| Mark your calendars: Ignite #49 hits the stage on Thursday, October 9 at Town Hall Seattle! We received a record number of talk submissions this time, and after an incredibly tough selection process, here’s the lineup ready to light up the stage: Finding Love at the Bottom of a Six-pack – Carey Christie How to Build a Neon Fantasia Inside Somebody Else’s Skull – Dan Koch Morphine and Cheese Danish – Mike Lockhart The Naked Truth: How Stripping Down Built Me Up – Benjamyn Lockwood “Is There a Doctor on the Plane?” How to Save a Life Without a Medical Degree – Suzan Mazor Lessons from the CIA: The Magic Words That Stop Any Fight – Kelly McGannon Love in the Time of a Shared Mortgage – Mohit Nair Homelessness is Solvable in Seattle – Barb Oliver Don’t Take My Word, Ask the Whales Yourself – Genevieve Pfeiffer How an Obscure International Treaty Kept Me in My Daughter’s Life – Charles Porter I’ll Be A Teacher…How Hard Can It Be? – Mark Richards Let them Ask – Kelly Vizcaino |
What to expect at the show:
- Doors open at 6:30pm. Get there early for a pre-show activity!
- Show starts at 7:30pm
- Show will end around 9:30pm, followed by an after-party!
See you there!
Ignite Seattle 
I don’t understand why you don’t send out a notification to all the people who submitted letting us know we weren’t chosen. I’m sure I’m not the only one who spent a lot of time, effort, and emotional investment in my pitch for the event. Why can’t you just send a short letting us know? Something like, “Hey, unfortunately we didn’t pick your talk, but thanks for submitting!”
Is that so hard? It seems like common courtesy really. I mean it really makes the rejection so much worse that you don’t even spend the five minutes to reach out to us. I definitely won’t waste my time with you guys in the future.
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Thanks for reaching out. Narrowing down the submissions for this show was a challenge, and we had to turn down a lot of great ideas. We did send personal responses to each person who submitted a talk for Ignite 49. Those all went out earlier this month, and were sent directly to the email addresses submitted with the talk ideas. Perhaps yours got caught in a spam filter?
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