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<h1 class="row">About Ignite Baltimore</h1>

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  <strong>Five minutes, 20 slides. What would you say?</strong>
  At every Ignite Baltimore, 16 artists, technologists, thinkers, and
  personalities take the stage to answer this challenge.
  Our goal is to spark new conversations and collaborations across
  cultures and disciplines.
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<h2 class="row">What's It Like?</h2>
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  <li>Check out the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/ignitebaltimore">Ignite Baltimore videos</a> on YouTube</li>
  <li>See our <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ignitebaltimore/sets/">Flickr photos</a></li>
  <li>Read this <a href="http://www.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=19150">City Paper Cover Story</a>.</li>
  <li>Read about <a href="http://www.metropolismag.com/pov/20081029/making-your-powerpoint">Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson's experience as a speaker</a></li>
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<h2 class="row">Keep In Touch</h2>
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<h2 class="row">Ignite Promo Video</h2>

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  <p class="col9">See what a typical Ignite event is like. Produced by <a href="http://www.hype-online.com/">HYPE-online</a>.</p>
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