Set in the beautiful CIGI Campus, Ignite Waterloo once again delivers a solid show in another unique #KWAwesome venue. I worry it’s getting to be a bit, “been there done that” with overall tweets down over the evening and over 60 no shows. Still, I find something to enjoy everytime. OK, fair warning I’m going [...]
It was one of the strongest Ignite Waterloo events yet at the inspiring Perimeter Institute. Before the night was over we saw no less than 3 standing ovations. Now if only they could have done something about the no beer in the auditorium rule… It’s awesome to just be a participant. The evening unfolds as [...]
Another great evening at Ignite Waterloo. Thanks to Stephen Heron – an Igniter since the beginning and my talented co-MC. The event, as it exists today, would not have been possible without his involvement since the beginning. Once again had the good fortune of interacting with our varied speakers. Whether it’s discussing the vagaries of [...]
Cate Huston had me a bit worried. Kicking off our event and minutes to launch with no signs of her. Apparently car troubles had her running late but she made it in, gave a slam dunk of a presentation, and then quickly retired to the bar for a tall glass of vodka. As predicted Kevin [...]
Wednesday is Ignite Waterloo 6 at Whistle Bear Golf Club. We keep bumping up capacity and still we’re looking at another sold out event. Our budget per event has grown and this time out we’ve had to turn away as many speakers as we accepted. Nice problems to have. It’s a stellar line-up of speakers [...]
I joke about moving back to Kitchener and living in the hood. The shiny, hi-tech minions of Waterloo have typically had a less than stellar opinion of it’s sister city. I know people who won’t venture downtown after 9pm. Then there’s Cambridge which gets lumped together with no regard for the distinct identities of Preston, [...]
The first event of the second season of Ignite is in the bag. Our first outside of the Children’s Museum, we opted to move a few feet down the road to the Conrad Centre. So how’d it go? Really it’s all a bit of a blur. Pull together some amazing people and set them loose [...]
It’s been less than 24 hours since we wrapped up on our second Ignite Waterloo Conference and already the community has weighed in on the evening. As one of 60+ events happening during Global Ignite Week, Ignite Waterloo laid it out and nailed it down. Once again the Children’s Museum proved the ideal venue for [...]