Feb 21st, 2009 |
Updated with new speaker information.
Ignite NYC is a pocket-sized conference-like event for geeks, part of the family of Ignites that are held in different cities. Hundreds of geeks come out to drink, play, and listen to talks of any subject matter—just as long as they’re deemed striking. Ignites usually have two parts: a contest to start off the night, where people make things, and the talks, where presenters get 20 slides and five minutes to make their point!
Ignite NYC III
6:30pm – midnight
Rocketboom will kickoff the night with “Know Your Meme: The Game Show! Pwn, Win, or Fail!” Hosted by the cast of Know Your Meme: Jamiedubs, Elspethjane, and Yatta. The game show that tests your knowledge of all things Internet in just twenty questions and a lightning round.
Contestants: Rex Sorgatz, Gavin Purcell (Attack of the Show / Jimmy Fallon Show), Peter Rojas (Engadget / RCRD LBL), and Kelly Reeves (URLesque) vs. Michelle DeForrest, Bre Pettis, Caroline McCarthy, and Tim Shey.
6:30pm Happy Hour: $2 Buds and $5 mixed drink
7:30pm Know Your Meme: The Game Show! Pwn, Win, or Fail! with Rocketboom
8:30pm – Ignite Talks
Ignite Talk Speakers Confirmed!
Jen Bekman- “Overcrowded”
Alex Bisceglie- “DataVisualization: Muppet Fur Coats”
Dennis Crowley- “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Family Feud in Under 5 Minutes”
Cory Forsyth- “How to Piss Off the FCC”
Michael Galpert- “Images On the Internets Seem Realer Than They Are”
Andrew Hoppin – “NASA 2.0″
Jonathan Kahan- “Cutting Edge Technology: The Samurai Sword”
Jaki Levy- “How to Screw up Your Reputation Or the Reputation of Your Company Online”
Jooyoung Oh- “Unemployment 101″
David Overholt- “Fail Often”
Ed Purver- “A Show of Hands”
Scott Rafer- “An Overnight Success in Just 15 Years”
Britta Riley- “R&D-I-Y”
Karen Sandler- “Unchain My Heart”
Naveen Selvadurai- “In Case of FIre, Break Glass”
Rob Seward- “The Collective Unconscious of 1980s Florida”
Noah B. Zark- “Near Future Augmented Reality Systems”
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This event is going to rock! Bummed to miss it so have double extra fun that evening everyone!!
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