Author: Richard | Filed under: Announcement, Ignite London, Speakers | Tags: Ignite London 6, igniteLDN6, Speakers | No Comments »We had a brilliant response to our call for speakers it’s been a tough challenge to make the final selection for Ignite London 6. Thanks to everyone who took the time and effort to put in a proposal.
Don’t forget that details about tickets are available here and that you can follow the 15 speakers and everyone involved on the night via our twitter list. Without further a do we’d like to introduce you to another fine set of speakers for #igniteLDN6 on 3rd May 2012.
Domestic Science
Rob and Helen do science at home, they can’t stop themselves.
Helen is a musical comedian and geek songstress. Rob is a teller of jokes and lover of science.
Set the controls for the heart of the Sun
"Space weather has been in the news recently, with the Sun currently reaching one of its 11-year peaks in activity.
Solar flares, Northern Lights, Coronal Mass Ejections and electrocuted Victorian telegraph operators are some of what’s in store.”
Jim is a former astronomer, now a web developer. With a PhD in astrophysics he also helped build solarstormwatch.com for the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
Got a problem to solve? How your favourite music album can be the ultimate creative solution
“Basically, the answer to all problems lies in music. We just need the right key to unlock the way to use it….I travelled a lot as a child and music was the steadiest thing in my life. Eventually I began to use it to make decisions, solve problems.”
Femi is an introverted extrovert with ambitions to be the first real superhero.
The Language of Ships
"Have you ever heard a ferry sounding its horn? How many blasts did it make? Were they long or short? Each is significant and recognised instantly by seafarers of every nation.”
Kass is a software engineer and sailor who races and cruise yachts, mostly in the Solent and the Aegean. Although in 2007 she crossed the Atlantic, sailing from the Canaries to Brazil.
The unforeseen effects of changing your website on people with disabilities
“What are the experiences and challenges faced when people with disabilities use online social networks. Along with any changes to website layouts that prevent and/or slow down their ability to communicate online.”
Makayla Lewis is completing her PhD in Human-Computer Interaction funded by EPRSC. Her passion for her research is due to a personal connection to disability and accessibility. She is also a Guinea Pig breeder and fanatical Star Wars Lego builder.
After Peak Rock
“My talk will be looking at two intertwined conditions which arose after World War 2 and, after about half a century of being the definition of normality, are now in retreat: cheap oil and rock’n'roll.”
Andrew is originally from Australia and spoke about The Psychogeography of Creativity at Ignite London 3.
Quantum Electrodynamics
Tristan has a right challenge on his hand as he wishes to explain the most complicated scientific concept. Be amazed as in 5 minutes the theory of the interaction between light and matter will all become clear.
Tristan is a web developer by trade, but also a lapsed scientist with a PhD in Atmospheric Chemistry. He spoke about British Sea Forts at Ignite London 2.
Author: Richard | Filed under: Announcement, Ignite London, Speakers | Tags: Guest Speaker, Ignite London 6, igniteLDN6 | No Comments »With the the first batch of #igniteLDN6 tickets only a few days away, we are pleased to introduce our guest speaker for the evening.
Colours Of Noise
“White isn’t the only colour of noise you can get. There’s also pink, blue, brown, violet, grey, orange, black and green noise. How do they differ, and what are they all used for?“
Duncan Geere is a London-based enthusiast. He’s fanatical about weather, digital music, videogames, web culture and maps, and is also the News Editor of Wired.co.uk.
We are delighted to have Duncan on board along with the rest of our wonderful speakers, so keep an eye out for tomorrow’s blog post where we will announce the final set.
Author: Richard | Filed under: Announcement, Ignite London, Speakers | Tags: Ignite London 6, igniteLDN6, Speakers | No Comments »We had a brilliant response to our call for speakers, it’s been a tough challenge to make the final selection for Ignite London 6. Thanks to everyone who took the time and effort to put in a proposal.
Don’t forget that details about tickets are available here and that you can follow everyone involved on the night via our twitter list. Without further a do we’d like to introduce you to 7 of our 15 speakers for #igniteLDN6 on 3rd May 2012.
The well kept secret of delicious coffee
James was named World Barista Champion in 2007. He admits to spending way too much time thinking and talking about coffee.
