Jonathan Karpfen gives an overview of user-centric design thinking at Ignite Montréal.
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Annie Dussault explique comment construire un Quin-zhee (ce n’est pas un igloo!) à Ignite Montréal.
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Adele McAlear opens Ignite Montréal 2010 by providing a real life example of what happens when someone with an active online life passes away in the real world and reminds us that we should think about what happens to our digital legacy.
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Andrew Culver gives a demonstration and exploration of chance (it’s not the same as randomness) at Ignite Montréal.
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Hi guys, here are some photos I tweeted during the first Ignite Montreal. @evablue will be posting her amazing pictures soon and we’ll let you know when they’re available.
Great job everyone! The presenters did an amazing job. If you want to connect with them, follow this list @ignitemtl/ignite-1-speakers
@girl_tm welcoming the crowd.
@chebuctonian + @cassandragirard
@missrogue + @JeromeParadis + @cassandragirard
Here is the schedule for tomorrow’s event:
7.00pm Doors open, bar open all night.
7.30pm Introduction by Aleece Germano
8.00pm Session One (5 speakers)
8.30pm Break (10 minutes)
8.40pm Session Two (5 speakers)
9.10pm Break (10 minutes)
9.20pm Session Three (4 speakers)
9.45pm Closing words by Aleece Germano
10.00pm Bar & DJs until midnight
Also, we are pleased to announce that Ignite Montréal is set to make a profit – so we have decided to donate all profit from the event to charity. All the money we make will go to help the aid work being carried out in Haiti by Medecins San Frontières (Doctors without Borders) and the Red Cross.
Tell your colleagues, bring your friends, and help us raise even more money for Haiti!
We received nearly 30 topics for the first Ignite Montreal and here are the selected speakers. You can follow them all at @ignitemtl/ignite-1-speakers
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 Adele McAlear - bio / twitter
Adele McAlear is a marketing consultant specializing in social media and has been building communities online since 1999. With mainstream adoption of social media, people are living more and more of their lives on the web. Adele is exploring the ripples that death causes in web communities, and the roles that privacy, law, software development and technology play at our most critical human moments.
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 Alistair Croll - bio / twitter
Alistair works on too many things, including web monitoring, cloud computing, augmented reality, startups, music, and producing events. He’s too busy to keep track of all of those. |
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 Andrew Culver - bio / twitter
Chance. Take one. I’ll show how to go operational with it. Andrew is a composer and the founder and CEO of iLiv. He first programmed I Ching chance operations on a PDP-11 at MIT in 1982, but he’d been using them analog for a while before that. |
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 Annie Dussault
Comment construire un Quin-zhee! Annie Dussault works for the McGill University Health Center in the telehealth department. She is also a scout which is how she was introduced to winter camping about 10 years ago. |
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 Chris Arsenault - bio / twitter
An entrepreneur turned venture capitalist, and looking for the next best entrepreneur to back! |
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 Georges Duverger - web / twitter
Having survived years of engineering school, Georges has witnessed the public and the private in human-computer interaction labs and inspiring start-ups. In a quest for fresh air, he left the old continent to craft Web applications into new territories. |
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 Jeff Scott – twitter
Jeff Scott, a consultant at NATIONAL Public Relations, focuses on technology and social media. His love of language, inherent geekiness and passion for writing drove him to make this presentation in the hopes of encouraging you to reconsider hitting the “Send” button. |
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 Jonathan Ginter – twitter
“Life is a river” – how to pay attention to the proper flow of your life. Jonathan Ginter has a profound interest in history, science and whether this present moment is more real than the next universe over. He currently works in IT as a product manager and spends fair amounts of his spare time traveling with his wife. |
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 Jonathan Karpfen - bio / twitter
Where have all the users gone? Putting the ‘Who’ and the ‘How’ back into the ‘What.’ Jonathan Karpfen is a market researcher and user experience designer. A former member of the creative team at Airborne Mobile here in Montreal, he most recently was a manager at Ipsos Reid in Ottawa. Jonathan spends his days dreaming of returning to live and work in La Belle Ville. His presentation is inspired by failure. |
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 Max Finder – twitter
What I’m learning in University Max Finder is pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He collects VHS video tapes, enjoys salsa dancing and playing monopoly. |
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 Michael Boyle – twitter
Counting is not analysis; Plus, how I learned to love the long tail Michael Boyle is a partner at Nexalogy Environics and a long-time member of the Montreal web building and social media communities. An early blogger (mikel.org), Michael has worked as a consultant, e-business manager, online marketing lecturer (McGill), project and product manager, and started as the assistant editor of one of the first academic journals to go 100% electronic in 1994. |
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 Sebastien Paquet - bio / twitter
How to Become a Culture Hacker Sébastien Paquet has spent the past decade playing with the idea that technology can be a catalyst for changing culture. He loves connecting the dots. He is never bored. |
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 Syl Aucoin – blog / twitter
An Ex-Hobo’s Basic Street Survival Guide. Having spent over a year on the streets of Montreal as a teenager, and now living a “normal” successful life (including a Plateau apartment, an awesome job in Telehealth and even a pet), Syl offers an interesting insight on what to do (how not to die) if you end up on the streets. |
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 John Brohan – blog / bio
Anonymous Medicine John Brohan works in the intersection of health, computers and |
We extended the deadline to submit topics until today (Feb 17). So if you’d like to speak at the first Ignite Montreal:
If you’d like to sponsor, go here for more information.
Don’t forget to buy your tickets soon. Proceeds will go to a charity organization.
PS: Even though most of the information about this event is in English, the presentations can be in either French or English.
In many ways, Ignite and TED are kindred spirits. Both involve eclectic topics that blend science and showmanship; and both are informal formats where candor and honesty trump polish and gloss.
On the other hand, Ignite is self-produced, with the attendees also being the speakers. There’s no guarantee people are listening to you at Ignite, while at TED your audience is rapt with attention or, if they want to chat, out of sight in another room.
Wired has a writeup on Stephen Wolfram’s recent TED presentation, packed with observations about what works, what doesn’t, and what’s become a cliché. It’s well worth checking out, whether you’re an Ignite presenter or attendee.
We have received about 20 topics for Ignite Montreal. It’s great to see so many people wanting to get involved. We will announce the selected topics/people on Monday (Feb 15).
Just as a reminder that the presentations can be made in English or French (or both). It’s up to the speaker.
Also, we’re having a party/networking after the presentations. It will be a lot of fun. So, if you haven’t bought your tickets yet, make sure to get it here.
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Merci pour soumettre vos sujets!
On a reçu environ 20 sujets pour Ignite Montréal. On est content de voir beaucoup de gens qui veulent participer. On va annoncer les orateurs et sujets choisis le lundi prochain (15 février).
Les présentations peuvent être faites en anglais ou en français (ou les deux). Il appartient à l’orateur.
Aussi, on reste dans Casa Rossa après les présentations pour une petite party. Donc, si vous n’avez pas acheté vos billets, allez ici.
