Evan Lockwood – My 40 Things: Never Missing An Opportunity
Laurier Mandin – Ice Buckets and License Plates
Lauren Sergy – More Fearsome Than Death
Deepa Maisuria – Am I Ready?
Ryan Wayne – Walking is Good for the Soul
Mark Farr & Marc Biollo – Workplace Mindshifts
Chris Chang-Yen Phillips – From Charity to Justice
Ryan Stephens & Monica Roberts – Re-envision the City as a Museum
If you haven’t already, buy your tickets here!
Date: Thursday, October 2, 2014 Time: Doors and bar open at 6:30 p.m. Presentations begin at 7:30 p.m. Location: Royal Alberta Museum Cost: $17 or $15 with student I.D. + taxes.
DJ for the night is Miyuru Fernando who will be spinning beats when you first arrive at PKN and during the intermission.
PKN 20 is sponsored by: City of Edmonton, Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria, Graphos, Stantec and Klein Dytham. Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria also returns for PKN 20 with gift cards for all ticket holders. Join the conversation on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #yegpkn.
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.
Edmonton’s NextGen is excited to present Pecha Kucha Night 20 (PKN 20):
Date: Thursday, October 2, 2014
Time: Doors and bar open at 6:30 p.m. Presentations begin at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Royal Alberta Museum
Cost: $17 or $15 with student I.D. + taxes.
Buy Tickets: Purchase your digital tickets online
PKN 20 features presentations on local ideas, projects and musings in the 20 slides at 20 seconds per slide format made popular by worldwide by Klein Dytham Architecture. 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. The presenter line-up for PKN 19 will be announced shortly.
Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria also returns for PKN 20 with gift cards for all ticket holders.
Join the conversation on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #yegpkn.
PKN 20 is sponsored by: City of Edmonton, Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria, Graphos, Stantec 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.
As summer winds down, we’re turning our attention to the dreaded F word…Fall. But this year there’s nothing to be afraid of because we’ve already got something for you to look forward to: the next Pecha Kucha Night!
Edmonton’s NextGen is currently accepting presentation submissions for Pecha Kucha Night 20 to be held on October 2, 2014 at the Royal Alberta Museum.
What are you passionate about? Share your thoughts and ideas with us – and 500 others – at the next Pecha Kucha! Now is your opportunity to present to some of Edmonton’s most engaged and creative young people. More than 200 presentations have been given at Edmonton Pecha Kucha Nights, and most recently some of the topics ranged from urban beekeeping to electric-powered cars, and everything in between.
If you’re interested, you can submit your presentation using our online form!. Deadline for submissions is September 5 and will be reviewed the following week.
Drawing its name from the Japanese term 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
Watch archived footage of Pecha Kucha Night 18 (PKN 18), which took place on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at the Metro Cinema at the Garneau Theatre. (more…)
A crowd of 500 people attended Pecha Kucha Night 18 (PKN 18) on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at the Metro Cinema at the Garneau Theatre. During the fast-paced, entertaining evening, audience members were captivated by a presenter line up that included an expert on nanotechnology, a Bike Polo aficionado, and an advocate for literacy.
PKN 18 also featured music by DJ Thomas Culture and photography by Warren Fenton of Fenton Photography. Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria also returned with gift cards for all ticket holders.
NextGen would like to thank its generous sponsors – the City of Edmonton, Graphos, and Klein Dytham, the energetic organizing committee, the outstanding presenters, and the attentive audience for making PKN 18 such a great success!
A big thank you to the presenters, volunteers, our NextGen Coordinator and everyone who helped make PKN 18 a great event!
Photo and video coverage of the evening’s festivities will be posted soon. For information on future PKNs, watch our website, subscribe to our newsletter, like our facebook page, or follow us on twitter @EdmNextGen using the hashtag #yegpkn.
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.