“People drink a lot of coffee, it is increasingly popular, and yet very few people have any idea of just how tasty it can be. Coffee is an incredible, global and thoroughly interconnected industry and is absolutely fascinating. Mostly we get the peasant and the donkey coffee grower guilt trip – there is so much more…”
Dead Cosmonauts Don’t Count
Michael returns after speaking about The Dice Man at Ignite London 4. He thinks it went down pretty well and how can we forget the argument inducing D100!
“(I’d like) to talk about my personal favourite conspiracy theory – Lost Cosmonauts. All about the evidence that the Soviet Union did actually manage to get men into space before Yuri Gagarin, but they either didn’t come back, or crash landed in some way that didn’t show the country in the positive light that they were striving for in the Cold War.”
Why do I love to fly?
Hemmy’s currently training for a Private Pilot’s License. Her talk is around why she loves flying with historical, philosophical and cultural ideas behind why human beings aspire to fly. She’s an “incorrigible optimist & loves imagining the future with my rose-tinted glasses on, but not as much as I love the present moment."
…The Hell You Doing Here?
A big, loud and angry exploration of why ‘mission statements’ aren’t always bullshit, why willpower is worse than useless, and how to avoid the only thing worse than death: failure.
In Gwyn’s "spare" time, he is Fire Hazard’s fearless leader. “Oh, and nine-to-five I run a web design company. There’s not as much shouting there.”
Forgotten Knowledge
Andrew’s a research scientist who loves to be involved in science communication, so much so her was a Fame Lab regional finalist in 2011.
“Of all the slang names for the British, none is more iconic than ‘Limey’… The results of James Lind’s work on the HMS Salisbury in 1747, which led to a cure, without doubt saved innumerable lives. Yet in Cherry-Garrard’s account of Robert Falcon Scott’s 1911 expedition to the South Pole Lind’s results seemed to have been forgotten?”
The future? It’s here already.
Monika’s a Londoner by choice, web developer who grew up reading science fiction and dreaming about the future.
"Remember watching Minority Report? Now wave at your Kinect…Or the tablets in Star Trek? Everyone has an iPad now. Someone built a working tricorder. The future we used to read about in science fiction books or watch in films is already here, not all of it just yet, but it became part of our lives.”
Crowdsourcing a Map of the World
Derick’s a PHP internals exert and a mapping enthusiast with OpenStreetMap,
“Good map data is either expensive or closed. Is it possible to create an openly licensed map, which also allows you to access the data? And can this compete with commercial maps so that users actually switch over? This talk shows that it *is* possible, and that it is lots of fun as well.”
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Ryan O'Connell at Ignite London 4 © paulclarke.com
Ignite London will be back for #igniteLDN6 on Thursday 3rd May 2012 at 93 Feet East.
We are pleased to announce that our call for speakers is now open!
Tell us what you’re passionate about! We’re after a mix of funny and serious, social and personal, high and low tech, crafty, webby, environmental, quirky and mainstream. You have 20 slides. 15 seconds a slide. It’s timed, so there’s no stopping.
What do you want to tell people in 5 minutes?
How to submit a Proposal
Complete the online submission form on our Speak page.
Based on previous events we expect to receive many more submissions than can be accommodated, so the more information you can give about your talk, the better. We will endeavour to respond to your proposal as soon as we can to confirm we’ve received it. Please note that by submitting a proposal, you are agreeing that we may use your name and the title of your talk within Ignite London promotional material.
Deadline
Proposals must be received by 6 pm on Friday 30th March. We will let you know soon after the deadline whether your proposal has been successful, in order to give you as much time as possible to prepare.
The Format
Ignite events are not about self-promotion. We are interested in talks that are driven by passion, not by sales. There is no limit to the kind of topics you can talk about from technology and science to the arts and humanities and everything in-between. If you’re willing to spend five minutes sharing it with an enthusiastic audience, including the whole world (via our vimeo channels and Ignite Show), then this is your chance. You get 20 slides. 15 seconds a slide. Timed, so there’s no stopping. Check out previous talks on our vimeo channel to get some ideas!
Making us laugh is a good thing, making us think is even better! We want our speakers to be as diverse and stimulating as the city that we live in. Whatever you’re passionate about, we’d love to hear about it . Enlighten us, but make it quick!
