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Ignite Tampa Bay is a high-energy evening designed to inspire, educate, entertain and spark new ideas and conversations across cultures and disciples of the Tampa Bay Community. Through fast-paced, bite-sized presentations community members get on stage and share their personal or professional passion. It’s a great opportunity to meet smart, interesting people (if we do say so ourselves) and maybe even learn something.
Join us for the third annual event on April 25th at The Tampa Theatre from 6-11pm for a fun and enlightening evening complete with drinks and popcorn. Tickets can be purchased online here.
Speak Up and Share
“Enlighten us, but make it quick” is the mantra and key to Ignite talks. With five minutes and 20 slides automatically advancing every 15 seconds; what would you say? At Ignite Tampa community members involved in technology, arts, communications, education, non-profit, the government sector and more will take the stage to answer this challenge. Want to speak, have an interesting topic? We have 25+ slots available, submit your idea here.
Fan the Flames by Supporting Your Community
Ignite Tampa Bay has become a staple community event growing each year with 800+ expected to attend this year. It is a nonprofit 100% volunteer-run event supported by you the community and our sponsors. You can also secure a block of tickets for your group, company or consider being an event sponsor. Check out your options to support Ignite Tampa here.
Individual Tickets:
Standard Tickets: 1 Ticket for $16 or 4 Tickets for $40
Ignite Tampa Bay VIPs: 1 Ticket for $30 or 4 Tickets for $97
VIP Tickets include:
- Early Admission to mingle with the presenters
- 1 Drink Ticket for the libation of your choice
- Preferred VIP Seating
Night-Out-Pack: 2 balcony seats 1 popcorn and 2 drinks for $45
Company Outings: ALL of these packages include your logo on our event banner
10 Orchestra seats (row reserved), 10 popcorn and 10 drinks for just $255
20 Orchestra seats (2 rows reserved) w/popcorn and drinks plus logo on banner and row for just $500
50 Orchestra seats (5 rows reserved) w/popcorn and drinks plus logo on banner and row for just $1100
Expose Yourself!
Join us and bring your friends to Ignite Tampa Bay where you will be entertained and enlightened by new ideas and people passionate about our community!
What is Ignite Tampa?
O’Reilly Ignite “enlighten us, but make it quick” Ignite is a fast-paced global event started by Brady Forrest, Technology Evangelist for O’Reilly Media, and Bre Pettis of Makerbot.com, formerly of MAKE Magazine. Each speaker has 20 slides, each shown for 15 seconds, and 5 minutes speak about their ideas and personal or professional passions. The presentations are meant to "ignite" the audience on a subject, i.e. to generate awareness and to stimulate thought and action on the subjects presented. The first Ignite took place in Seattle in 2006, and since then the event has become an international phenomenon. igniteshow.com
Sponsorship Opportunities
Company Outings: ALL of these packages include your logo on our event banner
10 Orchestra seats (row reserved), 10 popcorn and 10 drinks for $255
20 Orchestra seats (2 rows reserved) w/popcorn and drinks plus logo on banner and row for just $500
50 Orchestra seats (5 rows reserved) w/popcorn and drinks plus logo on banner and row for just $1100
Ignite_TampaBay: RT @TonyDeSisto: Check out @Citizinvestor co-founder @JordanRaynor presentation at the recent @Ignite_TampaBay event: http://t.co/RRBs4s3i883 days, 18 hours ago via web
The Second Round of Speakers Have Been Chosen
The first round of speakers that have been selected for this year's 2013 Ignite Tampa at the Tampa Theatre!
Ignite 2011 presenters provide words of wisdom for the 2013 speakers
@Jesseedee's slideshare presentation, "Steal this Presentation!"
Applying the principles of the Future Founders Lab to submitting an Ignite talk
Info about topic submissions from Ignite 2011 and why you should submit for 2012
Tips on submitting an Ignite talk
An Ignite Presentation on How to make an Ignite Presentation
How Ignite Tampa can help bring about a sense of community
Baratunde Thurston chats about his Ignite experience
Is this the first you’ve heard of Ignite? You may be shocked to discover that Ignite Tampa Bay is just one chapter of a very large Ignite community, there are actually Ignites hosted in cities all over the U.S.
Aris, our Facilitator of Good Happenings, shares a few tips for making a great Ignite presentation.
Reasons to submit an entry to IGNITE Tampa Bay