The speakers were on fire, the audience was engaged and connected, and Wil Wheaton was told once again to “Shut Up, Wesley”. Check out the replay of the live-stream here: http://bit.ly/ifclivestream

I’ve now spoken at 9 Ignite Fort Collins events, 3 Ignite Spacial NoCos, 2 Ignite Cheyennes, 1 Ignite Boulder, and 1 Ignite Denver – and it’s been an amazing experience EVERY SINGLE TIME.

I’ll level with you: I get nervous as hell each time. But you’re only on stage for 5 minutes – only 15 seconds per slide – only 20 slides. It goes fast, but it’s so worth it. The audience is engaged, happy, and loves to hear what you have to say – especially if you’re a first-time speaker.

That’s why I think you should pitch a spark. Speak at Ignite Fort Collins #12 – you won’t regret it!

- Pirates, Ladies, Vagrants, Fiends: Welcome one and all to the age of Steam! by Will Graham
- The Great Library Swindle: Your Rights Are At Risk by Carson Block
- Esperanto is “like Klingon” and Other Myths by Simmon Keith Barney
- Mega Community Collaboration by McCabe Callahan
- Work Like a Tree – Commute by Bike by Dee Wanger
- Ghosting Anyone? by Deanna Gloyd
- Nerdmageddon – Why You Want A Geek in your “End of the World” Team by Nick Armstrong
- Mom was Wrong: Do talk to Strangers by Tam Frager
- The Rockin’, Rollin’, Wonderful World of Women’s Roller Derby by Chelsea Williams
- Apps, Pet Stores, and 2-Wheelers – Don’t forget to Research Bits. by Anne Macdonald
- Career Mojo! by Katy Piotrowski
- The Triple Crown: The Road to Horse Racing Immortality by Kyle Pickard
- The Power of this Generation of Women. We are going to Change the World and Here’s Why by Hannah Toole
- Set Your Books Free and Follow Their Journeys by Stina Branson

And the event kicks off with a great intro from Kevin Buecher!

Did your favorites make it in?

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That was the problem the Ignite Fort Collins team faced.

There was a record turn-out for fantastic sparks for Ignite Fort Collins #10 – so many that the Ignite Team debated late into the night to pick our 14 talks from the list. Here they are:

1. Massage In Elementary and Middle Schools – Peer to peer massage routines
2. Cardboard and Duct Tape
3. What is Waldorf Education?
4. Intimacy Doesn’t Start In The Bedroom
5. Agriculture has it all wrong!
6. NaNoWriMo: Are you crazy enough to write a novel in 30 days?
7. The Beneficial Secrets of Yoga that Women are hiding from Men!
8. Romance Of The Three Kingdoms
9. Permaculture: The next global paradigm shift
10. Bad Air Guitar Must Be Stopped – Follow these steps to proper ‘Rockitude’
11. The Hollywood Formula
12. Yoda Got It Wrong
13. Don’t Believe the (Esoteric) Hype!
14. Grandma Says, Don’t Be Afraid to Be Different
15. TEDx and The Power of Ideas (formerly an alternate)

While we were together, we also chose our alternates (who are on deck in the event one of our 14 chosen speakers can’t deliver):

• Whales don’t have too much to do: and how this truth can help us in our ‘beyond busy’ world
• iKillU – What to do When Your Electronics Secretly Want You Dead

We’re really excited about the lineup. Tickets go on sale TODAY around noon, so be prepared. They’re $10 a pop and there’s less of them available than usual; don’t expect you’ll be able to get them later!

There’s also a few changes this time around – the venue is the Lincoln Center, meaning a full stage, tons of dedicated parking, and a within-walking-distance after-party! It’s going to be a night of awesome fun and we can’t wait to see you.

Lincoln Center is an ideal location for Ignite- downtown, there’s plenty of parking and the after parties will be at The Mayor of Old Town.

The theatre is an intimate one, so the flavor of Ignite’s will be more cozy and enhance our community feel, for sure.

Join us, won’t you?

Tickets on Sale Thursday January 5.

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