UPDATE: We are looking for larger venues that will donate their space for FREE community events like this one. We hit capacity for this Ignite/LA due to unprecedented demand – please contact one of the organizers if you know of a centrally located space in Los Angeles. We would like to continue to provide this as a FREE community event! Thank you.

Ignite Global: What is Ignite?

Fast-paced, fun, thought-provoking, social, local, global—Ignite is all of these and more. It’s a high-energy evening of 5-minute talks by people who have an idea—and the guts to get onstage and share it with their hometown crowd. Run by local volunteers who are connected through the global Ignite network, Ignite is a force for raising the collective IQ and building connections in each city.  And, via streaming and archived videos of local talks, local Ignites share all that knowledge and passion with the world.

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PAST EVENT:

Ignite/LA

Monday, June 7, 2010 7:30pm ↔ COME EARLY!  When capacity reached it’s “one out / one in”
V Lounge, Santa Monica
Free http://ignitela.eventbrite.com/ — REGISTER SOON, space is limited! LINE-UP LIST ONLY avail now w/Eventbrite link.

5 Minutes.  20 Slides.  15 Seconds per Slide.

Los Angeles: Speakers get only 5 minutes to give an amazing, inspiring talk.  In LA, there are tons of different communities at the intersection of tech, art, green/sustainability, unique lifestyle design, digital/collaborative media, and social action that don’t know each other but should.  Think of Ignite as a set of trailers for exciting projects people are doing that you should know about.

Speakers on June 7:

** Directed Evolution // Frances Arnold, Caltech Prof: Wikipedia Entry

** Another Earth // Amir Give’on, NASA JPL

** Write How To Make The Best Of Living In A War Zone // Liz Grover, Writer/Filmmaker

** How to Stop Killer Robots from Destroying the Human Race // Brady Brim-DeForest, CEO Tubefilter

** Financing the Future // Glenn Yago, Exec Dir of Financial Research, Milken Institute

** An Amazing History of Awesome Stuff Underground // Molly Steenson, Design Researcher

** Asking a girl out with PPT // Jason Porath, Professional Effects Artist and Technical Director

** Mechanical Olympics // Xtine Burrough, Media Artist & Asst Prof CSU Fullerton

** Human Performance and Transformation // Dave Logan, Thought Leader, Author, Consultant, & Assoc Prof USC Marshall

** Seduction // Felice Dunas, Executive Coach, Author, and Vitality Expert

** Meditation and Consciousness // Pedram Shojai, Taoist & Qi Gong master, Wellness Expert

** Collaborative Production // Sheila Hardy, Filmmaker / Eve’s Lime

** Teaching Kids Programming // Lynn Langit, Microsoft Evangelist / Digigirls

** The Internet in China // Christine Lu, CEO, Affinity China

** Free Broadband // John Ayers , OpenNeighborhoods

**Bringing Your Story to Life in 3D Animation // M Eastling, Rex Ray Films

Previous Ignite/LA talks can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/user/iGNiTelosangeles#p/u including:
- The Making of the Ok Go Rube Goldberg machine
- Tech & Humanitarianism: Crisis Commons
- The Future of Money

also see http://igniteshow.com/ for many great Ignite presentations from around the world.

Details &  Schedule
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The event is FREE.  We’re hosting it at V Lounge on June 7:

-> 7:30pm Hang out, V lounge will have drink specials

-> 8:30pm-9:45 Ignite talks

-> Feel free to hang out afterwards

While the event is free, you are responsible for paying for your own food/drinks from V Lounge if you want ‘em.  There is a decent amount of street parking in the neighborhood if you’re early. V Lounge has valet; we haven’t finalized, but believe they may be able to get us a discounted rate.

V Lounge
2020 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90403-5608

Please register at http://ignitela.eventbrite.com/

Organizers and Sponsors
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This event was organized by Dan Gould (@dgould), Michael Liskin (@rhetor), Heathervescent (@heathervescent), and SocialAnimal.tv.