Edmonton’s NextGen is pleased to present Pecha Kucha Night 18 (PKN 18):
Date: Thursday, March 6, 2014 Time: Doors and bar open at 6:30 p.m. Presentations begin at 7:30 p.m. Location: Metro Cinema at the Garneau Theatre, 8712 109 Street Cost: $17 or $15 with student I.D. + taxes. Buy Tickets: Purchase your digital tickets online
Looking for an opportunity to present your ideas to an audience of more than 700 engaged and creative young people? Then apply to present at Pecha Kucha Night 18, taking place on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at the Metro Cinema at the Garneau Theatre.
Have a little extra time on your hands this holiday season? Apply to present at Pecha Kucha Night Edmonton!
Edmonton’s NextGen is accepting presentation submissions for Pecha Kucha Night 18, taking place on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at the Metro Cinema at the Garneau Theatre. Interested applicants should read the 10 steps to a great Pecha Kucha presentation and then submit their presentation using this handy form!
Thank you to everyone who came out to Designing Downtown activities on October 5, 2013!
This inspiring day of activities, fostered and made possible by the vision of the Designing Downtown movement, is a testament to the incredible people, organizations and businesses committed to conversations around the development of urban cores.
Designing Downtown, one of the largest and richest citizen-driven conversations about urban cores in Canada, returns to Edmonton October 5, 2013. For a full list of upcoming events, visit www.designingdowntown.ca.
“For Progress Unlimited, MADE and Edmonton’s NextGen to brainstorm, curate, and welcome this outstanding group of speakers to Edmonton is an incredible opportunity to foster national dialogue and exchange about the role we all play in urban development,” says Lisa Baroldi, Vision Holder – Progress Unlimited. “We’re thrilled to showcase Edmonton created content throughout the day at makescape 2 and in surprising ways at Pecha Kucha Night.”
Pecha Kucha Night 17 Speakers
Johanna Hurme (Winnipeg) – Architect, 5468796 Architecture Inc.
Sophie Mankowski (Montreal) – Author, Sur les Traces du Montréal
Curtis Olson (Saskatoon) – Owner, Shift Development Inc.
Special Presentation by:
Roman Mars (San Francisco) – Host/Producer, 99% Invisible
Designing Downtown is a movement to transform downtowns founded by Progress Unlimited, MADE , and Edmonton’s NextGen. Designing Downtown is a vehicle for inter-city exchange for partnerships that seek to enrich and advance the conversations and actions we take to shape downtowns as spaces for everyone. Designing Downtown is an experiment and exchange; an opportunity to create dialogue that celebrates & critiques; and a space to be a fixture in and designer of the urban experience.
Pecha Kucha Night 17, doors at 6:30 pm at the Winspear Centre, challenges presenters to follow the 20 images x 20 seconds format that has gained popularity in more than 600 cities around the globe. Tickets are on sale now via TIX On The Square; charge by phone 780-420-1757 or online at www.tixonthesquare.ca. Tickets are $35 for general admission, $30 for students (with I.D.), and $30 for groups of 10 or more; all tickets plus services fees and GST.
Edmontonians are encouraged to immerse themselves in the Designing Downtown movement with makescape2 at Centennial Plaza (behind the Stanley Milner Library) from 3 pm – 11pm; prior, during and following PKN 17. This project is an urban intervention that transforms an underutilized space using design and art elements, food, and entertainment into a space that entices passerby to interact with the environment and each other differently.
Join the conversation online with hashtags #DD2013 and #yegpkn. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.designingdowntown.ca.
Designing Downtown, one of the largest and richest citizen-driven conversations about urban cores in Canada, returns to Edmonton October 5, 2013. Edmonton’s downtown will come alive with an eclectic mix of events and interventions celebrating Designing Downtown’s vision, anchored by Pecha Kucha Night 17. For a full list of upcoming events, visit www.designingdowntown.ca.
Designing Downtown is a movement to transform downtowns founded by Progress Unlimited, MADE , and Edmonton’s NextGen. Designing Downtown is a vehicle for inter-city exchange for partnerships that seek to enrich and advance the conversations and actions we take to shape downtowns as spaces for everyone. Designing Downtown is an experiment and exchange; an opportunity to create dialogue that celebrates & critiques; and a space to be a fixture in and designer of the urban experience.
