Ignite Reno http://ignitereno.com Enlighten us but make it quick. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:51:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Ignite Reno 9 Speakers Announced! http://ignitereno.com/2011/10/ignite-reno-9/ http://ignitereno.com/2011/10/ignite-reno-9/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:38:07 +0000 igniteadmin http://ignitereno.com/?p=386 Ignite Reno #9 is tonight! We hope to see you there.

Se7en at West Street Market
7pm

Our speakers for the night include:

David Hegle – The Irony of Abraham
David Calvert – Last Minute Costumes for Bearded Men
Don Morrison – Why I hate my house
Jim Navarro – The Makings of a Makerspace
Ashley Jennings – How to run your family like a Lean Startup
Nathan Devlin – TBA
Stacy Alonzo – Occupy Reno
Cary Crites – How to tell a story that sells
Brad Allured – The Dos and Don’ts of Sounding Smarter Than You Are
Colin Loretz – The Quantified Self

]]> http://ignitereno.com/2011/10/ignite-reno-9/feed/ 0 Ignite Reno #9 is ready for speaker submissions! http://ignitereno.com/2011/10/ignite-reno-9-is-ready-for-speaker-submissions/ http://ignitereno.com/2011/10/ignite-reno-9-is-ready-for-speaker-submissions/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:48:53 +0000 igniteadmin http://ignitereno.com/?p=382 Ignite Reno is back for another event! We’re really excited about the support Reno has given Ignite and we want to make it even better for #9. We’ve had over 70 speakers on the Ignite Reno stage and we want you to be next!

All topics are encouraged, you have 5 minutes with 20 slides (15 seconds per slide) to entertain, educate and/or inspire the Ignite audience. We see this as the modern day toastmasters. We’re going to be featuring some of the wonderful speakers we had at Ignite Reno 7 in the coming weeks so you can get a better feel for what the event is all about but please do not by shy, submit a proposal today!

Are you on Facebook? RSVP to the event!

]]> http://ignitereno.com/2011/10/ignite-reno-9-is-ready-for-speaker-submissions/feed/ 0 Ignite Reno #8 call for speakers is open! http://ignitereno.com/2011/06/ignite-reno-8-call-for-speakers-is-open/ http://ignitereno.com/2011/06/ignite-reno-8-call-for-speakers-is-open/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:08:34 +0000 igniteadmin http://ignitereno.com/?p=361 Ignite Reno is back for another event! We’re really excited about the support Reno has given Ignite and we want to make it even better for #8. We’ve had over 60 speakers on the Ignite Reno stage and we want you to be next!

All topics are encouraged, you have 5 minutes with 20 slides (15 seconds per slide) to entertain, educate and/or inspire the Ignite audience. We see this as the modern day toastmasters. We’re going to be featuring some of the wonderful speakers we had at Ignite Reno 7 in the coming weeks so you can get a better feel for what the event is all about but please do not by shy, submit a proposal today!

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RSVP on Facebook now!
Thursday, April 7th at Se7en on West
7:00pm-9:00pm

Follow the action on Twitter: @ignitereno

Don Morrison – Yeah! I care about nutrition
Brad Allured – The more we learn, the less we know
Michelle Montoya – Presentation Karaoke!
Chad Sorg – 18 Bits of Online Advice for Event Based Promotions
Stan White – A Brief History of Reno
Ed Adkins – The Biggest Deal in the Universe
Lisa Rizzoli – The Colorful Chakra System
Clint Jolly -Big Time BBQ
Joe Chavez – Strange Attractors (a 365 project)
Becca Wikler – What the hell is advertising anymore?
Will Kurt – How to Get Over Your Fear of Teleportation

]]> http://ignitereno.com/2011/03/ignite-reno-7-speakers-announced/feed/ 0 Ignite Reno #7 is on its way! http://ignitereno.com/2011/02/ignite-reno-7-is-on-its-way/ http://ignitereno.com/2011/02/ignite-reno-7-is-on-its-way/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:11:19 +0000 igniteadmin http://ignitereno.com/?p=184 Ignite Reno is back! To us, Ignite is the modern form of Toastmasters. We want to pay tribute to the folks who have presented on the Ignite Reno stage in the past and present a call to arms for anyone who wants to stand up and entertain, enlighten and inspire our audience.

Details to be announced later this week!

Enlighten us, but make it quick.

