Ignite STEM will be presented at 3 p.m. at Windward Community College during Unconferenz 2013. If you can’t make it to the Imaginarium, watch the live video stream here!

We’ve got a great lineup of presenters, all from our local community!

Scheduled presenters include:

• Brian Shiro – Life on Mars
• Jim Crisafulli – International Lunar Research Park
• Angel Yanagihara – The Science of the Sting
• Jake Hudson – It’s only Rocket Science
• Royce Jones – There’s a Map for That
• Scott Robertson – Open Data Education
• Lindsea Kemp-Wilbur – Internet Society

The Unconferenz is a unique local gathering of technologists, thinkers, teachers, creatives, entrepreneurs… people from all walks of life looking to share, learn, and collaborate. Instead of keynote speakers and sponsor-filled pitches disguised as panels, the attendees drive the agenda, and everyone has the opportunity to speak. You can check out the most popular session topic suggestions, and submit your own.

And while the final list of topics won’t be set until ten minutes before the first sessions begin, the current top vote getter is “Makerspaces unite! Let’s do a Maker Faire in Hawaii!” It’s fair to say the maker movement will be one of the highlights this year.

We’re fortunate to have members of HiCapacity, the Honolulu Makerspace, joining us, including co-founder and long-time Unconferenz collaborator Jason Axelson. But this will be a maker confab that’s statewide in scope. Coming in from Maui, Jerry Isdale (@MauiMaker) of Maui Makers will represent the Valley Isle. And Don Kosak from the Big Island will also be there. Don is not only a maker, but a managing partner of the Nalukai Foundation.

(Startups and venture accelerators are also likely topics at Unconferenz.)

If you’re a maker, just maker curious, or simply want to spend a day with interesting, innovative people, be sure to join us at Windward Community College on Saturday.

Photo of Jerry Isdale by Phillip Burgess on Flickr.

This year we are doing the same and featuring presentations from our community of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) enthusiasts. Our list of presenters so far include:

• Brian Shiro – Life on Mars
• Jim Crisafulli – International Lunar Research Park
• Angel Yanagihara – The Science of the Sting
• Jake Hudson – It’s only Rocket Science
• Royce Jones – There’s a Map for That
• Scott Robertson – Open Data Education
• Lindsea Kemp-Wilbur – Internet Society

We will also hold an Ignite STEM in the Imaginarium as a closing session for the event.

Ample parking is conveniently located to the right of the building. We are looking forward to see you all that this year’s Unconferenz.

Date: Saturday, March 2, 2013
Time: 8:00am to 4:00pm
Place: TBD

As soon as the location is confirmed I will let everyone know. I am just working out the details. If things work out we will have a very cool place to hold the Ignite STEM presentations.

The session topics page is open for your suggestions. Feel free to add a topic and vote for the ones you want to participate in.

I am in the process of gathering the notes from each of the sessions and posting them. We hope to also have the video from each of the Ignite talks from Ignite Honolulu 3 at Unconferenz 2012.

In the meantime here are the great posts and associated content generated from the event:

• Another Unforgettable Unconferenz (Ryan Ozawa, HawaiiWeblog)
• Unconferenz 2012 video (Ryan Ozawa)
• Highlights from Unconferenz 2012 (Greg Yamane, PulpConnection)
• #UNZ12, Unconferenz Highlights (Bobby Lambrix, Media Council)
• Vitality of Honolulu Tech Visible at Unconferenz (Civil Beat)
• Crowds gather at KCC to brainstorm ideas for City (KHON2)
• Photos on Flickr by hawaii, bytemarks, madmarv, geewhy
• Tim O’Reilly on Desktop App Stores and Open Source (Todd Ogasawara)
• Tweetstream #UNZ12 (Collected tweets from the event)
• Code for America Session (Ustream.tv, Ryan Ozawa)
• Ignite Honolulu 3 (Ustream.tv recording, Ryan Ozawa)

I must also send out BIG Mahalos to several people for without their assistance and support the Unconferenz would not have happened. Thanks go out to:

