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Where to start? Last night was a blast from start to finish. Every single speaker went above and beyond: they were obviously passionate and knowledgeable about their topics. Everyone looked confident and even comfortable on the stage. From talking with a few speakers afterward, I understand they didn't feel as confident as they looked but they sure pulled it off ... with flying colours. Listening to the speakers, I had many a moment where I learned something new.
Ignite Waterloo was a solid event. The venue was perfect: the Children's Museum has a cool, modern vibe that's both spacious and perfectly laid out. The museum staff were incredibly helpful and responsive to requests and they set-up a great bar. Having the GPS exhibit upstairs was a nice touch, too. And then there was the food, crafted by the Exhibit Cafe. It was divine: an honest #nomnomnom is definitely in order here.
A serious highlight of the evening included cupcakes. Yes, cupcakes. And, as you can tell from my pictures, I was enthralled; we live in a land of hidden, artistic talents.
Being part of the elite, judging team, I can confirm that we deliberated and considered and weighed the options. This was a serious decision. We finally decided on a quite reasonable facsimile of a hamburger made from cupcakes. Kevin, the cupcake artist who won, walked away with a new laptop, complements of Communitech. Well done!
Of course there are several honourable cupcake-artistry mentions including a piranha-like Nemo, a volcano which was a natural disaster in more ways than one (it started off as something else entirely), a globe that included the equator, tilted axis, and reasonable representations of the continents in green on blue icing ~it coulda been a contendah!~ and a seriously disturbing rendition of gummy bears bitten in half. It was all good.
Anyway, I'll let my photos speak for themselves. All I can say is, Ignite Waterloo is one hot event. Watch for it next spring. Personally, I can't wait!
Oh, if you want to learn more about the general vibe of the event, you can do two things: first check out the blog at www.ignitewaterloo.ca, and second, check out the twitter feed using the hashtag #ignitewaterloo.
Cheers!
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