Ignite NYC II
16 September 2008 | Posted by Jeffrey Barke | No comments
While I'm glad I attended Ignite NYC II, unfortunately, I don't have much to report. The event was packed (in the best possible way), and a lot of good networking appeared to be taking place, but the whole social thing is not my thing. So I grabbed a free beer, found a corner and read a bit of Code by Lawrence Lessig.
The cupcake competition went well; a lot of people took part (and a lot just ate their cupcakes!), but it seemed a bit chaotic. I'm still not sure which cupcake won!
Alicia Gibb from NYC Resistor introduced me to her friend, Robert Thomas. Not only has Rob spent some time in Milwaukee, he's also the creator of Java Settlers! Rob is an amazing guy, and we had a great conversation prior to the Ignite NYC II speakers starting.
Speakers whom we did not hear speak—at this point, Alicia, Rob and I decided to make our escape and get dinner. This was a decision I do not regret! We walked from 50th to 27th, talking about robots, video games, Arduino, job searches, the Internet Society of New York and pirate radio. Ignite NYC!
I took a few photos from the event prior to my departure which have been posted to Flickr.
