Topic: ignite portland

Through a series of Twitter connections, I was invited to speak and facilitate the Art Institute of Portland's Leadership Academy this week. It was easily the most fun I've had in a long time. It has been a few years since I've had the opportunity to speak to and teach college students. But these opportunities are by far the best. Several weeks ago I picked up @brampitoyo and @allisonm...gave them a ride to Ignite Portland 3. A few days later, I ran into Allison and she asked me if I'd be willing to speak...

The Road Show To Gnomedex Via the iterasi blog "Come join iterasi as we travel on a converted school bus from Portland's verdant valley to the maritime climate of Seattle for Gnomedex, arguably the best geek event you will ever find. Check out our Facebook page for the full details." Geek Fair 2008! Portland, OR | Portland Octopus Via Portland Octopus "On Saturday, August 23, Free Geek Community...TinyScreenfuls.com Josh Bancroft writes "The coolest thing about all of this? The idea for Ignite Portland was hatched at last year...

Speaking of Ignite Portland, Chris and Ponzi Pirillo, and the other organizers of the best geek conference I've ever been to, Gnomedex, pinged me last week to see if any Ignite Portland alumni would be interested in giving their talks at Gnomedex 8.0 this year. As a result, at Gnomedex on Saturday morning, there's going to be a "mini-Ignite Portland" with selections of popular talks from past...

Just put up a note at IgnitePortland.com about the volunteer kickoff meeting tonight at Cubespace. If you're interested in helping plan, organize, and pull off Ignite Portland 4 on November 13, check it out. In the past, we've had almost more volunteer help than we can handle. Which is an awesome problem to have. This time, we're going to focus on being organized, and trying to streamline...

I like to think that Portland's version of the Ignite format, Ignite Portland, is one of the best Ignites around. So it's always nice when someone like Chris Pirillo validates that. As you may know, Pirillo's Gnomedex 8.0 is being held in Seattle at the end of this week. And any number of tech types are making the journey north for what has become one of the premiere events to gather and...