How will selections be made?
Talks will be primarily selected based on whether the topic is interesting, inventive, creative and unique. We will also make an attempt to select a wide range of topics so that there isn’t too much overlap in terms of content and subjects that haven’t been covered at previous Ignite London events. We’ll let you know very soon after the deadline, whether your proposal has been successful in order to give you as much time as possible to prepare.
We look forward to reading your proposals and good luck!
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Katie Birkwood at Ignite LDN 4 By paul_clarke paulclarke.com
There was a amazing response to our call for speaker proposals for the upcoming Ignite London 5. We had some absolutely brilliant submissions so we had our work cut out to make selections. Thanks very much to everyone who took the time to put in a proposal!
Here’s a taste of who’s going to telling us brilliant stuff on 8th November 2011, 7pm at 93 Feet East
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Dr Chris Lintott
What to do with 500,000 scientists
Chris will be telling us about the development of the citizen science projects.
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Alby Reid
To be confirmed
Alby will telling us about all the ways that humans confuse themselves: optimism bias, temporal discounting, the Dunning-Kruger effect, the Pollyanna Principle etc.
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Ben Fields
Ale or Lager and Other False Choices
Ben is talking about beer. Need I say more?
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Dominic Joyner
Power of the Peloton: Beyond the Tour de France
A brief introduction to the sport of professional cycling, beyond the Tour De France. From spring cobbles to autumn leaves. The races, the riders, the rest.
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Jon Wills
Multiple Choices, Multiple Endings: How small choices can shape a digital world
Ever wondered how Nintendo helped form one of its biggest rivals? How a simplistic game from Russia created a capitalist gold rush? How an American Football coach helped start some of the world’s biggest sports games? Well Jon will explain it all.
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Kass Schmitt
The Language of Ships
Have you ever heard a ferry sounding its horn? How many blasts did it make? Were they long or short? Each is significant and recognised instantly by seafarers of every nation. Kass going to talk about the unseen conventions and communications that prevent ships running into each other.
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Keith Kahn-Harris
How a childhood spent collecting building societies taught me to celebrate the power of obscurity
Keith as a child ‘collected’ obscure building societies, sadly he doesnt collect them anymore but he is still obsessed with obscurity and discovering new worlds. In fact, it’s more than an obsession, it’s an ideological statement.
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Mauricio Reyes
Adventures in rehab: 5 minute primer on how to survive inpatient rehab
Mauricio will be sharing the experiences of having a stroke and how technology helped in rehab.
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Michael Story
London’s 66,000 guns.
Michael will be giving out the real statistics on guns in London and providing a pointer on what risks they really face, and from where.
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Nicki Le Masurier
Little Miss Olympics
This is the story of how a girl with no discernable athletic prowess (bar the ability to twirl a baton) came to love the Olympics and how she plans to be part of them.
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Paul Ardeleanu
It’s all about the data
There is a war taking place right now across the interwebs: web advocates are crossing swords with iOS developers, Android advocates and pretty much anyone what is “threatening” the openness of the web.
But Paul believes they got it wrong…
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Paul Parry
Life in the Grotto
Paul is a professional Father Christmas. It’s one of the most demanding jobs there is.” You are God to lots of little people, and have to be ready to go with whatever weird personal traditions that parents/kids have decided on. I’ve done it in London in kids’ department stores, for various events, various charities, and even in an upmarket erotic boutique. It’s better paid than being an elf, but not that good for being a deity. It’s quite a seasonal role, so I haven’t done it for a few months now. I will not dress as Santa when I do my Ignite talk. I can’t stand it when people dress as a Santa whilst drinking/partying/smoking/messing about. It’s unfair on the little people (the kids, not dwarves/elves).
I have a morbid fear of hearing the tune “It’s beginning to look at lot like Christmas”. I have heard Bing Crosby sing this line an estimated 84,500 times. This is too much.
So in short I will cover experiences of mine in the grotto, and to be Santa.”
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Sian Meades
The Science of Smiling
Sian will be talking about the science of smiling, what makes us happy, why we smile, how we can make people smile, and basically improve our days. Just with a smile.
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Tim Caynes
My Face, My Bike
Tim will be telling A short story describing how photos of his face funded the purchase of his bike.
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