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I’ve been following various blog posts and tweets concerning last night’s Ignite Phoenix, and quite a few people (myself included) have expressed excitement of the next one.

Here’s the thing: Lots of people want a next one, but a next one only happens if people step up and make it so. Jeff and Rodger did a kick-ass job, and a mighty Thanks! to jobing.com (BTW, where’s the second ‘b’ in there? job -> jobbing; jobe -> jobing) for providing the space. But they’re not going to doing this as a regular gig, and it’s unfair to expect that of them.

There’s a special satisfaction in pulling of an event like this, but it’s also work. I run two monthly user groups (Ruby AZ and Refactor Phoenix), used to help organize Refresh, and have instigated two local BarCamps, so I know the drill.

If you think you’re up for this, and want to help drive the next Ignite Phoenix, drop a line to IgnitePhoenix [AT] gmail.com and start asking questions.

If you can offer some sort of sponsorship, speak up. If you can help arrange a good location to host the next event, step up.

Drivers wanted!