Pecha Kucha Night 17, Saturday, October 5, 2013, at the Winspear Centre, features speakers from different regions and backgrounds that will challenge audiences to think in new ways about how we design and develop our city cores. Tickets are on sale now via TIX On The Square; charge by phone 780-420-1757 or online at www.tixonthesquare.ca. Tickets are $30 for students (with I.D.) and $35 for general admission, plus GST. Doors, cocktails and exhibits at 6:30 pm with presentations beginning at 7:00 pm.
Since its debut in Edmonton in the spring of 2008, Edmonton’s NextGen has welcomed more than 175 presenters and 6,000 audience members to this popular presentation format. Pecha Kucha Night 17 marks the first Pecha Kucha night in Edmonton with a roster of acclaimed, curated speakers from across the nation; it is also anticipated to be Edmonton’s largest Pecha Kucha Night to-date with an audience capacity of more than 1,700.
makescape 2 invites Edmontonians to enjoy a dynamically activated Centennial Plaza (behind the Stanley Milner Library) on October 5, 2013, from 3 to 11pm. This project is an urban intervention that transforms an underutilized space using design and art elements, food, and entertainment into a space that entices passerby to interact with the environment and each other differently.
Join the conversation online with hashtags #DD2013 and #yegpkn. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.designingdowntown.ca.
About Pecha Kucha
Tokyo’s Klein Dytham Architecture first devised Pecha Kucha, the Japanese phrase for “the sound of chitchat” in 2003, as a night for young designers to meet, network, and discuss their projects. The catch: each designer gives a presentation containing only 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds, for a total presentation length of six minutes 40 seconds. Conceived as a venue through which young designers could meet, show their work, exchange ideas, and network, the format keeps presentations concise, fast-paced and entertaining.
Edmonton’s NextGen presents Pecha Kucha Night 15 on March 7, 2013 at Northlands’ Edmonton EXPO Centre in the Alberta Ballroom. PKN 15 features presentations on local ideas, projects and musings in the 20 slides x 20 second per slide format made popular world-wide by Klein Dytham Architecture. Tickets are on-sale now via TIX on the Square, charge by phone at 780-420-1757 or online at www.tixonthesquare.ca. Tickets are $10 for students (with I.D.) and $12 for adults. Doors and bar open at 6:30 p.m., with presentations beginning at 7:30 p.m.
More than 150 presentations have been given at Edmonton Pecha Kucha Nights to-date on wide ranging topics, from Showing nature’s naughty bits to Light it up, #yeg! and everything in between. New for PKN 15, Edmonton’s NextGen welcomes Firefly Theatre & Circus for a special aerial performance and music provided by Girls Club. Famoso Neapolitan Pizza returns with gift cards for all ticket holders.
Pecha Kucha Night 15 presentations include:
Jason Lee Norman | Writer, Dreamer | The 40 Below Project
Jonathan Christenson and Bretta Gerecke | Artistic Director & Resident Designer, Catalyst Theatre | Creative Catalysts
Stuart Cullum | Vice President, Agriculture, Northlands | Debunking Myths
Caylie Gnyra | Language Ally | Little Cree Books
Greg Whistance-Smith | Architecture Student | Changing the Game
Steven Hodges | Full Frontal Nerd | Full Frontal NERDity 101
Owen Brierley | Executive Director, Guru Digital Arts College | Cross-disciplinary Arts
Michael Carlos | Physiotherapist | Braving Alberta’s Winter Roads
Neil Burkard | Public Education Specialist, City of Edmonton | Waste to Energy in Edmonton
Gilman Cardinal and Tashina Makokis | Elder & Youth, Wicihitowin: Circle of Shared Responsibility and Stewardship | Merging of Generations
Brian Webb | Artistic Director, Brian Webb Dance Company | Dance: A Life of Discipline for Hedonists
Michelle Lam | Student | Project Three Six Five
*Presenters appear in the order they will present
Tokyo’s Klein Dytham Architecture first devised Pecha Kucha, the Japanese phrase for “the sound of chitchat” in 2003, as a night for young designers to meet, network, and discuss their projects. The catch: each designer gives a presentation containing only 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds, for a total presentation length of six minutes 40 seconds. Conceived as a venue through which young designers could meet, show their work, exchange ideas, and network, the format keeps presentations concise, fast-paced and entertaining.
