April 22, 2009

Ignite Minneapolis 2 filled up the Bedlam Theatre

Nicole de Beaufort gave a talk entitled Small Batch, about a rum distillery in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

We got our poop in a group for our second Ignite Minneapolis event. A lot of things went a lot more smoothly and everyone had a great time. The talks ranged from the geeky, to the hilarious, to the downright bizarre (you know who you are).

As usual we were filled to capacity and then some. But the weird thing was, at the end of the night there were extra drink tickets... which the Ignite volunteers took full advantage of. Volunteering has its priviledges.

Ignite Minneapolis 2 Speakers

Matt Novak – 20th Century Visions of the Future

Julie Kucinski – Chicks Are the New Dicks

Paul DeBettignies – Dating and Job Search: They Both Suck

Kristina Halvorson – Death by Travel: Survival Tips from a Frequent Flyer

Pete Barry – Fail

Kristen Mastel – Japanese Gardens in Minnesota: Examples of Sustainability

Nicole deBeaufort – Small Batch

Art Allen – Sandwiches

Ryan Barnett – Making Friends and Enemies with Pivot Tables

Eric Caron – Jobseeking: As Tough as it Sounds?

Kim Opitz – Leave that Job and Make a Living Freelance-style

Chris Menning – Internet Memes vs. Flash-in-the-Pan Microtrends

Meghan Wilker – A 5-Minute Guide to Bollywood

Trista Harris – All I Need to Know About Management I Learned from Ace of Cakes

Garrick Van Buren – Why our keyboards still read QWERTY

Meghan Seawell – Scheduling a Doctor's Appointment