By now, it’s tradition. Even before the flames die down, we wonder when the next Ignite Portland will be. So mark your calendars and save the date – Ignite Portland 9 will take place on September 23, 2010.
Of course, we can’t have an Ignite without *your* burning ideas, and if you attended Ignite Portland 8 in person or vicariously, you probably have lots of great “I should do a talk about *insert topic on which you have passion and authority*” ideas floating around in your head. Now is the perfect time to submit your talk idea – you could get 20 slides and 5 minutes to share your thoughts at Ignite Portland 9! 
How about a talk on how you don’t need a gym to workout? And how by going outside, it’s not only good for your health, but that of your community and the environment. So many folks hate the gym, myself included, and I’m a trainer! We spend so much time indoors banging computers. To really cut the cord, so to speak, we need to step outside. The benefits are much more than any indoor gym can offer: reduces stress, is more functional (mimics real life activities), it’s fun and social, you become more aware of your surroundings, it’s even good for your eye sight! It’s kinder to the environment since you can just walk outside instead of driving to a gym to walk on a conveyor belt (treadmill) which uses energy to run and resources to build. I could go on, but you get the idea.
Submit it!
http://proposals.igniteportland.com/events/9/proposals
When does the submission period close? I’ve got an idea brewin’…