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Ignite Brisbane #3 a success

admin — Fri, 13 May 2011 09:19:33 +0000

Thank you to all of the organizers, sponsors, supporters and attendee’s for a fantastic evening.

Please help Ignite Brisbane by taking a moment to fill out our short survey by following the link below.

https://ignitebrisbane.wufoo.com/forms/ignite-brisbane-3-survey/

Remember, Ignite Brisbane 3 would not be possible without the support and sponsorship from various organisations, companies and individuals. If you are interested in sponsoring, volunteering or speaking for our next event, please register your interest at the end of the survey.

- Ignite Brisbane Team

Ignite Brisbane 3 – Speaker List

admin — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 09:42:16 +0000

Here is a list of Speakers and Topics for Ignite Brisbane 3 to be held on the 12th of May, 2011 at “The Edge” @ The State Library of Queensland from 5:30pm.

Ignite Brisbane is currently FREE to attend, but as a ticketed event it is important you reserve your ticket, available through the “Register” link or via http://ignitebrisbane3.eventbrite.com/

“Personal Continuous Improvement” - James Ottaway
A passionate software developer for ThoughtWorks with a strong desire to continuously improve his skills.

“Library Hack Project” - Matt Fallon
A team member of “The Edge” Digital Culture Centre at the State Library of Queensland.

“Using forms to frustrate, foil and flummox” - Jessica Kerr
All the way from “Perth”, a conference speaker and the Principal / Owner of Formulate Information Design.

“The rise of participative software” - Damian Brady
An enthusiastic Senior Software Architect with SSW Software Consultants.

“WordPress is Not Just For Blogs Dammit!” - Bronson Quick
Partner of Sennza and co-runs WordPress Brisbane and Sydney.

“Everything you wanted to know about Google but were afraid to ask” - Dan Petrovic
Experienced SEO and Company Director of DEJAN SEO.

“The One Laptop per Child project” - Clinton Roy
Software engineer at the Global Change Institute and eResearch centre of the University of Queensland.

“Celebration of Mediocrity in todays software” - Scott Barnes
Former Product Manager (Silverlight/WPF) Microsoft Corp, UX Specialist, FIXWPF.org lead and RIAGENIC.com blogger.

“Cross Pollination” - Ben Yee
Flex Developer, Moto Rider, Musician, Airbrush Enthusiast and owner of RialityCheck.

“Do not lie” - Patrick Klug
A motivated Development Manager at NovaMind software.

“About how its ok to be bob dylan and GO ELECTRIC” - Wayne McFetridge
Owner / Developer of Blackdotdigital and Partner of The Various Artists.

“Spartan Life” - Edge Pereira
An IT consultant with passion for cycling and movies.

“The truth about storytelling and marketing” - Ben Johnson
Technology Marketing Manager, currently working at SAP.

The list of speakers and topics may change prior to the event taking place.

Don’t forget to Register to come along.

Looking forward to the speaker line up and meeting you all. It should be a great night.

Ignite Brisbane #3 Call for Speakers

admin — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:32:49 +0000

We’re back on track for Ignite Brisbane 3, but we need more speakers.

Get involved as a speaker and send us an email with your thoughts or fill out the proposal form.

https://ignitebrisbane.wufoo.com/forms/ignite-brisbane-talk-proposal/

Looking forward to hearing from you.

- Team Ignite Brisbane

Newsletter Sign-up

admin — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:25:58 +0000

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Ignite Brisbane #3 Postponed

Ricardo Russon — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 03:25:28 +0000

Due to the recent floods in Queensland, Ignite Brisbane #3 will be postponed until further notice. We will update everyone over the next few weeks once we have a new date scheduled.

For the latest updates and announcements, please follow @IgniteBrisbane on twitter.

Ignite Brisbane #3 Call for Speakers

admin — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 11:23:18 +0000

If you’re passionate about something, and you want to share your knowledge and / or inspiration with others. Register your interest in taking part as a Speaker at the next Ignite Brisbane event.

Please submit your presentation ideas or proposals to us through our “Take Part” tab, or email us your proposal directly to admin@ignitebrisbane.net – before the 9th of Jan, 2011.

