About Us

“Enlighten us, but make it quick” is the slogan of Ignite–a community event celebrating the passion and creativity of geek culture, sponsored by O’Reilly Media. Ignite events showcase a series of speakers who, in rapid succession, give five-minute talks on whatever ignites their passion.

The format is half the fun with Ignite–speakers are allowed 20 slides that auto-forward every 15 seconds, whether they’re ready or not. Organized by volunteers in the local community and presented free of charge to their communities, Ignite talks range from starting your own role playing game, to the rules of roller derby, to quitting drinking bottled water

For more information on Ignite Salt Lake check out our Ignite Buzz page or watch the videos from past presentations.

Buzz

The Buzz on Ignite Salt Lake

Here are some of the places Ignite has been mentioned online:

Global Ignite

Silicon Valley: Public speaking, the new geek sport

Mashable’s “10 Reasons You Should Attend a Global Ignite Week Event”

O’reilly: Blog post by Brady Forrest

O’reilly: Blog Post by Tim O’reilly

Ignite Salt Lake

CityWeekly: Ignite SLC 4

Jason Lynes: Your definitive guide to Ignite Salt Lake 4

UtahPulse: Ignite Salt Lake 4

The Leonardo Blog: Ignite Salt Lake

CityWeekly: We Have Ignition

Utah Pulse CouchCast: Jesse Harding Audio Interview

In Utah This Week Magazine: Scene in SLC

Utah Stories: Ignite Salt Lake, Not Just for Geeks

CityWeekly: 5 Things You May Not Know About Ignite Salt Lake

Speakers

Raichle Farrely

Title: What happens when you say “Yes” to the request of a village chief?



Description: Sometimes you read a book and think – I wish that would happen to me. And other times, you read a book and – well, it does happen to you. Four words: Three Cups of Tea.



Bio: Rai is a graduate student and activist whose life continues to surprise no one more than her. Motto: Do what you love or risk doing nothing.

Daniel Garfield

Title: History is the most amazing thing that people make boring.



Description: History is all about the human experience. Learn about the insane things humans have gone through and done and why you should study it.



Bio: Dan is a know-it-all futurist that likes to trap people and force them to hear about what he’s been learning lately. You have been warned. Sam Garfield

Title: Net Neutrality: Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Peace

Jeremy Hanks – Wes Lapioli

Title: Rock n Roll vs. Prince



Description: Two veritable Apostles of Rock will weave a story of how they defeated the artist formerly and currently known as Prince in an epic battle of Mind Blowing versus Lameness.



Bios: Jeremy is an apostle of rock; one called from on high to proselyte the good news and glory that is Rock n Roll through it’s magnificent mind blowing holy power.



Wes is an apostle of rock; a messenger and ambassador of the highest and holiest forms of face melting and spleen busting only derived from the miraculous glory of rock. Seth Jenks

Title: Bedpans and Walkers, and Wheelchairs! Oh, my! Sub-title: A magical journey through entrepreneurship and assisted living.



Description: When I was 23 I started a business with my friend Dave. Little did I know that I’d end up in an assisted living home.



Bio: Seth Jenks is a Designer and entrepreneur. His latest projects include G5Leadership dot com and Fight the New Drug dot org. He likes clever marketing, clean design and good BBQ. Robb Kunz

Title: I can talk to the Astronauts and so can you!



Description: There are more exciting ways to communicate with the World than just Facebook, Twitter & email!



Bio: Robb Kunz is an high-tech Entrepreneur, an Angel Investor in Software Startups, and a licensed amateur radio operator with the call sign of N0KGM Mark Mclellan

Title: Kicked Between the Tweets Michael Orton

Title: The Basics of Underwater Hunting



Description: The LA Fathomiers are conservation-minded spearfishermen. Hunting 80+ feet, breathholding, is great training for a SL valley red air day.



Bio: In the run-up to the 08 election, Michael Orton worked on the Western Clean Energy Campaign. He works in media at Sundance and stuff. David Richards

Title: Fermi Questions: How to Know What You Know



Description: Life’s complex, but when we know what’s going on, we contribute. Enrico Fermi taught us to approach the complex.



Bio: Rubyist, semweb enthusiast, machine learning geek. Hacking on fathom (decision support) and ruby_community (RDF demo). fleetventures.com Jared Stein

Title: Why Can’t My ID Skate?



Description: Instructional design is schooled by skateboarding’s self-organizing, DIY culture of individuality, adaptability, and informal learning.



Bio: 12+ years designing online learning. Director of UVU Innovation Center. Studying web reading behavior. Wore blue beanie before it was cool. Erik Storheim

Title: Wasatch Pedicure



Description: Going for a run always clears my head, but running 100 miles distills my soul



Bio: Husband, Father, Dentist. Emergency Playlist: Thunderstruck, Que Onda Guero, Special Sauce, Proudest Monkey Mitchell Wright

Title: Skynet Fights Back: Why Computers Will Own You At Video Games



Description: An analysis of how artificial intelligence is changing the game of Starcraft.



Bio: I study: Information Systems – I do: WordPress and SEO – I like: Ultimate frisbee and Starcraft – I hate: “We require more minerals” and meatloaf

Sponsors

Sponsor Ignite Salt Lake

We are looking for sponsors for Ignite Salt Lake. Ignite Salt Lake is a not-for-profit event comprised entirely of unpaid volunteers dedicated to creating fun and educational events for the local community.

100% of sponsor dollars go toward the cost of putting on the event.

Ignite Salt Lake has 3 levels of sponsorship:

Platinum Sponsor: $1,500

space to hang vendor provided banners

large logo on Ignite Salt Lake signage

logo and link on website leading up to event

large logo on finishing slide of each speaker

verbal recognition at event

elevator pitch at event or chance to give an Ignite talk (optional)

permanent text link on sponsorship page

Gold Sponsor: $1,000

logo on Ignite Salt Lake signage

logo and link on website leading up to event

logo on finishing slide of each speaker

verbal recognition at event

permanent text link on sponsorship page

elevator pitch at event or chance to give an Ignite talk (optional)



Silver Sponsor: $500

logo and link on website leading up to event

logo on finishing slide of each speaker

verbal recognition at event

permanent text link on sponsorship page

If you or your company are interested in sponsoring Ignite Salt Lake, please contact Jesse Harding. Demographics can be provided.

Past Sponsors