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title: 'Talk fast… err think about talking fast: SAO TechIgnite proposals are open'
date: '2012-01-23T14:51:12-08:00'
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  - Events
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  - Ignite
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  - SAO
  - techignite
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# Talk fast… err think about talking fast: SAO TechIgnite proposals are open

The [Ignite](http://igniteshow.com/ "Ignite") format is a popular one with the tech types. And why wouldn’t it be? Presenting twenty slides in five minutes, conveying a topic about which you are exceptionally passionate? That’s awesome for both the presenter and the audience.

And that’s why [SAO](http://sao.org "SAO") has adopted that format for [SAO TechIgnite](http://igniteshow.com/sao "SAO TechIgnite"). And they’d like you to present.

> Ignite is a high-energy evening of 5-minute talks by local people who have an burning idea and the guts to get onstage and share their personal and professional passions. Quick, fun, thought-provoking, social, local, and global – Ignite is all of these and more.

> Why present at Ignite SAO? As a speaker, you’ll land a platform that challenges not only the way you present your ideas, but grants you access to an audience eager to listen. Submit your talk by February 15!

[Submit your topic before the deadline](http://www.sao.org/surveys/default.asp?id=TechIgnite "Submit for TechIgnite")!