If you had five minutes to talk to Orlando on stage, what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Around the world geeks have been putting together Ignite nights to show their answers. Combine this with an onsite contest where contestants are grouped together to make things and you have Ignite Orlando.

Ignite was started in Seattle in 2006 by Brady Forrest and Bre Pettis. Since then 100s of 5 minute talks have been given across the world. There are thriving Ignite communities in Orlando, Seattle, Portland, Paris, and NYC.

Please join our Google Group Ignite Orlando, or follow us on twitter for more information.

We just wrapped up our first event which happened on March 4, 2009. We plan to have these events frequently, at least twice a year. So please check back often or follow us through twitter; @igniteorlando or the Ignite Orlando Google Group.

In Other Ignite Cities

2-Jul, 12:20am - Ignite Raleigh 1
Ignite Raleigh 1 is being held on Wednesday, August 5 at 7pm, at the Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh NC. Check out all the information at igniteraleigh.com, and you can RSVP at Ev...

1-Jul, 1:05pm - Ignite OSCON
If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Would you pitch a project? Launch a web...

30-Jun, 12:15pm - Tim Ferriss on The Practicality of Pessimism: Stoicism as a Productivity Syst...
Tim Ferriss, the author of The 4-Hour Workweek, talks about a different type of productivity technique, one based on Stoicism. Tim asks that you ponder this: could defining...

29-Jun, 11:27am - Ignite Baltimore #4
If you had five minutes on stage, what would you say to Baltimore? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Ignite Baltimore #4 will ...

24-Jun, 1:55pm - Ignite Orlando 2 is Tonight!
Our 2nd Ignite event is tonight with 233 RSVP's, 15 speakers and the premier of Orlando's first MP3 Experiment. Current Speakers; How a DJ Saved My Life by Eric Marden of X...

23-Jun, 2:27pm - Ignite Ann Arbor 1
Ignite Ann Arbor is holding our first event on Tuesday June 30th at 7pm. A program of exciting speakers is lined up to talk about everything from acquiring skills for art ...

23-Jun, 1:54pm - Scott Berkun on Why and How to Speak (at Ignite)
Scott Berkun is a great public speaker. He travels the country speaking on project management, innovation, design and lately on how to speak. As an offshoot in his research...

16-Jun, 1:53pm - Tim Hwang on Memes and Social Media
Tim Hwang, the founder of ROFLCon and a researcher at the Harvard Berkman center. He's been focusing on the spread of internet memes like xzibit and three-wolf moon. This I...

16-Jun, 3:12am - Ignite Fort Collins #2
Ignite Fort Collins Colorado #2: August 27, 2009! Are you waiting in line for Ignite FC #2? Email a photo of you in a lawn chair to http://scr.im/ronz & we'll post it. Be c...

11-Jun, 3:54pm - Ignite Salem 1 program schedule (beta version)
The launch of Ignite Salem 1 is preparing for countdown and it promises to be a wild ride. We've got topics ranging from Ancient technology to High Tech to New Media and Pe...