Join the conversation on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #yegpkn.
PKN 15 is sponsored by: Capital Power Corporation, City of Edmonton, Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria, Graphos, and Klein Dytham.
Have a little extra time on your hands during the holidays? Are you looking for an opportunity to present your ideas to an audience of more than 700 engaged and creative young people? Edmonton’s NextGen is currently accepting presentation submissions for Pecha Kucha Night 15, March 7, 2013 at Northlands’ Edmonton EXPO Centre. More than 150 presentations have been given at Edmonton Pecha Kucha Nights to date on wide reaching topics, from lighting up Edmonton’s bridges toin vitromeat and everything in between.
Edmonton’s NextGen presents Pecha Kucha Night 13, June 6, 2012, at the Heritage Amphitheatre at Hawrelak Park. PKN13 features presentations on local ideas, projects and musings in the 20 slides x 20 second per slide format made popular world-wide by Klein Dytham Architecture. Tickets go on sale on Friday, May 4, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. via TIX on the Square; charge by phone at 780.420.1757 or online at www.tixonthesquare.ca.
More than 135 presentations have been given at Edmonton Pecha Kucha Nights to-date on wide-ranging topics, from the history of bread making to showing nature’s naughty bits and everything in between. A first for NextGen, PKN13 will be held outdoors, rain or shine. Attendees are encouraged to come prepared for the elements. A bright, massive LED screen, provided by Allstar Show Industries, makes presentations before nightfall possible. Music provided by Justin Foosh (All Out DJs).
Tokyo’s Klein Dytham Architecture first devised Pecha Kucha, the Japanese phrase for “the sound of chitchat” in 2003, as a night for young designers to meet, network, and discuss their projects. The catch: each designer gives a presentation containing only 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds, for a total presentation length of six minutes 40 seconds. Conceived as a venue through which young designers could meet, show their work, exchange ideas, and network, the format keeps presentations concise, fast-paced and entertaining.
Doors and bar open at 6:30 p.m.; with presentations beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for students (with i.d.) and $12 for adults and go on sale May 4, 2012, at TIX on the Square.
PECHA KUCHA NIGHT 13 | CALL FOR PRESENTER APPLICATIONS
Are you looking for an opportunity to present your ideas to an audience of more than 500 engaged and creative young people? Edmonton’s NextGen is currently accepting presentation submissions for Pecha Kucha Night 13, tentatively scheduled for late May / early June. More than 135 presentations have been given at Edmonton Pecha Kucha Nights to date on wide-reaching topics, from professional online gaming to in vitromeat and everything in between.
Deadline for submissions for Pecha Kucha Night 13 is May 1, 2012.
WHAT IS PECHA KUCHA NIGHT?
Tokyo’s Klein Dytham Architecture first devised Pecha Kucha, the Japanese phrase for “the sound of chitchat” in 2003, as a night for young designers to meet, network, and discuss their projects. The catch: each designer gave a presentation containing only 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds, for a total presentation length of six minutes 40 seconds. These constraints challenged presenters to clarify their ideas and match each thought with the perfect image.
Pecha Kucha Nights are held by a global community of 501 cities. Pecha Kucha has been described as a grown-up “show and tell” with a diverse range of presentation topics, reflecting the unique nature of each presenting city. Edmonton’s NextGen was the first to host Pecha Kucha Night in Western Canada and regularly enjoys sold-out events, ranging from 500 – 650 audience members.
