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title: 'Ignite Portland to light up Gnomedex'
date: '2008-08-18T08:27:44-07:00'
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categories:
  - Events
  - Gnomedex
  - Gnomedex2008
  - Ignite
  - IgnitePDX
  - IgnitePortland
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  - Portland
tags:
  - 'chris pirillo'
  - Gnomedex
  - Ignite
  - 'ignite portland'
  - Oregon
  - Portland
---

# Ignite Portland to light up Gnomedex

[![Gnomedex](https://i0.wp.com/siliconflorist.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/imggnomedex.jpg?w=925)](http://gnomedex.com "Gnomedex")I like to think that Portland’s version of the Ignite format, [Ignite Portland](http://igniteportland.com "Ignite Portland"), is one of the best Ignites around. So it’s always nice when someone like [Chris Pirillo](http://twitter.com/chrispirillo "Chris Pirillo") validates that.

As you may know, Pirillo’s [Gnomedex 8.0](http://gnomedex.com "Gnomedex") is being held in Seattle at the end of this week. And any number of tech types are making the journey north for what has become one of the premiere events to gather and share ideas with some of the leading minds in tech blogging and podcasting.

This year, as part of the event, [five folks from Ignite Portland have been invited to Gnomedex](http://www.gnomedex.com/speaker-profiles-ignite-portland/ "Gnomedex") to give their 5-minute presentations all over again. (There are also folks from Ignite Seattle speaking.)

“As you know, Ignite Portland was inspired from the Ignite talks that I saw at Gnomedex last year,” said Portland’s [Josh Bancroft](http://tinyscreenfuls.com "Josh Bancroft"), who will emcee the Portland presentations. “That got the ball rolling for Ignite Portland, and the rest, as they say, is history. ”

And what a rich history it is. Even with only three events under its belt. I honestly can’t think of any one event that has so captured the town’s imagination in such a short time.

So who from the Portland Ignites got the call?

- [Kevin Fox](http://twitter.com/kevinfox "Kevin Fox") of [Vidoop](http://vidoop.com "Vidoop") for “How To Buy a Car for Under $1000”
- [Jason Grigsby](http://twitter.com/grigs "Jason Grigsby") for “Cup Noodle: Innovation, Inspiration, and Manga”
- Vanessa Holfeltz for “Boiling Water in 5 Easy Steps”
- Mario Schulzke for “Why Deutschland Loves David Hasselhoff”
- [Eva Schweber](http://twitter.com/evacatherder "Eva Schweber") of [CubeSpace](http://cubespacepdx.cm "CubeSpace") for “How To Run a Startup and Not Lose Your Mind”

I’ll be up at Gnomedex, this year, as well. And I’m really look forward to seeing these folks present again—and to get the chance to see our compatriots from Ignite Seattle giving their presentations, as well.

Like every other Ignite, I can’t hardly wait for the show.

On a tangential note, I just noticed that there is an [Ignite Portland 4 planning meeting tonight](http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1010782/ "Ignite Portland 4 planning meeting"). If you are interested in helping the [Legion of Tech](http://legionoftech.org "Legion of Tech") plan the next Ignite, [RSVP on Upcoming](http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1010782/ "RSVP on Upcoming").