(MILWAUKEE, WI) This is the big one.
On Monday, March 1st, MKELive and LinkedIn-Milwaukee will literally link thousands of entrepreneurs, technologists, “do-it-yourselfers,” creative professionals, and enthusiastic knowledge-seekers from around the world for an evening that is a unique blend of networking, information, and fun.
LinkedIn-Milwaukee will participate in Global Ignite Week (March 1-5, 2010), when more than 50 Ignite meetings will take place in cities around the world. Ignite meetings are comprised of talks that are exactly five minutes long, where presenters share their personal and professional passions that fit within the Ignite motto: “Enlighten us, but make it quick.”
Like other meetings throughout the week, LinkedIn-Milwaukee’s Ignite will stream live video during the event. Those videos will be archived on the new Ignite video site that is being launched in conjunction with the week-long event. At least 500 five-minute session videos will be available on the new site when it debuts.
“This is an opportunity for local business professionals to gain different entrepreneurial perspectives from around the nation and around the world,” said Katie Felten, president MKE Live. “People who attend will have the chance to see how business owners from different regions and cultures approach and share the same dream of owning successful businesses.”
Started by Brady Forrest, Technology Evangelist for O’Reilly Media, and Bre Pettis of Etsy.com, formerly of MAKE Magazine, Ignite was inspired by Pecha Kucha Nights, where speakers are given 20 slides, each shown for 20 seconds, giving each speaker 6 minutes and 40 seconds of fame. The first Ignite took place in Seattle in 2006, and since then the event has become an international phenomenon, with gatherings in Helsinki, Finland; Paris, France; New York, New York; and many other locations.
The March MKELive LinkedIn-Milwaukee event will be held on Monday, March 1st from 5:30-8:30 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Wauwatosa (located at 10499 Innovation Drive, Wauwatosa, WI 53226). The registration fee for walk-up attendees is $15. Attendees that pre-register at www.mkelive.com will only be charged $10.
For more information on MKE Live’s LinkedIn training and networking services call Katie Felten at (262) 227-0772.
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MKE Live (www.mkelive.com) is a social media marketing and consulting company that provides a variety of services in areas such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, professional networking and event services. MKELive helps organizations, entrepreneurs and business professionals expand their professional networks, as well as leverage their products and services, by expanding their communications efforts through social media and face-to-face networking.
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