10 STEPS TO A GREAT PRESENTATION
Choose an original and engaging topic that you are passionate about. Self-promotion is out & creative ideas are in. Our audiences respond well to passionate people speaking on concepts & ideas rather than selling a product, experience or point of view.
You only have 20 images, so choose them wisely. Don’t worry about a title slide; we take care of that for you with a PKN 13 intro slide that includes your name & presentation title.
If possible, create your images to be in landscape orientation to maximize the use of the screen.
Reference your images! If they are your own images, even better.
Resize your images to 1024px by 768px.
It’s best to AVOID clip art, text, and combining more than two images on one slide.
Match words & images. You only have 20 seconds per image and the presentation automatically moves on to the next image. Choose your words wisely!
Keep it casual and conversational – there is no lectern.
Watch Travis Sheridan’s presentation about how to give a good Pecha Kucha presentation.
Keep in mind that Pecha Kucha presentations are about ideas and those ideas allow the audience to learn, expand their perspectives, and leave the night with something new on their mind.
HOW DO I SUBMIT A PRESENTATION APPLICATION
Let us know you are interested by emailing with your full name, title (i.e. architect, designer, student, teacher, activist, etc.), and some background on what you want to talk about.
Next, read the 10 tips to make a great presentation listed above, before creating your presentation.
Write a 500 word summary statement. This gives us the best idea of what you’ll be speaking to at Pecha Kucha. Even better, include 3 points you hope audiences will walk away thinking about.
Choose a minimum of 5 images to a maximum of 20 images that match exactly what want to share, put them all in a ZIP folder or other compressed file format.
Next, submit your presentation by email to and include its title and a summary.
Deadline to submit an application is May 1, 2012.
RESOURCES
Frequently asked questions about Pecha Kucha Nights
Pecha Kucha Daily Blog
We look forward to receiving your submission for PKN 13!
Are you looking for an opportunity to present your ideas to an audience of more than 500 engaged and creative young people? Edmonton’s NextGen is currently accepting presentation submissions for Pecha Kucha Night 12, to be held on February 2, at Metro Cinema at The Garneau (8712 – 109 Street). More than 125 presentations have been given at Edmonton Pecha Kucha Nights to date on wide-reaching topics, from professional online gaming to in vitromeat and everything in between.
Deadline for submissions is December 16, 2011
What is a Pecha Kucha Night?
Tokyo’s Klein Dytham Architecture first devised Pecha Kucha, the Japanese phrase for “the sound of chitchat” in 2003, as a night for young designers to meet, network, and discuss their projects. The catch: each designer gave a presentation containing only 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds, for a total presentation length of six minutes 40 seconds. These constraints challenged presenters to clarify their ideas and match each thought with the perfect image.
Since then, Pecha Kucha Nights are held by a global community of almost 450 cities and the presentations have become just as diverse. Pecha Kucha is a grown-up “show and tell”. Next Gen was the first to host Pecha Kucha Night in Western Canada. The event usually sells out to an audience of 500-650.
10 tips to make a great presentation
Choose an original and engaging topic that you are passionate about
Your audience will like your presentation more if it’s not self-promoting – think of giving the audience a glimpse into your topic not tugging them into it
You only have 20 images, so choose them wisely – we will create an introductory image that includes your name and presentation title
You only have 20 seconds per image, so choose your words wisely
Create your images to be 1024px by 768px
If possible, create your images to be in landscape orientation to maximize the use of the screen
Reference your images, if they are not yours
AVOID clip art, text, and combining more than two images on one slide
Keep it casual and conversational – there is no lectern
Watch Travis Sheridan’s presentation about how to give a good Pecha Kucha presentation
Keep in mind that Pecha Kucha presentations are about ideas and those ideas allow the audience to learn, expand their perspectives, and leave the night with something new on their mind.
How do I submit a presentation?
1. Let us know you are interested by emailing edmnextgen @ gmail.com with your full name, title (i.e. architect, designer, student, teacher, activist, etc.), and some background on what you want to talk about.
