"PechaKucha for Haiti, biggest distributed conference with smallest ecological footprint."
"Now, in collaboration with TED Prize Winner Cameron Sinclair’s Architecture for Humanity they are setting up an audacious way to mark the seventh anniversary: a “wave” of events in 24 hours, all around the globe to raise money for a cause that’s important to the TEDxTokyo community."
"We interrupt our regularly scheduled Mid Century Modern programming to inform you. Enlighten you. Entertain you. And quite possibly shatter your fear of public speaking."
"PechaKucha founders Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham have teamed up with Architecture for Humanity for the project, which aims to raise $100,000 for rebuilding Haiti."
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The event will unfold at a more leisurely pace than most jam-packed Pecha Kucha soirées, which can feature upward of 12 presentations. Instead, curators at the CCA and Pecha Kucha selected six presentations through a submission process. Topics will include such varied subjects as bathhouses, snow removal and ideas around moral hygiene
"PechaKucha is the democratic form of the TED conference. It brings the best ideas out into the public. PechaKucha is “by design” set up to multiply, proliferate, inspire, in short, change the planet long term more than any other current idea. It brings us back together, out of our air-conditioned isolation, alone with our fancy smart phone, back into the community where change can happen - Chris Stutzki"
"If the book club scones are dry and you’re sick of Nancy droning on about Jane Eyre, it might be time to get your fix somewhere else. Like Pecha Kucha Night."
"It’s about connecting, presenting your idea. It’s a place to gather and share,"
"The organizers are saying that the “WaveCast” may be “the world’s biggest single-day globally-distributed conference."
"The idea is simple: 20 images, 20 seconds, 200 cities, 2,000 presentations, 200,000 people"
"As we all know, give a microphone to a designer and you might be trapped for hours! The key to Pecha Kucha is its patented system for avoiding this fate."
"Artists, engineers, architects, manufacturers and animators — designers of all kinds and backgrounds — participate in PechaKucha Night,” said Carl Bass, Autodesk president and CEO. “PechaKucha is a wonderful forum to communicate design ideas, and by sponsoring PechaKucha Night, Autodesk is reaching a global audience."
"The result is a high-energy showcase. Pecha Kucha Night started in Japan in 2003 and now occurs in over 110 locations globally. Pecha Kucha Toronto was the first in Canada."
"The dullest topics can be enhanced by this method. For instance, I watched a presentation on signage, and not only was it NOT boring, I actually learned how to create signage that will make people stand up and listen."
