We are going to get videos and copies of the decks up online, but in the meantime, here is the full list of speakers along with their topics:

Sean Blanton - Using Perl to Control Java

Matt McCall - Ugly Duckling or Black Swan?

Derek Wade - Scrum: It Depends on Common Sense

Steve Heady -  Divless - CSS Coding that Works from Front To Back

Brawley Reishman - How to Preserve Your Sanity in the Global Economy

Massimo DiPierro - Gluon (Python web framework)

Justin Kruger - Game Economics

Erin McKean - lex i cog ra pher

Ravi Shankar - Moving Toward Rich Internet Aplpications

Keith Shacht - Why You Should Care About Platforms Like Facebook

Leon Chism - WoW! Everything I Know I Learned in Azeroth

Jon Pasky - Protecting Your IP in 5 Minutes

Michael Gruber - Killing Your Startup’s Changes to Receiving Early Stage Funding

Jason Fried - 20 Questions

Harper Reed and Scott Van Den Plas - Zebras vs. Mustaches

Jason Rexilius - Scaling Web Applications Across Distributed Networks

Paul Caswell - Thinking Together

Event takes place at Debonair Social Club in Wicker Park 1575 N Milwaukee Ave on Thursday 12/6/07 at 6pm.

6pm — Ignite Contest Begins

8pm — Ignite Talks Round 1 Begin

915pm — Ignite Talks Round 2 Begin

Admission is free, a detailed schedule of the Ignite Talks will be up here on Monday

Presenters so far:

Harper Reed

Jason Fried

Erin McKean

Keith Schacht - something about Facebook Apps or Google’s OpenSocial

Mark Roth - something about Local Media

Justin Kruger - Using your graphics processor for scientific computing or something on Prize Economics and innovation

Douglas Pancoast

Derek Wade - Scrum

Leon Chism

Brawley Reishman - Building your web application with offshore labor

Jason Rexilius

Matt McCall

Massimo DiPierro - Gluon Web Framework

Paul Caswell - Thinking Together

John Pasky - Protecting your IP in 5 minutes

Sean Blanton - Using Perl to Control Java

Ravi Shankar -  “Innovating Process, Methods and Tools for the Web 2.0 World” or “AJAX Frameworks and Tool kits - When to use what, for building your Rich Internet application”

email ignitechicago at gmail.com if you have something interesting to say

A few people have asked us this question. Basically the answer is Yes.

The Ignite format has been tried a few times before and having the quick progression from slide to slide ensures the talks do not get bogged down. Since the format is proven, we want to stick with it. Give it a shot - its fun!

Having said that, nobody will kick you off the stage for having 17.

There are some really excellent videos on Youtube of the Ignite Seattle - check them out for an example of how the talks are done.

We have gotten lots of questions about what constitutes an appropriate topic.  Brady Forrest (who set this Ignite phenomenon in motion) says:

 When thinking about a talk to submit, don’t talk about pitching your product. Instead talk about what you learned from making it, what you’ve gleaned from user behavior, what larger trend you think this is a part of, or how someone else product has improved your life.

If you have something to say that fits that criteria and would like to present, drop us a line at ignitechicago at gmail dot com.