2. Next, read the 10 tips to make a great presentation listed above, before creating your presentation. Choose 20 images that match exactly what want to share and convert them info JPEGs (size: 1024px by 768px) using the following naming format to ensure your slides are displayed in the correct order: NG01.jpg, NG02.jpg, NG03.jpg … NG20.jpg. Please substitute “NG” with your initials. Then, put them all in a ZIP folder or other compressed file format.
3. Next, submit your presentation by email to edmnextgen @ gmail.com and include its title and a summary (<250 words).
Deadline is Friday, December 16, 2011.
What happens next?
A panel of NextGen volunteers will review all submitted presentations. Often there are more presentations submitted than we have room for in the program, so unfortunately not all can be selected. As we wish to keep broadening the PKN presenter community, we will give first-time presenters the opportunity to experience it over those who have presented in the past.
We will let you know by Wednesday, January 11, 2012.
If your presentation is selected, we may offer suggestions to refine your presentation and images. You can then choose to make final changes and submit your updated presentation by Friday, January 20, 2012.
We will host a presenter orientation prior to PKN 12, where you will have the opportunity to ensure your images are in the right order, to learn some tips on presenting successfully, and, of course, to ask questions.
Resources:
Frequently asked questions about Pecha Kucha Nights
Pecha Kucha Daily Blog
We look forward to receiving your submission for PKN 12!
Edmonton’s NextGen presents Pecha Kucha Night 11, September 14, at the Myer Horowitz Theatre (8900 114 Street) at the University of Alberta.
Doors and bar open at 6:30 p.m.; with presentations beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are on sale now at TIX on the Square; charge by phone at 780.420.1757 or online at www.tixonthesquare.ca.
Join the conversation on Twitter, hashtag #PKN11.
PKN11 features presentations on local ideas, projects and musings in the 20 slides x 20 second per slide format made popular world-wide by Klein Dytham Architecture.
PKN11 also features music by DJ Blue Jay and a visual art showcase presented by the 3rd Annual Edmonton Timeraiser.
Thanks to TelusTV, here’s a recap of Pecha Kucha Night 10 (PKN 10) in Edmonton hosted by the City of Edmonton’s NextGen Initiative on June 17, 2011. The unique theme of Pecha Kucha Night was on designing downtown and the event attracted a sold out crowd of 400 people.
Edmonton’s NextGen presents Pecha Kucha Night 11, September 14, at the Myer Horowitz Theatre (8900 114 Street) at the University of Alberta. PKN11 features presentations on local ideas, projects and musings in the 20 slides x 20 second per slide format made popular world-wide by Klein Dytham Architecture.
More than 110 presentations have been given at Edmonton Pecha Kucha Nights to date on wide reaching topics, from botanical walls to winter city living and everything in between. Pecha Kucha Night 11 is presented in partnership with the University of Alberta Alumni Association.
Tokyo’s Klein Dytham Architecture first devised Pecha Kucha, the Japanese phrase for “the sound of chitchat” in 2003, as a night for young designers to meet, network, and discuss their projects. The catch: each designer gives a presentation containing only 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds, for a total presentation length of six minutes 40 seconds. Conceived as a venue through which young designers could meet, show their work, exchange ideas, and network, the format keeps presentations concise, fast-paced and entertaining.
PKN11 features music by DJ Blue Jay and a visual art showcase presented by the 3rd Annual Edmonton Timeraiser.
Doors and bar open at 6:30 p.m., with presentations beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $11 for adults and $9 for students plus services charges and are on sale now at TIX on the Square (780.420.1757) and the University of Alberta Alumni Association.
Edmonton’s NextGen invites you to submit a presentation for the next Pecha Kucha Night (PKN) in Edmonton held on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at the Myer Horowitz Theatre.
What is a Pecha Kucha Night?