]]> http://ignitereno.com/2011/02/ignite-reno-7-is-on-its-way/feed/ 0 Ignite Reno #6 to take place on July 8th! http://ignitereno.com/2010/06/ignite-reno-6-to-take-place-on-july-8th/ http://ignitereno.com/2010/06/ignite-reno-6-to-take-place-on-july-8th/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:13:14 +0000 Colin Loretz http://www.ignitereno.com/?p=176 Ignite Reno is now a quarterly event and we are excited to announce that Ignite Reno #6 will take place at The Amendment 21 on July 8th!

Join us for a great line up of topics as our speakers geek out on their passions, findings and theories.

RSVP on Facebook now!
Thursday, July 8th at The Amendment 21
6:30pm-8:30pm
Drinks & Mixer at 6:30pm
Presentations start at 7pm

Call for Entries!
We need speakers! Each speaker creates a presentation of 20 slides that automatically advance after 15 seconds. Topics are up to you and in the past have ranged from ‘getting out of debt’ and ‘moutaches’ to ‘computing the future’. If you’d like to present at Ignite Reno #6, you can submit a proposal at www.ignitereno.com/submit-proposal

Follow the action on Twitter: @ignitereno

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RSVP on Facebook now!
Thursday, April 8th at The Amendment 21
6:30pm-8:30pm
Drinks & Mixer at 6:30pm
Presentations start at 7pm

Follow the action on Twitter: @ignitereno

Ashley & Eric Jennings – How Myers-Briggs Got Us Hitched
Keith Ganey – Basic Science behind Basic Bread
Mike Henderson – How to Make Videos that Suck Less
Leilani Schweitzer – Zen & The Art of Concrete Pavers
Brian Williams – Think Kindness
Ed Adkins – Why to Join a Cult
Elisa Maser -If your wife were a Ferrari
Mike Higdon – Everything you need to know about life can be learned by watching Star Trek
Scott Rieckens – A Rookie Gold Panner
Nico Aguilera – Presentation Karaoke!

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Join us for a great line up of topics as our speakers geek out on their passions, findings and theories.

RSVP on Facebook now!
Thursday, April 8th at The Amendment 21
6:30pm-8:30pm
Drinks & Mixer at 6:30pm
Presentations start at 7pm

Call for Entries!
We need speakers! Each speaker creates a presentation of 20 slides that automatically advance after 15 seconds. Topics are up to you and in the past have ranged from ‘getting out of debt’ and ‘moutaches’ to ‘computing the future’. If you’d like to present at Ignite Reno #5, you can submit a proposal at www.ignitereno.com/submit-proposal

Follow the action on Twitter: @ignitereno

]]> http://ignitereno.com/2010/03/ignite-reno-5/feed/ 0 First Year Anniversary of Ignite Reno http://ignitereno.com/2010/03/first-year-anniversary-of-ignite-reno/ http://ignitereno.com/2010/03/first-year-anniversary-of-ignite-reno/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:58:32 +0000 Colin Loretz http://www.ignitereno.com/?p=157 One year ago, we held the first Ignite Reno following the inaugural Nevada Interactive Media Summit. We are very excited to see how the event has evolved.

In the past year, we held 4 Ignite Reno events featuring 30 speakers! You can view most of them at www.ignitereno.blip.tv

We couldn’t have done this without the support of the great audiences that show up to see our speakers perform within their quick-paced time constraints. Thank you!

]]> http://ignitereno.com/2010/03/first-year-anniversary-of-ignite-reno/feed/ 0 Ignite Reno #4 Videos http://ignitereno.com/2010/01/ignite-reno-4-videos/ http://ignitereno.com/2010/01/ignite-reno-4-videos/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:28:50 +0000 Colin Loretz http://www.ignitereno.com/?p=148 The videos from Ignite Reno #4 are now available. We had a great roundup of speakers – enjoy!

We’d like to thank Earl Spriggs from SNCAT for recording and editing the presentations.

Kelly Wetzler – 10 Lessons from History

Kyle Provost – Computing the Future

Simon Bauman – Last Decade in Tech

Sierra Nevada Journeys – Empowering Youth through Education

Colin Loretz – Rise of Reno Geek Culture

Steve James – How to Get out of Debt Fast

Annie Vranizan – Aren’t You A Little Young To Be An Entrepreneur

Ed Adkins – Becoming an Insignificant Action Hero

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