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Ignite Durham Speaker Proposals

Welcome to our official Ignite Durham presentation proposal site. Ignite Durham is February 9, 2011 at the Carolina Theatre in Durham NC.

The call for proposals is now open and closes on January 21st. After submitting your topic, begin asking for support from your network of family, friends and supporters. Top 10 vote getters speak, plus 3 submitted talks will be selected by the Ignite Durham organizers. Decisions of the organizers are final.

Ignite events were originally conceived as technology variety shows, but they have grown into much more than that. Ignite is about ideas. Ideas can change the world. And it takes less than five minutes to spread one.

Submit your Ignite talk about a topic you are most passionate about in the arts, science, technology, history, business, education, society, life – you name it. Ignite presentations feature live people speaking in front of an audience of hundreds with 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. Your presentation will include a title slide, leaving you with 19 slides of free-form content. Please consider adding a link to a short video pitch of your talk (under 1 minute) so the community of voters can get a better sense of your presentation style and passion.

Follow us on Twitter for the latest updates at http://twitter.com/ignitedurham. Learn more about Ignite shows around the world and Global Ignite Week 2011 at http://igniteshow.com. See previous Ignite shows in the Triangle at http://igniteraleigh.com. Ignite Durham is produced by Ryan Boyles, Zach Ward and Jeffrey L. Cohen – the same people that brought you Ignite Raleigh!

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  1. Why 2011 is the Year of the Camahueto

    Unicorns and Narwhals are so 2010. I'll tell you why 2011 is the year of the Camahueto when it comes to mythological beasts.

    154 votes
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  2. Crushing Rubble: Haiti a Year Later

    Haiti's 7.0 earthquake was a little over a year ago-1/12/10. What is holding up faster recovery? What were the challenges before? Solutions?

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  3. The "Anti-Fitness": Hacking your Body the Good Way

    Whether your body resembles that of a cast member off of MTV's "Jersey Shore" or your just a plain, jane hipster- One question people often ponder:

    "How can I safely maintain or even lose weight with minimal or no exercise, and without following a lame, fame diet?

    IT CAN BE DONE.

    My presentation will explain why I hate calorie counters (and you should too), teach you how to conceptualize losing weight or reshaping your body with minimal effort or none at all, and discuss some healthy "vodoo" that allows you to cut corners and still eat a pizza without feeling…

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