Ignite 12 Program

6:30pm Nov 7 – Downtown Ann Arbor District Library

Living with Tourette Syndrome: I say “I CAN” when others say “YOU CAN’T”
Larry BiedermanKayla Peck@kaylampeck
We’re Not Angry… We’re Human!
Alishea Sutton
Highlights From My 50 Before 50 Challenge
Lisa Lipscomb@lightbreezes
Reinventing the Wheel: The Automotive Industry on the Brink of Disruption
Steven Sherman
When Home Leaves Check for the Quarter Behind your Ear
Natalie McKinneypoetprovokingthought
Compute Like It’s 1980!
James Kruth@artlogic

< Intermission >

Eat More Veggies, Spend Less Money
Raya Danielle York
Not Your Grandfather’s Ham Radio
Dan Romanchik, KB6NU@kb6nu
Exploring Nonconformity through Graphic Novels
Julie Cruz@julieoncruise
How to Raise a Generation to Love the Outdoors
Annie Fortunatohikeitbaby

Check https://twitter.com/ignitea2 for the livestream info

Ignite 12 Submissions now Closed

The Ignite 12 Program will be announced the week of October 12th.

Ignite Ann Arbor 12 will occur at 6:30 pm on Nov 7th at the Downtown Ann Arbor District Library. Attendance is Free.

To be notified of future Ignite events and calls for speaker, follow us on twitter at @ignitea2, and / or RSVP to receive an email when a future event is announced:

Ignite 12 Call for Speakers

There comes a time every year when the cry goes out across the land: “HUMANS: distill your narrative of value down to 5 minutes, and accompany it with 20 images that will auto-advance every 15 seconds.”

That time is now. That land is Ann Arbor. This .. is the Ignite Ann Arbor 12 Call for Speakers.

Ignite talks are 5 minute talks where the speaker gets 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. We think that breeds creativity, and we like to see talks on a very wide range of topics, as you can see by looking at some of the previous talks in the tabs above.

Ignite Ann Arbor 12 will take place at 6:30 pm on Thursday November 7th at the Downtown Ann Arbor District Library

YOU can give an Ignite talk. We know it. The program is selected from the applicants by the Ignite organizers based on the submitted talk titles and descriptions. We’re looking for people we don’t know, people who don’t look like us, don’t act like us, don’t think like us. We’re looking for you!

Need examples to spur you on? Click one of the Ignite tabs above to see videos from a previous event, such as Ignite 8.

(Submissions are now closed)

Application Deadline is 11:59pm, Sep 30
Speaker Selection by October 7 – You will be notified either way
Slide submission in 20-page PDF deadline: Oct 25
Runthroughs: 10/27 Afternoon, 10/30 Evening
Ignite 12 @ AADL: 6:30pm Thursday November 7th (Note earlier start than historically)

Ignite 11 Program

Ignite Ann Arbor 11 – Friday Nov 2nd 7pm – Downtown Ann Arbor District Library
7pm Friday November 2
Free
Follow @ignitea2 for updates!

A City in Six Acres: Kowloon Walled City, 1898 – 1993
Kat Johnson@whoiskatreally
LEGO, Piled Higher & Deeper
David Lorch@DPLorch
Our Voices, Our Neighborhoods: People at the Center of Arts and Culture Philanthropy
Katie Van Dusen
Asking Better Questions
James Kruth@artlogic
The Breadth of a Circle
Britain Woodman@britain
Bipolar Me
Ann Jeffers
You Shouldn’t Have to Climb Alone: How a Circuit Board and a Mentor Changed My Life
Kattni Rembor@kattni
Reclaiming the Night Sky
Gillen Brown

INTERMISSION

Crystals, milk, and rabies: LP’s legacy
Kayla Peck@kaylampeck
Old people go exploring, too!
Joseph Neely@joeneely55
Why Universities Are Killing (And Saving) Us
Eldridge Alexander@magiceldridge
From Aristotle to Troublesome Monkeys: Literature of sex in 19th century America
Garrett Scott@billybakkus
Designing a VUI in 5 steps
Ruchi Ookalkar@rookalkar
Art of the Arc
Ambika Vohra@sillysketch
10 Years at the U-M Computer & Video Game Archive
Dave Carter@davereadscomics
All You Need to Know About Shakespeare Plays in Five Minutes
Mya Lixian Gosling@GoodTickleBrain

Thank you to this year’s Ignite selection committee:
Ryan Burns, Keren Sharon, Thea Eck, Tom Brandt, Mariah Cherem, Eli Neiburger, Mohan Kartha, Roger Rayle, Shoshana Hurand, Valerie Sobczak, Zach Steindler

Ignite Ann Arbor 11 – Nov 2nd 2018 – Call for Speakers

* Apply Now *

Ignite Ann Arbor 11 will be at 7pm on Friday Nov 2nd, 2018 at the Downtown Ann Arbor District Library! We’re excited to participate in Lobbitorium week and happy to be working with AADL! The lobby will be an auditorium, and Ignite will be there!

