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title: 'Ignite Portland 5: And the presenters are…'
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# Ignite Portland 5: And the presenters are…

[![Ignite Portland](https://i0.wp.com/siliconflorist.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/imgigniteportland.jpg?w=925)](http://igniteportland.com "Ignite Portland")

Ooh. We’re getting close now. The [Ignite Portland](http://igniteportland.com "Ignite Portland") team just announced the lucky people who get to [deliver presentations for Ignite Portland 5](http://www.igniteportland.com/2009/01/these-are-the-talks-ignite-portland-5/ "Presentations for Ignite Portland 5").

So who gets to spend a nerve-wracking and seemingly interminable five minutes on stage? Here are our latest victims presenters:

- [Jim Ayala – The Universe Story](http://proposals.igniteportland.com/proposals/212 "Jim Ayala")
- [Selena Deckelmann – How to kill three chickens in three years](http://proposals.igniteportland.com/proposals/200 "Selena Deckelmann")
- [Dr. Jayson Falkner – Science. It works, bitches. DNA Edition.](http://proposals.igniteportland.com/proposals/213 "Dr. Jayson Falkner")
- [Kate “The Great” Folsom – the basics of writing good shit that people enjoy reading](http://proposals.igniteportland.com/proposals/220 "Kate Folsom")
- [Sarah Gilbert – Hacking life with kids, but without a car](http://proposals.igniteportland.com/proposals/269 "Sarah Gilbert")
- [Pete Grillo – Omelettes: Winners and Losers](http://proposals.igniteportland.com/proposals/180 "Pete Grillo")
- [Aaron Hockley – Reading the Fine Print: You Gave Yourself Away](http://proposals.igniteportland.com/proposals/255 "Aaron Hockley")
- [Tara Horn – How to be a Refugee: Several not-so-easy steps from oppression to resettlement](http://proposals.igniteportland.com/proposals/199 "Tara Horn")
- [Jerry Ketel – How to know if you are a Narcissist. ](http://proposals.igniteportland.com/proposals/210 "Jerry Ketel")
- [John Metta – How to creatively destroy pesky, non-moneymaking community efforts](http://proposals.igniteportland.com/proposals/188 "John Metta")
- [Bram Pitoyo – The Secret History of Fonts You May Not Know Before](http://proposals.igniteportland.com/proposals/219 "Bram Pitoyo")
- [Isaac Potoczny-Jones – Open, Mobile, and Linux: A basic introduction to Android G1 development](http://proposals.igniteportland.com/proposals/237 "Isaac Potoczny-Jones")
- [Russell Senior – Why Publicly Owned Fiber is the Answer to our Broadband Needs](http://proposals.igniteportland.com/proposals/232 "Russell Senior")
- [Chris Sullivan – Ham Radio: It’s not about talking to pork products (but we’re working on that)](http://proposals.igniteportland.com/proposals/186 "Chris Sullivan")
- [Damin Tarlow – If we want to change our environmental impact, forget the cars we need to fix our buildings](http://proposals.igniteportland.com/proposals/251 "Damin Tarlow")
- [A. L. Venable – Fashion! Music! Intrigue!: Why You Should Be Riding the Bus](http://proposals.igniteportland.com/proposals/209 "A. L. Venable")
- [J-P Voillequé – Not your grandma’s game: Why you should be playing bridge.](http://proposals.igniteportland.com/proposals/230 "J-P Voillequé")

Now is also a good time to remind you that [tickets will be going “on sale” on February 5](http://www.igniteportland.com/2009/01/get-ready-tickets-to-ignite-portland-5-become-available-feb-5-at-10am/ "Tickets for Ignite Portland 5").

Congratulations to all those selected! I’m looking forward to seeing you on stage, dazzling 500+ of your closest friends with your burning ideas.