Ignite Waterloo #6–great energy, great venue!

Rockin’ good time last night at Ignite Waterloo #6 down at Whistle Bear Golf Club!

With frequent updates on Game #7 and the LRT vote, plus picture-perfect weather, cold beer, great art, and lots of friends, we had a great evening.  Click through for lots o’ pics.

Special thanks to Erin Moffat and Chris Klein who saved my bacon with xtreme-last-minute tickets!  I could have sworn I bought tickets, and then at 4:30pm there was much more swearing.

Upstairs at the clubhouse.

Lots of seats and good sight lines.  300+ chairs?

Hi, Mark Connolly.

Big thanks to whomever hung this curtain behind the speakers.  Much better pics that way.

Tracy Wemp’s art, with the Art Allies crew in attendance!  Awesome!

Snacks!

Also in the house from Art Allies was Meghan Sims (work at right)…

and…

the amazing John Hofstetter!

Peace, Jacqui Murphy.  Mr. James Nye was also in the house, but I gave him a break from the camera, ‘cause he was such a good sport at the mega-studio-photo-shoot last month.

Best pic ever of James Bastow, who is famous for photo-bombing every shot.

Hmmm, can’t quite make out the name tag here…

Karl!

Contest HQ.  Trivia+scavenger hunt.  Good idea.

Steve Scott.

The golf bags congregate…

here, just like the…

people.

Ok, Rumeesa (upper right), here’s this event’s social study.  How many people are Looking At Their Hand (LATH) when they could be talking to real people?

Well…

it’s a mix.  Just started reading (yes, really!) Sherry Turkle’s book “Alone Together”.  I’ll let you know how it turns out.

Our super hosts, Erica Waugh and David Yoon.  Wasn’t sure if Erica would like this photo, but I think it shows her personality well, so I hedged my bets and included…

this one as well.

Meta-photog… ok, old joke.

Cate Huston – Why Do Programmers Have to Lie to Get Dates?

Carol Moogk-Soulis – Schoolyard Heat Islands: They’re A Problem, Pass It On

Syd Bolton – Uses of Old Computers

Shaminda Attygalle – Lessons From 221 B

Bob Rushby – Digital Light …Pixels Everywhere

Ben Brown – Kiss Road Signs Goodbye!  …BENNNN!!!

Louisette Lanteigne – Gravel and the Waterloo Moraine

Kevin Magee – Brantford 2.0

Shelly Steffler – My Life as a Favelado

Mr…

Philip Bast, the tireless Ignite Waterloo videographer.

Patio!  Love this venue.

My favourite high school teacher with all the electronics hardware, Alex Matan.

Ok, this shot of me was actually by Cedric Puddy with my D90.  Ignore the watermark.  Thanks Cedric.

Aaaaand action!

Kelly Brooks – Mud-Ringing: Intelligent Collaborative Survival

Steven Scott – Privacy: I’ve Got Nothing To Hide

Adrienne Gingerich – Internet Creep

Stephanie Tanner – Wine: What’s Your Style  …STEPHHHHH!!!

Graham Whiting – Energy

Stephanie Shantz – How Captain Underpants Can Help Your Child

Roelf Woldring – Decisions, Decisions

Karen Toth – Awareness Through Movement

Amal Isaac – The Technological Singularity

Bears with Stairs

And that was…

the night.  Big thanks to the volunteers and sponsors that make these cool events in our communities possible, and to the engaged peeps that speak.  Way to contribute!

Happy making,

DW