Ignite Brisbane #2 Speaker Line Up

Published on September 1, 2010 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

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

Published on August 5, 2010 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

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

Published on August 4, 2010 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

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!

Ignite Brisbane March 2010 – Thanks

Published on March 24, 2010 in Uncategorized. Closed

Registration of Interest / Questionnaire

Please help us by taking the time to provide us with some feedback through our new registration of interest / questionnaire form, and help shape the future of the Brisbane Ignite event through a short online survey.

Available through the Registration Tab on our website, or directly through the Wufoo form link below. Wufoo have recently come on board as a supporter of Ignite Brisbane.

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

Videos Now Available

Ignite Show Brisbane

Videos of the Speakers are now available through the Ignite Show Brisbane website http://www.igniteshow.com/brisbane

Special thanks to Faramarz from Faraway Productions for helping us with his time and knowledge to film the event.

Post Production of the videos was done by one of the Ignite Brisbane volunteers.

Special Thanks

Without the support from various companies, organizations and individuals providing us with their support and / or sponsorship, the Ignite Brisbane event would not be made possible.

I’d like to say a special thank you to our Sponsors omniEffect, Griffith University, Faraway Productions, The Alpha School System Pty Ltd, and to our Supporters The Buzz Lounge, Campaign Monitor, Wufoo Forms as well as to our Speakers and Volunteers, all for helping us bring Ignite to Brisbane for the first time.

The Future

We are currently working very hard on details for future Ignite Brisbane events.

Through feedback we also understand that there are improvements that can be made, and we are doing our best to ensure that steps are taken in the right direction.

The team at Ignite Brisbane are also seeking sponsors, supporters and speaker interest for the future of the event in Brisbane, if you feel you could provide us with Sponsorship, Support, or your Time for a future event, please don’t hesitate to contact us at admin@ignitebrisbane.net