The sun is rising over the fields and groves of Ann Arbor, and your steed is restless. The time has come once again, to ride onto the stage, and deliver a 5 minute talk with 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds on a topic you are passionate about. Who will rise to the challenge?

Ignite Ann Arbor 4 will be held at Blau Auditorium, Ross School of Business, at 7pm on October 12th. This is your chance to inform your neighbors about something awesome. This is your chance to hack the Ignite format and do something remarkable. What can an Ignite talk be? A call to action? A travelogue? A confession? A play? It’s up to you.

Check out some popular talks to get the idea juice flowing.

The Call for Speakers is up, fill out our form to submit your talk proposal!

Application Deadline is 11:59pm, Wednesday, September 15th
Speaker Selection by Friday, September 17th
Slide submission deadline: Monday October 4th
Ignite 4: October 12th

Ignite 2 will be held Monday, November 2nd at Blau Auditorium (capacity 500), thanks to the Entrepreneur and Venture Club!

We’re looking for interesting speakers to deliver talks in the Ignite format: 5 minutes, 20 slides, auto-advancing every 15 seconds. Come explain your passion, and spread the word! If you know of someone you’d love to see at Ignite 2, tell them about it and ask them to participate! To find out how and why to give an Ignite talk, check out Scott Berkun’s great Ignite talk on the subject. We also ask our speakers to read and the TED commandments and take them to heart.

All speakers should fill out the talk proposal form, even if you put your name on another list in the past.

The application deadline is 11:59pm, October 7th, 2009, and selected speakers will be notified by October 14th, 2009. We’re looking forward to hear what you have to say!