ThingOut 2 / Electronics Swap Meet

Don’t forget! This Sunday afternoon, before Ignite we’ll be hosting ThingOut 2 at the Fremont Outdoor Cinemas. Like last year, we’ve got a bunch of cool projects to show off, plus something new. We’re doing an electronics swap meet. Come down between 3:30 and 6:30 and bring any cool gadgets, or half-built projects or just stuff you want to trade. You might even be able to find some treasures at the Fremont Sunday Market. And, of course, Ignite Seattle 17 starts at approximately 7:30.

For more information about ThingOut, or to submit a project, check out the event’s web page. See you Sunday!

Speaker List for Ignite Seattle 17

We are super excited for the upcoming Ignite Seattle on Sunday, August 19th. Tickets are available now at Eventbrite. In addition to the fabulous batch of speakers below, we’ll also be having a guest host: bestselling author and frequent Ignite speaker Scott Berkun!

In no particular order, these are the talks for Ignite Seattle 17…

Sol Villarreal, Engage Seattle (or, how I learned to stop worrying and love local government)
Steven Chau, My shirt does more than sparkle
Lisa Phillips, How to skate like a rollergirl
Charlotte Lee, Collecting Rubber Ducks and the Path to Mastery
Beth Goza, The Elegant Art of Waiting in Line
Rebecca Lovell, stop worrying and learn to love karaoke
Matt Jensen, From STEM to STICK: How to Raise Engineers
Donald  DeSantis, Manufacturing Awesome: Going viral in a crowded market
Edward Jiang, Learning about Technology by Building Cool Stuff
Shalendra Chhabra, America from the eyes of a first generation immigrant
Lisha Sterling, Unschooling For School-Schooling Families
Richard Johnston, Changing the World With a New Business Idea
Viv Ilo Veith, Brain kNew Information on Knoggins
Brad  Wilke, How I Made a Piranhaconda, Got Killed by Camel Spiders…And Lived to Tell About It
Alissa Mortenson Tyka, The Shame Project
Adam Tratt, Bullet Control Now!

Ignite Seattle 17 tickets now on sale

Ignite Seattle 17 tickets are now on sale here

Here’s the rundown…

  • Ignite Seattle 17 is the second OUTDOOR IGNITE – so dress appropriately.
  • Ticket required for entry (so DO print out your receipt and bring it). Advance ticket sales guarantee your entry to Ignite; some tickets will be available at the door based on capacity limites.
  • This is an ALL AGES event.
  • Ignite Seattle 17 will be happening on Fremont Market day. We highly recommend checking it out before coming to Thing Out.

WHEN: Sunday night August 19th

SCHEDULE:

  • 3:30pm – Doors Open for Thing Out 2
  • 7:30pm (ISH) – Ignite Talks! (8 talks – break – 8 talks)

ABOUT IGNITE SEATTLE

Enlighten Us, But Make It Quick

If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Around the world geeks have been putting together Ignite nights to show their answers.

Ignite was started in Seattle in 2006 by Brady Forrest of O’Reilly Radar and Bre Pettis of Make. Since then 100s of 5 minute talks have been given across the world. Besides Seattle, there are thriving Ignite communities in Portland, Sydney, Boulder, Baltimore, NYC and lot more. Hundreds of people turn out for our Seattle Ignites.

Announcing ThingOut 2

Ignite Seattle and ThingOut!

ThingOut is back for round two, and we are doubling the activities! It’s the same day as the next (outdoor) Ignite: Sunday, August 19th. Last year we had an awesome time looking at a tweeting race car, mind controlled robotics, a ducted fan bike and tons of other stuff. This year we’re also adding an electronics swap meet – bring that oscilloscope that you never got around to repairing, or maybe come looking for a new project to sink your teeth into.

If you have a project to show off, then please head over to the ThingOut page to sign up. If you’re just coming for the swap meet, you don’t have to sign up. But we expect table space to be limited, so those who sign up will get first dibs.

Next Ignite Postponed

Wanted to let you all know that we’re postponing our next Ignite that was scheduled for March 1st with a new date TBD. We’ll post the new date as soon as we can. Apologies for any confusion.

As a purely volunteer organization, it’s sometimes harder than it looks to coordinate everything that goes into making a great Ignite. This go around work/family/life caught up to us and rather than do event 1/2-way, we thought it’d be better to postpone.

In the mean time, we’ve opened submissions back up for our next event in the mysterious future. If you have a talk idea, go submit now! NOTE: if you’ve already submitted, there is no need to submit again.

Steven Stone – Ignite Booze: The Creation of Sound Spirits Distillery

About Steven

Steven Stone is the Founder and Head Distiller at Sound Spirits, Seattle’s first craft distillery since Prohibition. Steven moved to Seattle in 1997 to work in engineering for Boeing (he still has his day job there). Plans for the distillery started taking shape in 2007 and Sound Spirits finally opened it doors to the public on September 17, 2010.

Shannon Houghton – From Helicopters to Jetpacks: Using Your Geeky Powers for Good, Not Evil, at Your Kid’s School @MsHoughton

You’ve procreated and now your spawn has entered the education system. How can you help support your kid reach their superhero potential without being the overbearing helicopter parent that teachers talk about in the staff room?

Elementary Gifted/Talented teacher Shannon Houghton will detail the top three actions you can take to help navigate the world of parent-educator relations. You’ll be ready to strap on your jetpack in no time.

About Shannon

Shannon Houghton
Shannon Houghton is an energetic and intense elementary school teacher in the Federal Way School District. A metro Detroit native and public school graduate, Shannon believes all students have the right to a rigorous and relevant education that will prepare them to do what they love for the rest of their lives.

You can find Shannon on Twitter @MsHoughton.

UPDATE: The Ignite Seattle Challenge mentioned in Shannon’s Ignite talk was fully funded in two weeks. Thank you everyone who contributed.

Jen Waak – How a Keyboard Athlete Climbed Kilimanjaro

Climbing one of the seven summits takes more brains than brawn.

Find out how this self-proclaimed Keyboard Athlete, non-camper, and non-hiker put her research and Energy Bank manipulation skills to work to out-think Kilimanjaro and make it to the summit with energy to spare.

About Jen

Jen Waak is a wellness coach in Seattle, WA and author of Keyboard Athletes Guide to Pain Relief and Prevention. A recovering management consultant herself, Jen loves teaching entrepreneurs and other crazy-busy professionals how to have more energy, relieve common aches and pains, alleviate computer eyes, and genuinely feel AWESOME.

You can find Jen on Twitter @jenwaak.