[Cialug] IgniteIT - free drinks, free food, free wifi

[Nathan C. Smith]

You just want Neal Stephenson's autograph.
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Weis [mailto:djweis at internetsolver.com] 
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 7:59 AM
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] IgniteIT - free drinks, free food, free wifi
> 
> 
> I'll probably be going to Ames for some of these activities, 
> they have a 
> lot of cool stuff going on. http://www.vrac.iastate.edu/etc2007/
> 
> dave
> 
> On Mon, 9 Apr 2007, Eric Junker wrote:
> 
> > This isn't Linux or BSD related but I thought some of you 
> may be interested 
> > in this. I've included some information from the website 
> below. See the 
> > website for full details. I would encourage you to sign up 
> to give a 5-minute 
> > talk.
> >
> > IgniteIT http://www.igniteit.org
> >
> > IgniteIT will be held on Thursday, April 26th, 2007 as part 
> of the Emerging 
> > Technologies Conference 
> (http://www.vrac.iastate.edu/etc2007/). The event is 
> > free and open to the public, but you must register as an 
> attendee in order to 
> > attend or present.
> >
> > IgniteIT will be held at the Rotunda in the Iowa State 
> University Research 
> > Park in Ames, Iowa.
> >
> > IgniteIT is THE networking opportunity for Iowa's 
> information technology 
> > community.
> >
> > Our mission is to spark imaginations, connect people, 
> create new technology 
> > opportunities in Iowa and have a lot of fun in the process.
> >
> > Former Apple technology evangelist and current Silicon 
> Valley venture 
> > capitalist, Guy Kawasaki will be in attendance.
> >
> > Tentative Schedule
> >
> > 7pm : Eat and Drink
> >
> > We're planning on having an open bar and plenty of snack 
> food. There will be 
> > some good networking opportunities here. If you're going to 
> last the night 
> > however, we would suggest getting dinner beforehand.
> >
> > 8pm : Communicate
> >
> > A series of rapid-fire 5-minute presentations on all things 
> tech in a casual 
> > atmosphere.
> >
> > 9pm (or thereabouts) : Connect
> >
> > We'll have a good break to provide a change to meet and 
> talk with people in 
> > Iowa's IT community. Sponsors will have tables of stuff to 
> check out and 
> > people to meet. Interested in a table for recruiting or to 
> show off your 
> > wares? See our sponsorship page. Students will also be 
> showcasing IT related 
> > research. 10pm (or thereabouts) : Laugh
> >
> > We're going to have a round of Powerpoint Karaoke. This 
> might be new to you, 
> > but it's all the rage. Presenters ad-lib a short talk 
> around randomly 
> > selected powerpoint slides drawn from the web. It's either 
> laugh-out loud 
> > funny or horribly tragic. Either way, it's good fun.
> >
> > 11pm (or thereabouts) : Retire
> >
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> Dave Weis
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