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Ignite Waterloo 3.0 videos are on the way!

Posted by renjie in Ignite Waterloo 3, Past Events on July 22, 2010

I spoke to Philip Bast yesterday who mentioned that the speaker videos from Ignite Waterloo 3.0 will be available within the next two weeks. Keep checking back or follow us on Twitter at @IgniteWaterloo to keep posted on developments regarding Ignite Waterloo.

If you are interested in helping to organize Ignite Waterloo 4.0 in November 2010, we have set up a meeting for 730AM Friday, July 23 at Coffee Culture in Uptown Waterloo. Feel free to drop by or join our Google Group in case you’re not able to make the meeting.

In the meantime, below is our official recap of Ignite Waterloo 3.0 held at The Museum on July 7, 2010.

Check it out below!

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Ignite Waterloo 3.0 (July 7, 2010)

6:30pm Doors open

7:15pm Paper plane making contest begins

8:00pm Ignite talks (Round 1, 8 speakers)

  • Graham Moogk-Soulis – Comics on That Internet Thing
  • Patrick McMahon – Free Flight
  • Jennifer Gough – The Ultimate Question
  • Rebecca Blackburn – 26 Miles to Boston
  • Natalie Brown – Follow Your Passion
  • Kate Daley – Three Things You Should Know about Education and Oppression
  • Alisa McClurg – Global Climate Change: Scientific and Spiritual Dimensions
  • Raul Suarez – Hapiness is a personal choice

9:00pm Intermission

9:15pm Ignite talks (Round 2, 8 speakers)

  • Caitie Rosen – Laughter is the Best Medicine
  • Evan Thor – Management Madness
  • Natalie MacNeil – Ongoing History of Social Media
  • Maryam Ashoori – Data Art
  • Sue Sturdy – If We Can Knit Breasts, We Can Knit Bridges
  • TJ Hatton – All My Ex Girlfriends Are Crazy
  • Anshula Chowdhury – How a $40 Burger Can Change the World
  • Anfernee Chansamooth – Are You Living A Deferred Life?

10:30pm Announce winners of the paper plan making contest and event wrap-up

A huge thanks to our sponsors for making Ignite Waterloo 3.0 happen! Thanks to Communitech, The Museum, The Event Firm, Philip Bast, Schlueter Cheverolet Hummer, Velocity and Shad Valley.

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As with every Ignite Waterloo event, a number of tweets, photos and blog post reviews have popped up online. Below is a shortlist of some of the online artifacts that we have come across.

In case we have missed any, please feel free to add them in the comments section below.

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