Ignite Brisbane #2 a success

admin — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:00:58 +0000

We’re happy to say, based on the immediate feed back we received from speakers, organisers, supporters and attendee’s, that Ignite Brisbane #2 held on the 9th of September, 2010, was a success.

Thank you to all of the organizers, sponsors, supporters and attendee’s for a fantastic evening.

Please help Ignite Brisbane by taking a moment to fill out our short survey.

https://ignitebrisbane.wufoo.com/forms/ignite-brisbane-2-survey/

- Ignite Brisbane Team

Ignite Brisbane #2 Speaker Line Up

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:07:44 +0000

Here is the final speaker line up for Ignite Brisbane #2 on the 9th of September, 2010.

“The web doesn’t need graphic designers” - Wayne McFetridge
Owner / Developer of Blackdotdigital and Partner of The Various Artists

“3 Ways the Web Has Changed Marketing Forever” – Adam Franklin
Marketing Manager of Bluewire Media

“Improving your personal brand” – Paul Holstein
Director of Brandrally

“A modern survey of open science and the advantages of it.” - Clinton Roy
Software engineer at the Global Change Institute and eResearch centre of the University of Queensland.

“The Digital Heartbeat” – Hannah Suarez
Founder of Brisbane Creative Industries and Media Suarez

“Delivering software at the speed of light” – Adrian Royce
Government Productivity Coach and Agile Project Manager

“Fast train away from central” – Angus Scown
CTO and co-Founder of Spatial Data eXchange

“Why marketing is like star wars, just without the ewoks” - Ben Johnson
Managing Director of Johnson + Associates, and National Marketing Specialist at Data#3

“The collaborative process between visuals and sound in any given creative project” - Saul Edmonds
Producer and Partner of RoundHouse Av Creative Agency

“FridayNite – website startup for Brisbane” – Brett Sirianni
ex. Billabong Graphic Designer now Edge staff member and FridayNite website creator

“The integration of Green Roofs” – Sidonie Carpenter
Landscape Architect/Horticulturalist and President of Green Roofs Australia

“Having an idea versus doing an idea“ – Paul Ting
Founder and CEO of Feedia

“The evolution of ASCII Art” - John Roth
Developer / Owner of XITSolutions

“How to fail like a rockstar” – Boue Marks
A Motivated and Creative Individual who will also releasing a Comic soon

Some new faces and supporters, and some familiar ones. With help from all of our supporters, speakers and volunteers, Ignite Brisbane #2 is looking to a fantastic evening.

Remember to Register if you would like to come along.

Announcing Ignite Brisbane 2

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:17:32 +0000

On the 9th of September, 2010 “The Edge” Digital Culture Centre will play host to Ignite Brisbane No. 2.

Ignite Brisbane is a Free community event, but you must Register to attend.

The Ignite Brisbane team have been working with The Edge, Griffith University School of Design, the crew at omniEffect and a host of other sponsors and supporters to bring Ignite to Brisbane for a second time in 2010.

Ignite is a event held in over 100 cities worldwide. At the events Ignite presenters share their personal and professional passions, using 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds for a total of just five minutes.

The Edge is an initiative of the State Library of Queensland, sitting alongside the library’s other programs and continuing its growth as a cultural and knowledge destination.

Click on the Register tab or navigate to http://ignitebrisbane2.eventbrite.com/ to start reserving your tickets.

We look forward to seeing you at our next event.

Call for Speakers

admin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 01:49:56 +0000

We have a few speaker spots available for our next Ignite Brisbane event. Please submit your presentation ideas or proposals to us through our “Take Part” tab, or email us your proposal directly to admin@ignitebrisbane.net

Talks can be about anything – the best Ignite presentations come from people who are passionate about their subject, and eager to share it with the rest of us.

If your eager to see what it’s all about visit the Ignite Show Brisbane website for videos speakers from our previous event. http://www.igniteshow.com/brisbane/

Don’t worry if you’ve never done this before, see the Ignite survey, where 98% of presenters were glad they gave it a go!