Thanks to the awesome folks at Blaze Streaming Media, we’ve got the videos of all the talks from Ignite Portland 9 for your post event watching enjoyment. You can check them all out in this Ignite Portland 9 playlist on YouTube, or simply enjoy them in the embedded player below:
Monthly Archive for September, 2010
Now that the event is over, it’s time to tell us what you thought about it.
After we do an event, we like to have a thread where you can comment and tell us …
What worked well? (We’ll try not to change those)
Where were the rough spots that we should improve for next time?
So this post is your chance – post a comment below, let us know what you thought of the event, what you liked and give us your suggestions for how to make it better. Just like everything else about Ignite Portland, we need you, our community, to contribute here to make the next one the very best it can be.
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 10 will take place on February 10, 2011.
Of course, we can’t have an Ignite without *your* burning ideas, and if you attended Ignite Portland 9 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 10! 
Here’s the live stream for Ignite Portland 9. Hang out in the chat, and check out the tweet stream as it flows by (use #ip9 or #igniteportland in your tweets). Enjoy the show!
Ignite Portland 9 is upon us! This Thursday night, September 23, the Bagdad Theater is *the* place to be in Portland. The talk lineup is awesome (natch), admission is free, and you know you want to come.
Whether it’s your first Ignite Portland or you’re going for the record and this is number nine, here are some important things to know to get the most out of the evening:
- Doors Open at 5:00 PM – No Ticket Needed. As of IP7, we’ve done away with the free ticket system. Too complicated. Just come on down, and we’ll let people in until the Fire Marshall says we can’t anymore.
- Overflow next door at Back Stage. If you’d rather take in the proceedings in the Back Stage bar environment next door to the Bagdad, we’ll be showing the talks on the big projection screen there.
- Please, No Seat Saving. We know you’re excited to watch the show with all your friends. And maybe they couldn’t make it down as early as you did. But it’s not fair for one person to squat on a whole bunch of seats with coats, etc. so their friends can saunter in late. Please don’t be a jerk about this. We’ll have ushers milling about to help you remember. We want everyone to have a fair chance at getting a good seat. It’s fine to hold a seat for yourself, so you can get up and order drinks/food, but if your friends come a little later, they’ll have to find their own seats. It’s only fair. Thanks for understanding.
- Live Video Stream. As has become tradition, we’re planning to have a live video stream of the night’s proceedings. Come back to this site, IgnitePortland.com, on the day of the show, and you’ll see a streaming player where you can watch LIVE and hang out in the chat with the other cool kids who are watching. This is for our friends who couldn’t make it in person to the Bagdad, and for any Ignite Portland fans outside of Portland.
- Keep the Beer/Food Lines Moving. One of the awesome things about the Badgad Theater is ordering your favorite beverage with a slice of pizza, a burger, or some tots in the lobby, and having them bring it right to your seat inside the theater. Please do order as much food and drink as you’d like. Just try to keep the lines moving smoothly. Doors open at 5:00 PM, but the show doesn’t start until 7PM. The smart cookies will get their victuals squared away with time to spare, or grab some food before the show at one of the many nearby restaurants (hint hint).
- After Party at Back Stage. Everyone loves a good after party. And you’re all invited to Back Stage Bar, right next door to the Bagdad Theater to compare notes with your friends about your favorite IP9 talk, and start rustling up ideas for the killer talk idea you’re going to submit for IP10. Or, just come hang out and have a drink. Back Stage closes at 12AM. I hear there’s going to be a rollicking game of Werewolf at the after party…
- Follow @IgnitePortland and Tag Your Stuff “ip9″ and/or “igniteportland”. Make sure you’re following the @IgnitePortland account on Twitter – we’ll be using it for real time updates on things like how much seating is left, night-of event announcements, etc. And tag your tweets, pics, videos, and whatever else with ip9 and/or igniteportland to make it easier for everyone to follow the backchannel, and find the bits that you generate.
The time is almost upon us! The organizers are stoked, volunteers are ready, and the speakers are probably nervous. But we know it’s going to be great. So come join us at the Bagdad Thursday night, and let’s Ignite Portland for the ninth time!
