Difference between revisions of "Ignite@AGU 2011"

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AGU’s annual meeting, with dozens of parallel sessions, provides a great forum for in-depth presentations and discussions for attendees. Yet due to AGU’s size, people sometimes find it hard to meet new investigators and get exposed to new research areas. Ignite, a concept created by O’Reilly Media, is a forum of short, fast paced, thought-provoking talks, where presenters get five minutes and 20 slides to make their point.

NASA’s Applied Sciences Program – in partnership with Sonoma Technology, Inc. (STI), AGU's Earth and Space Science Informatics (ESSI) group and the ESIP Federation – is co-sponsoring Ignite@AGU to discuss Earth observing applications in a fast-paced non-traditional and engaging arena.

Ignite presenters will have just 5 minutes and 20 automatically advancing slides to drive home the point of their talk. Learn about all aspects of Earth applications, from new information on existing projects, ideas to engage new audiences, innovative techniques for future application, and information on ways to broaden applications exposure.

With Support from the ESIP Federation, light snacks will be served and cash bar will be available. Talks will be recorded for those who cannot attend in person.

Speakers Include:

Chao Yi, NASA-JPL
Chris Mattman, NASA-JPL
Deborah McGuinness, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Hook Hua, NASA-JPL
Jamie Favors, DEVELOP
Lee Johnson, NASA Ames Research Center
Ramakrishna Nemani, NASA Ames Research Center
Richard Kleidman, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Sean Raffuse, Sonoma Technology, Inc.
Sky Bristol, USGS
Susan Owen, NASA-JPL

Tim Dye, Sonoma Technology, Inc. Todd King, UCLA William Graham, NASA Applied Sciences Program Amber Kuss, DEVELOP NASA Ames

Schedule

6:00 PM Doors open

6:00 to 6:15 PM Social time

6:15 PM Ignite talks - Round 1 (8 talks)

7:00 to 7:10 PM - Intermission

7:15-8 Ignite talks - Round 2 (8 talks)

Questions?

Are there example Ignite talks I can see?
- Check out the O'Reily Ignite page there are tons: http://igniteshow.com/browse
How do I prepare for an Ignite talk?
- Jon Udell wrote a great post on how to construct an Ignite talk:http://blog.jonudell.net/2011/06/24/practicing-for-an-ignite-talk/
More questions?
- Email Erin, erinrobinson@esipfed.org

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 AGU’s annual meeting, with dozens of parallel sessions, provides a great forum for in-depth presentations and discussions for attendees.  Yet due to AGU’s size, people sometimes find it hard to meet new investigators and get exposed to new research areas.  [http://ignite.oreilly.com/ Ignite], a concept created by O’Reilly Media, is a forum of short, fast paced, thought-provoking talks, where presenters get five minutes and 20 slides to make their point.
-Sonoma Technology, Inc. (STI) and the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) are bringing the Ignite approach to AGU.  Ignite@AGU represents a new effective way to communicate diverse knowledge, engage younger scientists, and interact across disciplines.  A [http://www.forbes.com/2010/01/14/presentations-pecha-kucha-technology-breakthroughs-oreilly.html recent Forbes article by Scott Berkun] noted that short talks force speakers to refine their talk, use each slide for its maximum value, and use images to convey points.  Correspondingly, Berkun said that our brains are designed to understand concepts faster through pictures and when presentations are shorter.
+NASA’s Applied Sciences Program – in partnership with Sonoma Technology, Inc. (STI), AGU's Earth and Space Science Informatics (ESSI) group and the ESIP Federation – is co-sponsoring Ignite@AGU to discuss Earth observing applications in a fast-paced non-traditional and engaging arena.
-The theme for the 2011 Ignite@AGU would address the Earth Science goals in the [http://science.nasa.gov/media/medialibrary/2010/08/30/2010SciencePlan_TAGGED.pdf 2010 Science Plan] for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.  More importantly, it creatively addresses the Science Mission Directorate’s need to “bring together members of the scientific communities relevant to NASA in order to expose investigators to new subject areas.”
+Ignite presenters will have just 5 minutes and 20 automatically advancing slides to drive home the point of their talk. Learn about all aspects of Earth applications, from new information on existing projects, ideas to engage new audiences, innovative techniques for future application, and information on ways to broaden applications exposure.
-The Ignite@AGU would be held during the evening hours on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at the AGU annual meeting in San Francisco. This event will be packed with information from 10 five-minute talks.  Light snacks will be served and cash bar will be available.  Talks will be recorded archived to share knowledge with others who couldn’t attend in person.
+With Support from the ESIP Federation, light snacks will be served and cash bar will be available. Talks will be recorded for those who cannot attend in person.
+Speakers Include:
+* Chao Yi, NASA-JPL
+* Chris Mattman, NASA-JPL
+* Deborah McGuinness, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
+* Hook Hua, NASA-JPL
+* Jamie Favors, DEVELOP
+* Lee Johnson, NASA Ames Research Center
+* Ramakrishna Nemani, NASA Ames Research Center
+* Richard Kleidman, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
+* Sean Raffuse, Sonoma Technology, Inc.
+* Sky Bristol, USGS
+* Susan Owen, NASA-JPL
+Tim Dye, Sonoma Technology, Inc.
+Todd King, UCLA
+William Graham, NASA Applied Sciences Program
+Amber Kuss, DEVELOP NASA Ames
 === Schedule ===
-Our tentative schedule, which we have created using guidance from Ignite, is as follows:
 :6:00 PM Doors open
-:6:00 to 6:30 PM Social time
+:6:00 to 6:15 PM Social time
-:6:30 PM Ignite talks begin (8 talks)
+:6:15 PM Ignite talks - Round 1 (8 talks)
-:8:00 PM Event ends
+:7:00 to 7:10 PM - Intermission
+:7:15-8 Ignite talks - Round 2 (8 talks)
-=== Call for Presenters ===
-We need presenters! The theme for the 2011 Ignite@AGU meeting will be focused on applied Earth science. Presentations should address the Earth Science goals in the 2010 Science Plan for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. More importantly, it '''''creatively addresses''''' the Science Mission Directorate’s need to “bring together members of the scientific communities relevant to NASA in order to expose investigators to new subject areas.” This is not your regular AGU presentation - push the limits, be creative, outrageous and inspiring. To throw your hat in - Submit a deck of no more than 10 slides to Erin Robinson, erinrobinson@esipfed.org, by November 10th. Decisions on the final slate of talks will be made by Nov. 20th.
 === Questions? ===