in my Sippy Cup

Speaker: Chris Geer (@cwgeerski)

A good summary of his career track would be – “Life is what happens when you’re making other plans”. Can you relate?

Speaker: Suzan Bond (@suzanbond)

Moving to Boulder from a big city might not be as straight-forward as you’d think (especially when you’re moving for your dog)…

Speaker: Terry Cabeen (@tcabeen)

Want to be creative? Start by putting yourself out there – and don’t be afraid to suck at first.

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, musical performances, and motion pictures both primitive and modern.

Soon Ignite will have been held there!

Tickets are over half sold at this point.  You have been warned! http://bit.ly/igniteboulder11 for tickets.  All ages show!

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? http://igniteboulder.com/spark-voting/

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 in!
• The submission is open until June 2 at 11:59pm, then voting will open up.
• It does not matter when you submit (when it opens or when it closes).  Sparks will be presented in a random order for voting, take your time and make sure to talk about it with friends!

Sound good?  Happy submitting!