# Ignite Sydney

If you missed out on [Ignite Spatial](http://www.ignitespatial.com/) last month (and my [Mapanui](http://blog.mapanui.com/2008/11/12/at-ignite-spatial/) preso, shame on you!), the New Year, Januari 22, brings Ignite Sydney, Ignite preso's on any subject. Have anything you want to say, introduce, proclaim in 5 minutes and 20 slides? Sign up for [Ignite Sydney](http://www.ignitesydney.com/)!

**Update:**  
Speakers and subjects:

- [Matt Moore](http://innotecture.wordpress.com/ "Matt Moore") : Words at work – what links Flickr, mind maps, and a vengeful God?
- [Jason Yip](http://jchyip.blogspot.com/ "Jason Yip") : Lean programming (the fridge vs the radiator)
- [Kieran Ots](http://otsblog.wordpress.com/ "Kieran Ots") : A year of failed projects (and what I learned from them)
- [Richard Lane](http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/%7Erlane/ "Richard Lane") : Mapping the sky – Is bigger always better?
- [Pamela Fox](http://imagine-it.org/ "Pamela Fox") : HTML5 vs Flex for Rich Internet Applications
- [Jeremy LeBard](http://www.lechicgeek.net/ "Jeremy LeBard") : Australians are a nation of readers. Why do we need Amazon?
- [Geoff Bowers](http://blog.daemon.com.au/ "Geoff Bowers"): Setting Fire To Your Community. A tale of Japanese mummies, karmic balance and benevolent dictators
- Chloe Mason : Why Sydney needs active travel
- [Meitar Moscovitz](http://meitarmoscovitz.com/ "Meitar Moscovitz") : How technology influences sexual awareness (and vice versa)
- [Mark Pollard](http://www.twitter.com/markpollard "Mark Pollard") : 7 things you can learn from hip-hop