Co-sponsor Social Animal (http://socialanimal.tv) is managing production–and will put the talks on the YouTube.

Follow Us
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Twitter https://twitter.com/Ignite2LA

Ignite/LA Facebook group
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=300099460918

Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/IgniteLA

Thanks,
The Ignite/LA crew

Ignite Los Angeles is part of Global Ignite Week

Ignite Los Angeles during Global Ignite week happened on March 1st, 2010.

This Ignite/LA included the following speakers; We (the organizers) would like to thank them for their huge contribution to the community: Eric Gradman, Adam Sadowsky, Mike Flynn, Chad Catacchio, Chris Spurgeon, Kasey McMahon, Lisa Remington, Sekou Andrews, Dena Plotkin, Kurt Daradics, Karen North, and Jenny Funkmeyer

Thank you to @TechFrog and @curiousjosh for their photo contributions! And thank you to my fellow co-organizers and our sponsors and event staff.

Adam Sadowsky’s talk on the (Global Ignite Show) on how they made the Rube Goldberg machine for the OK GO video has already surpassed 42,000 views on YouTube by May 2010 and is a behind-the-scenes look at an Internet hit of a video!

Kurt Daradics was featured on the Los Angeles Ignite Show and our other speakers’ videos are up on the Los Angeles Ignite channel (click their name above) and may soon be featured on one of the shows.

Here is the original call to action:

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Ignite/LA

Monday, March 1, 2010
7pm; talks start at 7:30pm

5 Minutes. 20 Slides. 15 Seconds per Slide.

Speakers get only 5 minutes to give an amazing, inspiring talk. In LA, there are tons of different communities at the intersection of tech, academia, art, green/sustainability, entertainment, unique lifestyle design, digital/collaborative media, and social action that don’t know each other but should. Think of Ignite as a set of trailers for exciting projects people are doing that you should know about.

At other Ignites, talks have included:
- Cyborg Anthropology
- The Secret Underground World of Lego
- How to Buy a Car
- Hacking Chocolate

At the last Ignite/LA, we had talking including:
- The Future of Money
- Turning AI gurus into Comets and Star Field Explosions
- Bubble Nets among Humpback Whales

you can check out the recordings on http://ignite.oreilly.com/show/

Details & Schedule
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The event is FREE. We’re hosting it at Cinespace on March 1:

-> 7pm Dinner & Drinks — Cinespace has good food and plenty of drinks. Hang out with programmers, entrepreneurs, digital artists, researchers, etc

-> 7:30pm-8:45 Ignite talks

-> 9:30 Cinespace opens to the general public — you’re welcome to stay for the concert

While the event is free, you are responsible for paying for your own food/drinks from Cinespace if you want ‘em.

Cinespace
6356 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Organizers and Sponsors
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This event was organized by Dan Gould (@dgould), Michael Liskin (@rhetor), Heathervescent (@heathervescent), and Matt Forrest.

This event is co-sponsored by USC’s Annenberg Program on Online Communities (@APOCusc), http://www.AnnenbergOnlineCommunities.com. Co-sponsor Social Animal (http://socialanimal.tv) is managing production–and will put the talks on the YouTube.

Ignite was started by Brady Forrest at O’Reilly. This event is part of Global Ignite Week, March 1-5. As part of Global Ignite Week, there will be Ignite events on six continents in 60 Cities with 600 Talks, encompassing 10,000+ Igniters.

Talks
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If you’re working on an interesting project, have an unusual skill, or
just some interest that would be fun to share with everyone, please
submit a proposal to:

http://bit.ly/IgniteLA

We are trying to mix all sorts of topics, so tell us what you’re up to that’s interesting.

