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Ignite 2 will be on Friday, Nov. 6th at Blau Auditorium in the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. and the event beginning at 7:00 p.m.

The Ignite event format gives speakers five minutes each and twenty slides that rotate automatically after fifteen seconds. It gives an equal opportunity for food, technology, music, art, history, and other enthusiasts to share their expertise and passions.

AnnArbor.com covered the first Ignite Ann Arbor event, which filled the Neutral Zone back in June.

Doors open 6:30 p.m. and the event begins 7 p.m. Come early to guarantee entrance, and RSVP to make sure that you have a ticket. A list of scheduled presenters follows:

Mary Lemmer, owner of Iorio Ice: "I scream for Gelato."

Garrett Scott, an antiquarian bookseller: "Rosicrucian Barber-Orators, Humanist Doodles, and a Bible Dictionary amid the Cherokee."

Patti Smith, a teacher of the visually impaired in the Detroit Public Schools: "The Braille Embossinator: Technology for the Visually Impaired and Disabled."

Carl Wright, Boy Scout den leader: "How to spin a rope."

Linda Diane Feldt, holistic health practitioner and AnnArbor.com wildcrafting columnist: "There is a free lunch - and Twitter helps to find it."

Devon Persing, University of Michigan librarian: "Ambient Librarianship, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Job."

Aaron Worsham: "Why Geeks Love Wood."

Aaron Santos, University of Michigan physics post-doc: "How Many Licks Does It Take?"

Brenda E. Bentley, Citywalks: "These Buns are Made for Walking."

Angela Kujava, board member, 826michigan: "The Uprising Behind the Robot Store or, Why One-On-One Attention is Crucial for our Students."

Bill Van Loo: "Are our kids technologically literate?"

Jack Zaientz: "The Silver Age of American Jewish Music is Happening Now! And Why We're Missing It."

Bilal Ghalib: "Hacker Spaces and PBLE's - American Re-education and the Importance of Making Things."

David Bloom, award winning hot pepper breeder at the Chelsea Community Fair: "Why Sex Is Great."

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