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The U.S. Senate's legislation is the result of ever-shifting alliances. Using data from Govtrack you can get every Senator since John Adams. You also get their roll call votes. By summing the amount of times Senators voted together and dividing it by the number of sessions in a given year, Andrew Odewahn was able to calculate Senatorial affinities. He then plugged the affinities into GraphViz to visualize each year's social network.

These graphs reveal a lot about the state of bipartisanship at the time. For example in 1991 there was some cross-party voting. However, by the time 1994 rolled around with the "Republican Revolution" there was almost no cross-party voting. During the Clinton impeachment, the Democrats show a distinct rift, while the Republicans are solid (with the notable exceptions of future party-switchers Jeffords and Specter). This excellent talk reveals some of the secrets hidden in public data.

Andrew Odewahn works for O'Reilly in Cambridge. You can read more about his Senate graph research on our Broadcast blog. This talk was filmed at Ignite Boston. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.


Ignite Ann Arbor - Nov 6th

Ignite Ann Arbor Event
Hosted by Ryan Burns
November 2, 2009 | Comments: 0

Ignite Ann Arbor will be Nov 6th at 7pm (This Friday!) at Blau Auditorium at the Ross school of business. We're really excited about our program:

Bilal Ghalib: Hacker Spaces and PBLE's - American Re-education and the Importance of Making Things
Mary Lemmer: I scream for Gelato
Patti Smith: The Braille Embossinator: Technology for the Visually Impaired and Disabled
Aaron Worsham: Why Geeks Love Wood
Devon Persing: Ambient Librarianship, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Job
Linda Diane Feldt: There is a free lunch - and twitter helps to find it.
Carl Wright: How to spin a rope
-- BREAK --
Jack Zaientz: The Silver Age of American Jewish Music is Happening Now! And Why We're Missing It.
Garrett Scott: Rosicrucian Barber-Orators, Humanist Doodles, and a Bible Dictionary amid the Cherokee.
Brenda E. Bentley: These Buns are Made for Walking
Bill Van Loo: Are our kids technologically literate?
Peggy Daub: What was Galileo thinking about 400 years ago today?
Aaron Santos: How Many Licks Does It Take?
Angela Kujava: The Uprising Behind the Robot Store or, Why One-On-One Attention is Crucial for our Students.
David Bloom: Why Sex Is Great

Event URL: http://igniteannarbor.com
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Qué quieres decir a la gente en 5 minutos?

By Ali Rezvan in Madrid
November 1, 2009 | Comments: 0
Qué quieres decir a la gente en 5 minutos?

Estamos buscando participantes para el primer Ignite Madrid. ¿Hay algo importante que quieres decirle al público de Ignite en 5 minutos?. Para comunicar tu mensaje tendrás 20 diapositivas y 15 segundos por cada una de ellas. Las diapositivas van cambiando automáticamente, así que tendrás que presentar al ritmo de las diapositivas.

Recuerda que los eventos de Ignite no son para promocionarse a uno mismo. Estamos interesados en charlas que se hagan con pasión e interés, y no por vender. No hay restricciones respecto a los temas de los que puedes hablar, desde Tecnologías de la Información hasta Arte, estamos interesados en todos los tópicos de discusión. Por ejemplo,puedes hablarnos de cómo encontrarle el punto perfecto de cocción al arroz en la paella, hechos históricos curiosos, la iluminación que puede alcanzar un objeto metálico, o como construir un avión de papel.

Nos encantaría oír sobre cualquier tema que te apasione.

Como presentar una propuesta:

Mándanos un e-mail con tu propuesta a ignitemadrid@gmail.com, incluyendo la siguiente información:

- Tu nombre.
- Titulo de tu charla.
- Resúmen descriptivo.
- Nombre en Twitter (Si tienes una cuenta.)
- Dirección de e-mail.
- URL de tu Blog Web-site .
- Una biografía breve ( explicándonos a que te dedicas.)

Una vez presentas una propuesta, nos autorizas a poder utilizar en la promoción de Ignite Madrid tu nombre y título de charla.