****REGISTER EARLY AND GET FREE VALET****
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http://ignitela.eventbrite.com/ (official RSVPs here please)

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/5401445/CA/Los-Angeles/Ignite-LA/Cinespace/ (tell your friends here please)

Follow Us
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Twitter hashtag: #igniteLA

Twitter username: @Ignite2LA

Ignite/LA Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=300099460918

Thanks,
Michael (@rhetor), Dan (@dgould), Heather (@heathervescent), and Matthew

Huge thanks to Jake McKee of Ants Eye View for directing me to this video. This shows the media-communications-digital revolution in a succinct and dramatic manner, and it’s fun to watch. Scholars of communication, media, and technology studies will get something out of this so be sure to watch it if that describes you!

Below is the recording of the livestream of the event, covering what’s happening in LA that is eco-conscious and sustainable, what can be done locally to affect the world at large, how to reduce your carbon footprint, how to get involved and make a difference, what to do in the home or office, and green consumerism in LA and via the Internet.
Free TV Show from Ustream

Thank you to my panelists, attendees, and Ustream participants for a successful and informative panel!

[Here's the eMarketer chart we discussed showing advertising spending for online video and projections until 2011. I asked my panelists about these projections, and if they thought they'd remain accurate. Considering that advertisers still spend around $65 Billion a year for television ads, $4 Billion in 2011 is a comparatively small piece of the pie, however they thought this was a low estimate. Much of the sentiment from the panel puts these numbers in context--much needed after you've read Paul La Monica's pithy blog post on these numbers. We discussed what was possible for online video despite the comparatively low spending thus far.]

I’m moderating I’ve moderated a panel on the future of online video content, from the perspective of those who are actually creating online content in a professional manner. I created this panel for the premier of a television show I co-created for Tru TV. Rather than go on about my experiences with network television, I thought it more appropriate to look to the future, especially because my primary profession is that of emerging media specialist, not a creator-producer in the entertainment industry.

Thank you to Robert Richman! Rob summed this up quite well in his guest post on Andrew Warner’s Mixergy.com blog. Here are Rob’s conclusions:

1. Content will take the lead
We’ve seen it before. When the technology becomes a commodity, it’s the aggregators and the content that win. But don’t get trapped in that word. Stretch your imagination for what that term (content) really means. It’s just what we use to fill a medium. What might that mean? What would the first crowdsourced movie look like? 

2. Brands will be the new VC’s.
As the technologies become more ubiquitous and free we’ll see another shakeout (and more outfits like Ycombinator). As traditional media becomes more and more irrelevant, brands will seek new channels to reach new customers, while strengthening brand loyalty with the existing ones. So if you have something that can get attention, think about what brand is in alignment with those interests and values. Prove you have something that people will use or watch, and you may just have an investor. 

3. People don’t like to pay money, but advertisers will.
Yes, it’s shockingly that simple. Go where the money is. People do not want to pay for content, and unless Paypal can streamline a one-click micropayment, we’re not going to see much change. So stop mining the miners and look at the big skyscrapers up-town. Nielsen is having a harder and harder time tracking ratings. You’ve got the razor’s edge. They want to bleed.

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My Panelists Included:

• Amanda Congdon, the host and executive producer of Sometimesdaily. http://sometimesdaily.com/ and blogger at http://amandacongdon.com
• Gilad Lotan – Technologist / Digital Media, Endemol USA -http://endemolusa.tv
• Ken LaZebnik from http://www.Strike.tv
• Hayden Black of Goodnight Burbank: http://goodnightburbank.com and http://www.abigailsxratedteendiary.com
• Michael Pilla of http://www.indieflix.com
• Tim Street of http://www.frenchmaidtv.com/
• Doug and Rosanne Welch, http://welchwrite.com  especially with regard to podcasting
• Espree Devora, owner of http://www.Zexsports.com
• Martine Beerman, writer and producer of “Guide to Getting a Life” athttp://www.thestream.tv

Several audience members and Ustream participants asked insightful questions. Thank you to BLANKSPACES for the amazing event space, thank you to Asahi for their sponsorship, thank you to TechZulu for recording the event and livestreaming it for all of us to enjoy.