Ignite Seattle #48

Ignite Seattle is the largest open submission public speaking event in the Pacific Northwest. Twice a year, one of the greatest audiences in the world gathers to hear interesting people tell interesting stories. Each speaker gets 20 slides, for 15 seconds each, to share a passion for 5 minutes – it’s an evening of curated discovery. We take pride in providing every audience with a deep sense of the community + possibility that surrounds us in Seattle in every moment.

• 6:30: Doors, cocktail hour, pre-show activity/social experiment
• 7:00: Seating opens
  
• 7:30: Show starts
• 9:30: Afterparty

Here’s what’s sparking on stage:

• One Leg In, One Leg Out: Life as the 21st of 31 Children – Celine Anelone Brozovich

• I Ran a Hotel at 18 With No Idea What I Was Doing… Until a Wild Plant Saved Everything – Jon Cardenas

• Computer Keyboards Shouldn't Be 5 Feet Wide – Matthew Dockrey

• The Heroes We’re Looking For – College Sophomores – Sarah Schacht

• My First Film Unexpectedly Fueled a Movement – Rob Young

• Me So Phony Uh – Ten to Twenty Percent of Us Will Hate This – Justin Resnick

• My Life’s a Supply Chain —and Sometimes Everything’s on Backorder – Chelsea Wright

• She Sued Dow Corning and Won. That’s When Everything Fell Apart – Justin M. Riordan

• Who Adopted Who? – Molly Hawkins

• What Viagra Taught Me About Peak Performance – Lei Wang

• I Left My Brain in Iraq, Stuck in Internal Lockdown After the Missing-Hand Receipt Item – Melissa Margain

• So You Think You Want To Rave (And You're Over 50!) – Noah Edelstein

RESERVED SEATS MAY BE RELEASED IF NOT CLAIMED BY 7:20pm. (You don't need to be in your seat, just leave something there so people know it's taken.)

Accessibility:
We have reserved seating for wheelchair-users and those who are hard-of-hearing. When purchasing your tickets, select "enter an access code" and enter "ADA", and the map will update to show availability for these seats.

Speaker List:
Will be announced approximately 1 month before the event.

Refunds and Transfers:
You are welcome to transfer your ticket at any time. We can only offer refunds until a week prior to the event.

Parking:
Flat-rate $6 parking is usually available at the LAZ 6th Ave (Hilton Hotel) garage, which is a short walk from Town Hall. ADVANCE RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE THE DISCOUNTED RATE.

Make a reservation now at https://townhallseattle.org/plan-your-visit/parking/ (As parking is a flat rate, we recommend reserving until 11:30pm in case you choose to attend the afterparty.)