Fecha límite de inscripción:

Las propuestas deben ser recibidas antes del 16 de Noviembre. Esperamos contar con unos 20 participantes, pero todo depende de vuestras respuestas. Esperamos recibir muchas solicitudes, a las que contestaramos en 24horas haciendo acuso de recibo.

¿Cuáles son los requisitos para la selección?

Las Charlas serán priorizadas en relación a la originalidad y creatividad del contenido. Ofreceremos una gran variedad de temas para que así las sesiones se hagan más dinámicas y cubramos un espectro más amplio de tópicos.

Puedes mandarnos varias propuestas pero recuerda que nosotros nos reservamos el derecho de seleccionar la que será presentada.

El 20 de Noviembre haremos pública la agenda del primer Ignite Madrid.

Aviso para los participantes:

Cuanto antes nos envíes tu propuesta, más posibilidades tendrás de poder participar.

Para más información, visítanos en http://ignite.oreilly.com/2009/10/post-4.html. También puedes seguirnos en Twitter o Facebook.

http://twitter.com/IGNITE_MADRID


Ignite Sebastopol 2 Wrap-Up

By Mary Rotman in Sebastopol
October 30, 2009 | Comments: 2

Ignite Sebastopol 2 went off without a hitch! We had 11 presentations and a great turn-out. We started things off with a bang and got about half of the attendees involved a fast-paced rock, paper, scissors, lizard, spock tournament. Haven't heard of that variation? See http://bit.ly/rpsls for more details.

Interested in what our presenters spoke about? We had everything from the science of good luck to kayak racing and how to play the didgeridoo. You can see videos of each of the presentations here: http://www.youtube.com/user/IgniteSebastopol. Enjoy, and we hope to see you next time!


Announcing Ignite OKC 1.14.2010

Ignite Oklahoma City Event
Hosted by Emily Campbell
January 14, 2010 | Comments: 0

Twitter Graphic IGNITE OKC - compressed.jpgMark your calendars for 1.14.2010! Ignite is coming to Oklahoma City. Additional details coming soon.

Follow us @IgniteOKC and igniteokc.com.

See you there!


Developer Ignite #2 (Phoenix)

Ignite Phoenix Event
Hosted by Gina Bovara
November 11, 2009 | Comments: 0

Developer Ignite is an information exchange event for software developers to connect and share topics that are of interest to them. Since this is a technical event, topics will be centered on relevant and important information to software developers.

Already know the drill? RSVP to the event on Facebook or on Eventful!

Event URL: http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/developer-ignite-2/

El primer Ignite Madrid

Ignite Madrid Event
Hosted by Ali & Alberto
December 3, 2009 | Comments: 2
El primer Ignite Madrid

El primer Ignite Madrid será el día 3/12/2009 @ 20:30

Ignite empezó en Seattle en 2006, gracias a Brady Forrest de O´Reilly Radar y Bre Pettis de Make. Desde entonces cientos de charlas de cinco minutos han sucedido alrededor del mundo. Además de Seattle, hay prósperas comunidades en Portland, Sydney, NYC y muchos más

La idea es simple: Lo presentadores tienen que seguir estrictamente un formato de 20 diapositivas, cada una de ellas cambiará automáticamente cada 15 segundos, asegurándose que cada presentación dure 5 minutos exactos. El formato fuerza a cada presentador a pensar largo y duro durante cada diapositiva.

Los temas de las presentaciones son diversos, desde tecnología, viajes, hobbies y pasiones personales y arte. La única regla es que el presentador no puede promocionar su propio negocio.

Si tu estas interesado en ser presentador, estar involucrado o recibir las fechas de cada evento por e-mail, contactar con ignitemadrid [at] gmail [dot] com

También puedes seguirnos en Twitter

Mira aquí a la vuelta para más información sobre las actuaciones, presentadores o Sponsors


Ignite Bloomington 2 Announced

Ignite Bloomington Event
Hosted by Mike Allen
December 3, 2009 | Comments: 1

The second Ignite event in Bloomington, Indiana will be held on December 3, 2009 from 5:00p to 7:00p at The Funny Bone, 123 S. Walnut Street.


