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4:04 p.m., March 1, 2011----The Office of Communications and Marketing (OCM) is calling all current students, faculty and staff to share an enlightening moment, story or idea to present at Ignite Newark.

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Ignite Newark is a night of speed presentations showcasing the innovative, inspiring and fun ideas of Delawareans. Speakers are asked to prepare a 20-slide presentation on any topic of their choosing. The slides will auto advance every 15 seconds giving presenters five minutes of fame.

Past Ignite events have showcased such topics as: How to Solve a Song with Math, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Fighting Dirty in Scrabble, The Official End of the World Survival Guide for 2012 and Lessons in Dating from Shaun of the Dead. The possibilities are endless.

Current students, faculty and staff interested in presenting at Ignite Newark should fill out the online application form by Monday, March 7, 2011. OCM will then be selecting the top presentations to represent the University.

Ignite Newark will take place at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, March 24, at the Delaware Biotechnology Institute on Wyoming Road.

For more information on Ignite Newark follow the group on Facebook and Twitter or email socialmedia@udel.edu.

Article by Laura Blagys

How to solve a song with math
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCrD9N_3Jkw&feature=player_embedded

Hungry Hungry Hippos
http://www.youtube.com/user/iGNiTe#p/u/25/V_t9zLvoC7A

Scrabble
http://www.youtube.com/user/iGNiTe#p/u/2/s1aq6sJEuVU

End of the world: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj59qUGzwZA&feature=related

Lessons from Shaun of the dead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJVdeu6-2Sw&feature=related

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