O’Reilly Media Launches Video Portal igniteshow.com in Conjunction with Global Ignite Week

The new site showcases hundreds of 5-minute videos from Ignite events worldwide

Sebastopol, CA—Humans really like to congregate. Even as we increasingly live—and share—our lives online, we seek out opportunities to meet, talk, and get recharged by the energy of a crowd. From March 1-5, 2010, roughly 10,000 people will congregate at more than 60 Ignites on six continents, as the first Global Ignite Week rolls across the planet. They’ll gather in local venues, grab a cold beverage, and watch a series of 5-minute talks from geeks, entrepreneurs, creative professionals, farmers, educators—people in their community who rise to the challenge of the Ignite motto: “Enlighten us, but make it quick.”

See the full press release here.

Don’t forget to register for Ignite Princeton too!

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Only 1 Week to go until Ignite Princeton

The planning for the inaugural Ignite event in Princeton is well and truly underway.

The Nassau Inn is hosting our first event; this is very fitting given that it is in the heart of Princeton.

This free event is a multi-purpose networking, information-sharing, entertainment, geek-fest. The range of speakers are a testament to the diversity of thinking in our community. And it should be fun, too.

Doors open at 7:00 pm. Don’t forget to register (did we mention it’s free!?) here: http://igniteprinceton/eventbrite.com and there will be light food and beverages on hand.

Looking forward to seeing you and making new connections.

Ignite Princeton is in 2 Weeks!

Only two weeks to go. We have presentations that range from Einstein’s Princeton to health care innovation, and the challenge of escaping into orbit through space debris!

Come on along for an evening of interest, inspiration and intellectual stimulation. There are still some presenter slots free and tickets available. Invite your friends – it’s FREE!

Here is a link to the invitation:
http://igniteprinceton.eventbrite.com

Remember: Ignite Princeton – Nassau Inn, 7:00 PM Tuesday March 2nd.

We’re Still Looking for Presenters for March 2

Please note that Ignite is focused on sharing your burning ideas – the things that keep you up late at night. the stuff you’d do for free, even if it wasn’t your job. Your obsession. It’s *NOT* the place to be all self promotional or spammy. Presentation ideas that seem too spammy will be rejected, in favor of those that show more passion, interesting-ness, and spark. So be sparky, be irreverent, be fired-up, but please do not be spammy!

Here are some examples of presentation subjects proposed for other Ignite events:

Relationship Tips for Nerds Over 35

Experimenting with Guerrilla Marketing

How To Make Money In Comics

Little Green Schoolhouse

How to become a Spokesperson in 3 easy steps

Art and the Post Mortal Body

The Gatekeeper Phenomenon

How to be a Great Husband

Will the Real Quantum Please Stand Up!

How to Write Sketch Comedy

Navigating a Future Without Oil

Not Created Equal: The history and discernment of plastics in product design

Can you survive on $40 a day?

Strine: A Language, a Lifestyle, a Philosophy from Down Under

And don’t forget to register! Here

Hello world! Ignite Princeton is coming soon

Welcome to the home of Ignite Princeton.

We plan on keeping you up to date on the preparations for the first Ignite event to be hosted in Princeton. The inaugural event is on Tuesday March 2 at 7:00 pm at the Nassau Inn in Princeton, NJ.

Here is a link to the invitation:
http://igniteprinceton.eventbrite.com

Now comes the fun part. We’re looking for up to 75 attendees and 15 presenters. The presentations subjects can and should be as varied and unique as possible. There is no real limit on the type of presentations (take a look at the Ignite website or YouTube searching on the ignitenight channel to get an idea of the variety.)

For immediate questions please contact: igniteprinceton [at] gmail [dot] com