Ignite talks are 5 minute talks where the speaker gets 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. We think that breeds creativity, and we like to see talks on a very wide range of topics, as you can see by looking at some of the previous talks in the tabs above.

If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Around the world geeks have been putting together Ignite nights to show their answers. We consider geekery to equal passion, so we’re looking for food geeks, tech geeks, business geeks, music geeks, art geeks, history geeks, etc to come and share their stories.

The program is selected from the applicants by the Ignite organizers based on the submitted talk titles and descriptions. We’re looking for people we don’t know, people who don’t look like us, don’t act like us, don’t think like us. We’re looking for you!

* LIVE Ignite 11 Application *

Application Deadline is 11:59pm, Sept 30
Speaker Selection by October 4
Slide submission in 20-page PDF deadline: Oct 19
Runthroughs with Washtenaw Toastmasters: around wkend of Oct 22
Ignite 11 : 7pm Friday November 2nd

Ignite is presented by a2geeks.

Ignite 10

Click here for livestream.

Ignite is Nov 13 at 7pm at Robertson Auditorium, Ross Business School. Come on out!

We want to deeply thank our sponsors for Ignite, we couldn’t do it without you:

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If you can’t walk, ride or take public transit tonight, here is a map of some nearby parking lots. The UM lot next door should be open to the public.
Parking Options

Ignite 10 Program

We’re thrilled to announce our program for Ignite Ann Arbor 10!

Ignite will be Fri Nov 13 in Robertson Auditorium, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, and is free to attend. Please RSVP!

Peering Towards the Beginning of Time with the Hubble Space Telescope
Keren Sharon 
Tinder and Urban UX design
Rachel Jaffe@racheljaffe13
THEY CAN’T SEE ME
Elizabeth Ann Gray 
I am the Commuting Pope: Transportation Sins and Salvation
Nancy Shore@getdowntown
The theory and practice of going from wantrepreneur to entrepreneur
Steven Sherman@shermanfarms
From the Depths of AADL… The Secret Lab!
Anne Drozd@secretlab
Why Your Street Should Have Its Own Newspaper
Lucy Tobier 

<INTERMISSION>
Everybody Trolls Sometimes
Lindsay Blackwell@linguangst
Changing The Way Fashionistas Pay It Forward: Making Them Give Back Even If They Don’t Want To
Jordette Singleton@ShopUnitedFront
Your World, Crushed Flat
Ry4an Brase@ry4an
Love and Lost Hair- In Inside Look at Healing From Cancer
Michelle Massey Barnes@mmbimagery
Crowd-sourcing your Job Interview
Suleman Diwan@sulemandiwan
Unequal Justice for All
Vanessa Cheris@vcheris
Where There’s a Will….How to Enjoy Shakespeare
Nan Bauer@nanettesfeast.com

Ignite Ann Arbor 10 – Nov 13 – CALL FOR SPEAKERS

APPLY NOW

Ignite Ann Arbor 10 will be at 7pm on Friday Nov 13th, 2015 at Robertson (formerly Blau) Auditorium in the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan! Thank you to the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies for providing this fantastic venue for Ignite.

Ignite talks are 5 minute talks where the speaker gets 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. We think that breeds creativity, and we like to see talks on a very wide range of topics, as you can see by looking at some of the previous talks in the tabs above.

If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Around the world geeks have been putting together Ignite nights to show their answers. We consider geekery to equal passion, so we’re looking for food geeks, tech geeks, business geeks, music geeks, art geeks, history geeks, etc to come and share their stories.

The program is selected from the applicants by the Ignite organizers based on the submitted talk titles and descriptions. We’re looking for people we don’t know, people who don’t look like us, don’t act like us, don’t think like us. We’re looking for you!

APPLY NOW

Application Deadline is 11:59pm, October 19
Speaker Selection by October 21
Slide submission in 20-page PDF deadline: Nov 4
Runthroughs with Washtenaw Toastmasters: around wkend of Nov 7-8
Ignite 10 : 7pm Friday November 13th