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

[Dave Weis]

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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