Tokyo’s Klein Dytham Architecture first devised Pecha Kucha, the Japanese phrase for “the sound of chitchat” in 2003, as a night for young designers to meet, network, and discuss their projects. The catch: each designer gave a presentation containing only 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds, for a total presentation length of six minutes 40 seconds. These constraints challenged presenters to clarify their ideas and match each thought with the perfect image.Since then, Pecha Kucha Nights are held by a global community of almost 400 cities and the presenters have become just as diverse. Pecha Kucha is a grown-up “show and tell”. The presentations allow the audience to learn, expand their perspectives, and leave the night with something new on their mind. It’s food for thought.
Visit our page within the Pecha Kucha global community. Edmonton’s Next Gen was the first to host Pecha Kucha Night in Western Canada. The event usually sells out to an audience of 450-600.
How do I submit a presentation?
1. Let us know you are interested by emailing edmnextgen @ gmail.com with your full name, title (i.e. architect, designer, student, teacher, activist, etc.), and some background on what you want to talk about.
2. Next, read the tips at the bottom of this page, then create your slides. Once you have the 20 slides ready, convert them to JPEGs (size: 1024px by 768px) using the following naming format to ensure your slides are displayed in the correct order: NG01.jpg, NG02.jpg, NG03.jpg … NG20.jpg. Please substitute “NG” with your initials. Then, put them all in a ZIP folder or other compressed file format.
3. Next, give your presentation a title and write a summary about your presentation (<250 words) or include a few sentences for each slide.
4. Once you’re finished, send us the presentation’s title and summary along with the ZIP folder of your slides to to edmnextgen @ gmail.com no later than Friday, August 12, 2011.
What happens next?
A panel of NextGen volunteers will review all submitted presentations. Often there are more presentations submitted than we have room for in the program, so unfortunately not all can be selected. We will let you know by Wednesday, August 24, 2011.
If your presentation is selected, we may offer suggestions to refine your presentation and slides. You can then choose to make final changes and submit your updated presentation by Wednesday, August 31, 2011.
We will then create a master presentation that has each presenter’s presentation. We will host a presenter orientation prior to PKN 11. At the orientation you will have the opportunity to preview the venue, ensure you slides are in the right order, learn some tips on presenting successfully, and, of course, ask questions. And don’t forget to rehearse before the event.
How can I make a successful presentation?
Pecha Kucha is centered around engaging presentations. As such, there will be no podium. Your mic will be wireless and handheld. We also encourage you to not use notes. Practice your presentation but don’t memorize its every word.
20 seconds is a short and long amount of time. Be sure to allow enough time to say everything you need to, but don’t stall as you wait for the next slide to come up. To keep it flowing and engaging, talk about the next slide if you’re finished with the current slide. You could also tell a story, sing, dance…
Some of the best presentations have images only — impactful images. You can have one image per slide or a few images per slide, but always be mindful of the resolution. Your images will be shown on a big screen. Also, please reference the image if it’s not yours. Incorporate graphics and illustrations if you like, but please avoid clip art. Landscape orientation is preferred in order to maximize the viewable area of the screen.
We suggest you use text sparingly. At some point, you have probably seen presentations with slides full of text. How did they make you feel?
Lastly, Pecha Kucha presentations are about ideas and those ideas allow the audience to learn, expand their perspectives, and leave the night with something new on their mind. It’s food for thought. We are looking for presentations which embody that spirit.
For more tips:
* Read the frequently asked questions about Pecha Kucha
* Watch presentations posted on the Pecha Kucha Daily Blog
* Watch Travis Sheridan’s presentation, Pecha Kucha about Pecha Kucha
We look forward to receiving your submission for PKN 11!
Edmonton’s NextGen is excited to introduce you to the presenters for Pecha Kucha Night 20 (PKN 20):
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Looking for an opportunity to present your ideas to an audience of more than 700 engaged and creative young people? Then apply to present at 
Edmonton’s NextGen presents Pecha Kucha Night 11, September 14, at the Myer Horowitz Theatre (8900 114 Street) at the University of Alberta.