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Until Next Time, Phoenix

Well Phoenix, another Ignite come and gone. It’s been a week since and conversation about the presentations, the after party, and music is still going strong! Every Ignite Phoenix is a new experience; not just for people attending their first time, but for those attending for their 3rd, 7th, or even their 11th. We love [...]

Breaking News: Your Lineup for Ignite Phoenix #11!

Well Phoenix, the moment you’ve all been waiting for. The list of speakers (in alphabetical order by last name) and their presentations for Ignite Phoenix #11 has finally arrived! Give them a hand (or a tweet, a Facebook share, a G+, perhaps some Klout…). And without further ado:

Topic
Presenter

Raising Geek Kids – Resistance is Futile
Susan Baier

Bird [...]

How Ignite Phoenix Set Me On FIRE!

Guest post by Angela Leavitt

It’s been one quarter since I had the amazing opportunity to present at an incredible event called Ignite Phoenix. Each of the 18 presenters was granted 5 minutes and 20 slides to share their passions, and the topics were as varied as the presenters themselves. I submitted my proposal back in [...]

The Tipping Point

Guest post by Steve Belt.
If you haven’t heard, Ignite Phoenix is asking for submissions for speakers.  I have had the good fortune of knowing many of the Ignite speakers over the years, and each of them has shared essentially the same experience.
“It’s amazing!”
“It’s exhilarating!”
“It’s one of the best things I’ve ever done!”

The tipping point was [...]

IPX Exceeds Expectations

Ignite Phoenix #10 is over, but it was a fabulous event, and once again we find ourselves saying that we’ve surpassed the ones that came before. And, as always, it’s in part to not only the attendees, but all of our amazing presenters, sponsors, volunteers, and crew.
Every Ignite Phoenix we see new faces, and we [...]

Attention Phoenix: Here are your 18 speakers for Ignite Phoenix #10!

Give yourselves a hand Phoenix, we had 92 submissions this time around. That’s 20 more than last Ignite Phoenix, with only two months in between, and can I say that we had some fabulous submissions! Unfortunately, we can only put 18 speakers on stage.
Before we give you the lineup, we’d like to extend our thanks [...]