Submissions are now open for the third Ignite Phoenix! We’ll be taking submissions until 5:00pm on February 6th, 2009.
Just fill out the form below to email us with your idea for a talk. Topics can be technical, artistic, creative, or just wild and crazy. Just NO SALES PITCHES! You can see the list of ideas people submitted for Ignite Phoenix #2 right here.
We just need your name, a little about yourself, and 2 - 3 sentences about what you will be talking about and why it will be interesting for people to watch. What will you teach, show, share, or explain?
Tip: Make your pitch exciting! If you had 30 seconds to tell someone why they would want to hear your talk, what would you tell them?
If you submit an idea, you agree that you:
- …are able to speak on this topic in 5 minutes, not a second more.
- …are 100% sure you are able to attend the Ignite Phoenix session in Tempe on February 25th.
- …can create a 20-slide presentation to support your talk.
- …allow your presentation and a video of your talk to be posted online.
- …will adhere to the Rules & Guidelines for Ignite Phoenix!
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Below are the submissions we’ve received so far for Ignite Phoenix #3! These are only the submissions, and all are not guaranteed to make the final cut. If you would like to submit your own idea it’s 100% free and 99% painless!
| Toilet Training- A study in connective history | |
| Presenter | Dan Messer |
| Biography | By day I’m a public library circulation manager, but by late afternoon and early evening, I’m a historian. Indeed, I’m one of those crazy historians trying to get some actual mileage out of his degree. |
| Website | http://greatwesterndragon.com/hyperlinked/ |
| Description | My historical specialty is exploring the weird linkage between events. For this talk, I’ll show why Ancient Roman construction projects, secret societies, Sir Francis Bacon, and solar panels are responsible for something found in tens of thousands of public lavatories today. |
| How Product Blogs Can Save U.S. Manufacturing | |
| Presenter | Dean Heckler |
| Biography | Product designer and Tech Consultant. |
| Website | http://hecklerdesign.com |
| Description | US Manufacturing is dying and new media holds the key to its survival. 5 minutes about how large resellers are contributing to the problem and how product bloggers and web savvy consumers can turn things around. |
| Big Distance | |
| Presenter | Evo Terra |
| Biography | I spoke at the first IP, talking on Big Time. This is a follow on to that. Me personally? Digital Business Strategist. New Media Douchebag. Author. Tweeter. |
| Website | http://funanymore.com |
| Description | We humans have an issue with scale. Popular culture and even popular science has reinforced this bad behavior. My audience will walk away with a MUCH better understanding of how far away is far away, and how very small is the very small. Perspective. Whoa. |
| The Difference Between Nerds and Geeks | |
| Presenter | Bret Feddern |
| Biography | CFer. PHPer. SQLer. CSSer. SEOer. Systems Analyst by day. Web and Business Developer by night. Proud Nerd. |
| Website | http://www.bricecheddarn.com/ |
| Description | Few realize the huge difference that exists between Nerds and Geeks in today’s world. I hope to educate and enlighten the audience with my extreme knowledge and experience in Nerdology and Geekology. |
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