Okay, it’s been over a week and we’re still recovering from the fast fun of Ignite Portland #4.
The speed-presentation fest we previewed a few weeks ago featured a variety of exciting 5 minute presentations (14 of them to be specific) as well as 30-second videos from the various sponsors (including AboutUs):
A number of AboutUs staff turned up to see the event, which our very own Lyric Hartley rightly described as feeling “like a combination of standup and little micro speeches/soap boxes. I enjoy getting exposed to things that I otherwise might not have, and if it was something less interesting, just wait, the topic will change in a minute.”
• Open thread from Ignite Portland on what could’ve been done better
• News report on the event from local TV station KGW
• Ignite Portland twitter feed
For those wishing for a taste of what you missed, YouTube features of variety of Ignite Portland videos from all four events, including all the sponsor videos (with reactions).
The next Ignite Portland will be held at the Bagdad Theater on February 19 (making it a nice appetizer for Recent Changes Camp the following three days), so be sure to plan on attending. And, if you’re interested in giving a talk, submissions for Ignite Portland #5 presentations are now open.
Be sure to check out the various proposals offered for next time to see if you can do better, and – if you’re stuck for a presentation idea, Lyric mentioned something that could be interesting: “I thought it might be fun to take advantage of the rare opportunity of having that many interested people, and create a type of ‘group’ presentation, that involved the crowd. I think people will play with the concept more and it will keep getting really interesting, I am looking forward to the next one!”
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