Andrew Hyde on The Posting Economy

By Brady Forrest
October 28, 2009 | Comments: 1

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Andrew Hyde runs Ignite Boulder. In this week's episode he shares his thoughts at Ignite ATL about the rapid economic shifts that can be caused by user-generated content. Andrew calls this The Posting Economy.

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Ignite Sebastopol 2 is Tonight!

By Mary Rotman in Sebastopol
October 28, 2009 | Comments: 0

Ignite Sebastopol 2 is tonight, and we're ready to have a great time! Here's the final schedule and line-up for the event.

6:00: Doors open

6:20 Contest--Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock (yes, really--check it out at http://bit.ly/rpsls or see Ignite Salt Lake's rendition at http://bit.ly/3zZx0h)

7:15 1st set of talks:
- Sara Winge - Intro
- Danese Cooper - From "Interwhat?" to Open Everything
- Dale Dougherty - Blessed are the Cheesemakers
- Nilofer Merchant - Why Flat Wins
- Sky Nelson - Synchronicity: The science of good luck
- Andy Graham - How to Play the Didgeridoo

8:00 Break

8:30 2nd set of talks:
- Blair Hardman - Everything You Need to do Voiceovers, and One Thing You Don't.
- Susan Starbird - What Kayak Racing Taught Me About Business
- Jeff Williams - Branded Together: How brands have become an expression of identity
- Chance Massaro - How Your Brain Works and How to Work it
- Emily Goligoski - Forgoing B School for a Video Camera
- Al Katkowsky - How To Make Something Out Of Nothing, And Then Make That Into An iPhone App

EventBrite is sold out, so if you've already made your reservations there, bring your tickets to ensure a seat inside. If you haven't made a reservation, come anyways -- we'll do our best to make room for whomever comes! We hope to see you there!


Ignite is coming to Ottawa, and the first series of talks will be held at the Velvet Room in the Byward Market on November 12, 2009.

For those of you unfamiliar with the concept, Ignite events feature a lineup of speakers each given 5 minutes and 20 slides to impart their considerable wisdom to the audience. Topics range from business or media-related topics to eclectic topics such as what happens to your online identity after you die, and the acoustics of a custom guitar.

The night begins at 6:00, with the talks starting at 7:00. There will be an intermission in the middle of the talks, and the night will be capped off by choosing the favourite talk of the night, by the extremely scientific means of loud clapping.

Admission is free, but we ask that you register in advance at http://igniteottawa.eventbrite.com

We'll be posting the speaker lineup as we get everything nailed down, but I can tell you that we should have a great bunch of speakers for the inaugural event.

Hope to see you there!


Ignite Budapest #2

Ignite Budapest Event
Hosted by Steven Nelson
November 10, 2009 | Comments: 0
Ignite Budapest #2

Get ready for the second Ignite Budapest extravaganza! We'll have eight fantastic speakers, plus a few rounds of Presentation Karaoke. Don't miss it!

Event location:
Cotton Club
Budapest
VI. District
Jókai u. 26.

Date:
November 10, 2009, 7:30pm

Entry: 700Ft. - includes first drink!

Send an email to ignitebudapest@gmail.com to reserve tickets to this event!

See you there!

Event URL: http://www.ignitebudapest.net/

Ignite Spatial comes to Perth

Ignite Spatial Event
Hosted by Stephen Lead
November 5, 2009 | Comments: 1

The first Ignite Spatial in Perth will be held on the 5th of November in the Belgian Beer Cafe.

Ignite Spatial is free and is open to anyone with an interest in GIS, mapping or other geo-spatial activities.

Please Register here.

Event URL: http://www.IgniteSpatial.com

Videos from Ignite Spatial in Sydney

By Stephen Lead
October 25, 2009 | Comments: 0

There are some great videos from Ignite Spatial, held in Sydney, Australia on 21st October, 2009.

