The next Ignite Bend (number 8 ) is coming up a scant two months away, on February 23rd, and it’s time to start thinking about submitting a proposal. Yes, I am of course talking about you; you should definitely consider getting on stage for five minutes to talk about—well, anything you want, really. You talk for five minutes and you are accompanied by a PowerPoint slideshow that consists of 20 slides that automatically advance every … Continue reading →
The winner for the ticket drawing for tonight’s Ignite Bend event (randomly selected from the comments) is Annette Leigh. Congratulations to Annette, and to everyone else who participated, thank you and better luck next time. I wish I could give out tickets to everyone but unfortunately I don’t have that kind of pull. However, if you’re still interested in attending, show up tonight anyway; the organizers have stressed on Facebook and elsewhere that even if you … Continue reading →
Ignite Bend is this Wednesday, the 28th, and if you were interested in going but missed out on the initial ticket “sales” (they are always free, and earlier this month they sold out in an hour!), then you might be in luck. I have two extra tickets for Ignite and I’ll be doing a drawing to give them away here on the blog. Here’s how it works: leave a comment on this post and make … Continue reading →
Ignite Bend 7 is a month away, and this is the final week for proposals to be submitted! Submitting a proposal for a presentation doesn’t automatically get you on stage, as there is also a voting process that lets everyone select from their favorite proposals, but it’s the first step and if you get to present, it’s a lot of fun (and really nerve-wracking too). Right now there are nine submitted proposals, and you have … Continue reading →
Ignite Bend 7 is coming up in a couple of months, on September 28th to be exact, and in case you’ve missed any of the previous ones, this one would be a great place to start. And it’s free too! If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 PowerPoint slides and they rotated automatically every 15 seconds? Around the world people have been putting together “Ignite” … Continue reading →
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