Using the Ignite Portland Constitution as a starting board, here are the rules and guidelines that Ignite Fitness will follow. We don’t want it to become just another session at a conference, but something unique that reflects the spirit and creativity of health and fitness professionals of any conference.

This is subject to debate and change, so speak up if you have input!


OPEN & COMMUNITY BASED
Any attendee at the health & fitness conference at which Ignite Fitness is featured, can participate.  As long as you have something interesting to share and you stick to the format (20 slides for 15 seconds each), you’re good.

MAKE IT INTERESTING
Final presentations will be judged first and foremost on how interesting they are. We’re not targeting a specific “theme” or “feel” for events, and prefer to let the atmosphere evolve from the types of submissions received. We, the organizers, don’t pretend to know what “most people” would find interesting, and we don’t think the presenters should worry about that either. If your idea fits the format, and is interesting to at least one person (e.g., you), you’ll be considered.


NO KEYNOTES

All presentations will be given equal standing/billing. Let them differentiate themselves on their own merit and interestingness. We don’t want to have “featured” presenters, keynotes, or special slots for presenters within the session. We are all equal as fitness and wellness professionals.

BIAS/PITCHES/SPAM
We want Ignite to be about promoting and sharing burning ideas. If those ideas happen to take the form of the company you work for, the startup you’re trying to get funded, or any other self-serving commercial interest, then so be it. We’re fine with it, really. But whatever you present had better be interesting, because that’s what it’s going to be judged on in people’s minds. if you’re going to market to people at Ignite Fitness, you’d better be smart about it. Because if you’re not, it won’t be pretty…

“REAL” RULES
Selected presenters shouldn’t do anything that’s going to get you or us in trouble (aka, you still have to adhere to the presenting rules of the conference or convention you are at).