Event URL: http://www.IgniteSpatial.com

Announcing Ignite Strasbourg

Ignite Strasbourg Event
Hosted by Jean Georges Perrin
November 26, 2009 | Comments: 5

Enfin...

Nous avons mis du temps à mettre tout cela en place, mais ça y est ! Nous nous lançons rapidement dans la dernière ligne droite de l'Ignite Strasbourg.

C'est quoi un Ignite ?

Pour moi, c'est une fête de l'innovation. Nous allons fêter et montrer des « trucs » innovants, pour beaucoup, des trucs que vous n'avez jamais vu ailleurs. Ca se passe en fin d'après midi, à partir de 18h, à La Salamandre, dans notre belle ville de Strasbourg.

Ca ne risque pas d'être une soirée un peu chiante sur le thème de l'innovation ?

Non et non ! Une soirée Ignite c'est une succession de démos, de présentations rapides. Il n'y a pas de speach, il n'y a pas d'interminables remerciements d'élus, il n'y a pas de prospectives de l'innovation en Alsace par les non-innovateurs.

Je ne suis pas un innovateur, pourquoi devrais-je y aller ?

Voici 10 bonnes raisons d'y aller :
#10 - Parce que les reportages d'Envoyé Spécial ne sont pas très intéressant ce soir là.
#9 - Pour rencontrer des innovateurs et stimuler mon innovation personnelle.
#8 - Pour voir qu'en Alsace, on innove, on a des projets.
#7 - Parce que je suis un investisseur qui ne comprend rien au TIC et à l'innovation et que je me dis que ça n'est pas en faisant plus cher ici ce que les Chinois font que je vais augmenter mon capital.
#6 - Pour découvrir des gens formidables, source de richesse et de création de valeur.
#5 - Pour découvrir de nouvelles idées qui vont booster mon business.
#4 - Parce que l'innovation en Alsace a des visages et je veux les voir.
#3 - Parce que l'innovation, c'est contagieux.
#2 - Parce que je veux soutenir des start-ups alsaciennes.
#1 - Pour m'amuser.

Si vous avez d'autres bonnes raisons, rajoutez les...

A très bientôt pour la suite et les premiers sujets...



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Ignite Spatial comes to Perth
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347 Murray Street
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Ignite Corvallis 2 Is Part Of Willamette Innovators Night
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LaSells Stewart Center/CH2M Hill Alumni Center
Corvallis OR, USA

Ignite Budapest #2
November 10, 2009
VI. Jókai u. 26.
Budapest, Hungary

Ignite Fort Collins #3
November 11, 2009
802 West Drake Road
Fort Collins CO, USA

Developer Ignite #2 (Phoenix)
November 11, 2009
130 N Oak St
Gilbert AZ

Ignite Salem 2 coming November 12
November 12, 2009
3893 Commercial St NE
Salem OR

Announcing the first Ignite London (UK), Nov 18
November 18, 2009
Ginglik - 1 Shepherds Bush Green
London, United Kingdom

Ignite Portland 7, November 19, 2009
November 19, 2009
3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland OR, USA

First Ignite Waterloo!
November 25, 2009
10 King Street West
Kitchener Ontario, Canada

Announcing Ignite Strasbourg
November 26, 2009
La Salamandre, 3, Rue Paul Janet
Strasbourg, France

El primer Ignite Madrid
December 3, 2009
TBD
Madrid, Spain

Ignite Bloomington 2 Announced
December 3, 2009
The Funny Bone, 123 S. Walnut Street
Bloomington IN, USA

Ignite Dublin #2
December 4, 2009



NEW DATE! Announcing Ignite Austin 01/12/2010
January 12, 2010

Austin TX

Announcing Ignite New Haven
January 13, 2010

New Haven CT

Announcing Ignite OKC 1.14.2010
January 14, 2010
TBD
Oklahoma City OK

Ignite Baltimore #5
March 4, 2010
600 N. Charles Street, Baltimore MD
Baltimore MD, USA

Ignite Tulsa #2
March 4, 2010
311 E 2nd Street Tulsa, OK 74120-1804
Tulsa OK, United States

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