Edmonton’s NextGen and Stantec are excited to present the list of presenters for Pecha Kucha Night 23 (PKN 23)!

• Chris Gusen – Edmonton: DIYcity
• Sarah Feldman - What Moves You? Let’s Talk Transit
• Nadir Bellahmer - The Golden Age of Design During the Dark Ages
• Omar Reyes - An Inconvenient Immigrant: A Love Story
• Jason Blower - Pride Within a Canvas
• John Steil - Words on Walls
• Jenny Hong - Edmonton’s Energy Transition: Are You In?
• Dustin Bajer - The Nature of Cities
• Vanessa Thomas - Beware the Smart City: Insights from the UK and Beyond
• Jeff Chase - On Place and Planning from the Heart

For PKN 23, we’ve partnered with the Alberta Professional Planners Institute (APPI) and have built the event surrounding an urban planning theme.

Date: Thursday, September 17, 2015
Time: Doors and bar open at 6:30 p.m. Presentations begin at 7:30 p.m.
Location: McLab Theatre, Citadel Theatre, 9828 101A Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3C6
Cost: $17 or $15 with student ID + taxes.
Buy Tickets: Purchase your digital tickets online here*

*If you purchased tickets to our rained-out PKN22, you have been reassigned general seats. Please pick up your ticket beginning on August 21 at 9:30am until September 16 at 5pm. Everyone who purchased a ticket must show two forms of ID. No tickets will be released unless the person whose name is associated with the ticket is in person and presents their ID. No exceptions.*

More than 200 presentations have been given at Edmonton PKNs to date on wide-ranging topics, from donairs to lighting up Edmonton’s bridges and everything in between. Be part of the conversation on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #yegpkn.

Thanks to Stantec, our awesome sole presenting sponsor, for their ongoing support of our Pecha Kucha nights – we couldn’t do it without them! Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria also returns for PKN 23 with gift cards for all ticket holders.

PKN 23’s sponsors are the Stantec, the City of Edmonton, Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria, Graphos, and Klein Dytham.

What is Pecha Kucha?
Drawing its name from the Japanese phrase for “the sound of chit chat”, Pecha Kucha Night was devised by Tokyo’s Klein Dytham Architecture in February 2003 as a venue for young designers to meet, network, exchange ideas and discuss their work in public. It rests on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds, for a total presentation length of six minutes and 40 seconds. Why this format you ask? It keeps presentations concise, fast-paced and entertaining.

For more information, visit pechakucha.org

About Edmonton’s NextGen
Formed in 2006, Edmonton’s NextGen is an initiative of the City of Edmonton that is focused on creating a city that attracts and gives a voice to the next generation in the life and growth of Edmonton’s communities. NextGen is a hub for connecting people, places, community and ideas. Through events, leadership opportunities and professional development, NextGen fosters young leaders and supports initiatives of interest to the next generation.