Ignite Corvallis 4 Was a Success!

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Jason P

Thanks to all the speakers, attendees, and volunteers that made Ignite Corvallis 4 a success!

A special thanks goes out to Loyan Roylance, Nicole Weathers, Mike Parker, and Chris Nordyke for putting together a fun "What is Ignite?" talk.

The videos will be posted on this blog in the near future, but for now you can see them leaked out on our new Ignite Corvallis Google Plus Page:

Ignite Corvallis - Google+

Thanks and I hope you join us for Ignite Corvallis 5!

Ignite Corvallis 4 Lineup Tonight!

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Jason P

Here is the official lineup and order for Ignite Corvallis 4 at WiN 2011!


Start

What is Ignite?, Chris Nordyke

Full Body Reboot, Tamra Tilton

Confessions of a Failing Entrepreneur, Jason Silvestri

Start-Up Lessons Learned the Hard Way: A concise guide to making more interesting mistakes than we did…, Reiner Bohlen

The Value of Space, Sean O'Brien

When passion meets talent: How I made a micro documentary, Ron Sparks



Intermission

A Little Crack is Good for Everyone, Jenn Nyberg

Benefits of buying local, Nadine Grzeskowiak

Peeing My Pants in the Performance of My Duties: Service Culture and Innovation Culture, Carl Niedner

Dont be a fool, be cool. Davey Whitney

Learning to Speak Giraffe: An Introduction to Non-Violent Communication, Wendy Kincade

Confessions of a Class A Solicitor, Jeff Silverman


Special thanks to everyone that submitted a proposal and to Chris Nordyke State Farm for sponsoring Ignite Corvallis.

Ignite Corvallis 4 - Schedule and Lineup

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Loyan Roylance

The bones were cast and the Oracles have been consulted. Here are your presenters for Ignite Corvallis 4! (In no particular order)

When passion meets talent: How I made a micro documentary, Ron Sparks


Peeing My Pants in the Performance of My Duties: Service Culture and Innovation Culture, Carl Niedner 
 
Benefits of buying local, Nadine Grzeskowiak 

The Value of Space, Sean O'Brien 

Start-Up Lessons Learned the Hard Way: A concise guide to making more interesting mistakes than we did…, Reiner Bohlen 

A Little Crack is Good for Everyone, Jenn Nyberg 

Learning to Speak Giraffe: An Introduction to Non-Violent Communication, Wendy Kincade 

Full Body Reboot, Tamra Tilton 

Confessions of a Failing Entrepreneur, Jason Silvestri 

Don't be a fool, be cool, Davey Whitney 

Confessions of a Class A Solicitor, Jeff Silverman

Special thanks to everyone that submitted a proposal and to Chris Nordyke State Farm for sponsoring Ignite Corvallis.

Submit Your Ignite Corvallis 4 Idea!

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Jason P

Do you have a burning idea, something crazy, or really interesting to share?

Do you have a problem you solve or think needs more awareness?

Have a funny story, poem, or crazy idea?

Does your business or organization solve a problem that needs more awareness?

Submit an Ignite Corvallis 4 proposal!



"What is Ignite" by Jeff Silverman

Ignite Corvallis 4 Kickoff Party

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Jason P



The Willamette Innovators Night is approaching on November 10th. Ignite Corvallis 4 will be a big part of the WiN experience again!

Come join us for the Ignite Corvallis 4 Kickoff event on September 22nd at 5:30pm - 8pm. See past Ignite talks and learn about how and why to talk at Ignite Corvallis 4!

What: Ignite Corvallis 4 Kickoff Party
When: September 22nd at 5:30pm - 8pm
Where: Location coming soon
Cost: FREE

Agenda:

- 45 minutes of networking
- 20-25 minutes of ignite replays (best of in categories: funny, interesting, biz, non-biz)
- 20 min Q&A with the panel of presenters
- 30 min of networking to wrap up


Please tell anyone who you think might be a good Ignite presenter and get them excited about speaking this year!

RSVP Here: http://www.willametteinnovators.com/events/ignite-corvallis-4-kickoff-party

Ignite Corvallis 4 is Coming!

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Jason P

Ignite Corvallis 4 is coming November 10th, 2011 as part of the Willamette Innovators Night 2011.

The deadline for proposal submission is October 19th, 2011 - Submit your proposals/Ignite ideas here!

The final lineup will be selected by October 21th, 2011.


If you had five minutes to talk to Corvallis what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Launch a web site? Teach a hack? Talk about recent learning, successes, failures? Inspire people to act? Fill out the form to submit your talk. We are looking for talks that will inspire and teach, not recruiting or product pitches.