• Kapi’olani Community College
• Mary Hattori – Center of Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Technology – Kapi’olani Community College
• Joan and Glenn Matsukawa – Food, beverages, supplies
• Kristi Mercado – Note taking
• Joseph Cantos – Note taking
• Llewellyn Wailehua – Note taking
• Jessica Lum – Note taking, IT Support
• Melissa Lum – Note taking, IT Supoprt
• Shanisse Imamoto – Note taking
• Mark Nagai- IT support and A/V
• Jerleen Bahm – Note taking
• Ellen Ercegovich – Note taking
• Cassie and Brandon Teshima – Desserts
• Ryan Ozawa – Ignite Honolulu 3 coordination, event support and all around great guy
• Jerome Koehler and Capsun Poe – Registration
• Chistine Koroki and Chris Ota – Ignite Honolulu 3
• Jen Pahlka and Tim O’Reilly – Code for America participation
• Kiman Wong – Oceanic
• Yuka Nagashima – High Tech Development Corp.
• Gordon Bruce and Forest Frizzell – City & County of Honolulu

Stay tune to for more notes, photos and videos from the Unconferenz 2012. I want to thank you all for being a part of this year’s Unconferenz and for making it a great success. Let’s take the energy generated at here and continue to make Hawaii a better place.

Now in its fifth year, the Unconferenz has built a strong history of
bringing together a diverse group of geeks, coders, designers,
entrepreneurs, thinkers, and simply curious people to share, learn,
create, and look ahead. It’s been where the earliest seeds were
planted for many great things that have grown into positive, tangible
things in our community, from inspiring podcasters and media makers,
to sparking what is now a growing “design thinking” movement, to
fueling the coworking movement that today finds several great creative
spaces where just last year there were none.

Please help us push the ‘un’ in Unconferenz. Everyone needs to take an
active part to ensure everyone is engaged and comes away inspired.
Some tips:

1. If you want to play a direct part in picking the day’s topics,
please come early! At 8:00am, we’re going to be arranging the day’s
program grid so people can start to plan where they want to be
throughout the day.
Here is what the agenda looks like:

• 8:00am – 8:45am        Registration and session sign up (Iliahi)
• 9:00am – 9:50am        Session 1
• 10:00am – 10:50am    Session 2
• 11:00am – 11:50am    Session 3
• 12:00 noon – 1:00pm  Lunch (Iliahi)
• 1:15pm – 2:05pm        Session 4
• 2:15pm – 3:05pm        Session 5
• 3:15pm – 4:00pm       Ignite Session

2. If you’re counting on a specific session, step up to help make it
happen. Everyone will have stickers to ‘vote’ for topics, so encourage
others to ‘vote’ for it. More importantly, if the session is
scheduled, be there, and don’t hesitate to get things started. No one
is appointed ‘moderator’ or ‘speaker.’ But we’re all facilitators.

3. The Unconferenz is peer-to-peer, grassroots, positive collaboration
and action. So please help guide any session you’re in. Ask questions.
Call for opinions. Encourage everyone to speak, not just one person.
Find common ground in disagreements, and soften pitches with broader
alternatives.

4. If we’re to cover all the wonderful things we want to cover, we
need your help moving things forward. Watch the clock. Signal to your
fellow participants when a session is drawing to a close. Are there
things that need to happen? Save time for action items and follow up.
Suggest ways people can connect and continue the conversation
afterward.

This year, the Unconferenz is also part of the national Code Across
America event, and the home of Ignite Honolulu 3. Our closing session
at 3:15 p.m. should be a fun one, with seven great volunteers (including
O’Reilly Media founder Tim O’Reilly) will share their passions in
fast-paced, no-pauses presentations.

http://codeforamerica.org/code-across-america/

http://ignitehonolulu.com/2012/02/ignite-honolulu-3-unconferenz/

Most importantly, of course, have fun. Meet new people. Explore new ideas.

Final reminders:

Unconferenz 2012 is taking place in the Iliahi building on the
Kapiolani Community College campus. Our morning start time coincides
with the immensely popular KCC Farmer’s Market, so plan ahead, and
look for parking at the far, upper corner of the lot.

http://unconferenz.com/2012/02/21/location-of-unconferenz-2012/

And we encourage you to post quotes, thoughts, photos and videos on
Twitter, Facebook, and anywhere else. The hashtag is #UNZ12.

Mahalo again for being a part of Unconferenz 2012. See you soon!

Burt and Ryan

Also it is best to park in Lot A in the upper campus to avoid the Farmers Market. Please pass the word along. Mahalo!