Pecha Kucha New York #3 April 25, 2007

PKNY#3 APRIL 25th

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doors will open at 7:00
Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational center
107 Suffolk street
F train to Delancy
$5
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SPEAKERS

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Marc Simmons, http://www.frontinc.com
Andrew Pingle http://www.omni-zygo.com
Beth Lieberman / Angie Waller http://www.couchprojects.com
Ananth Sampathkumar
Joe Macdonald / URBAN A&O http://www.urbanao.com
Nader Vossoughian
Francisco David Boira / Zoe Coombes http://www.commonwealth.nu
Mary Ping http://www.maryping.com
Wei Wei Shannon http://www.peoplesarchitecture.org
Dave Praeger http://www.poopthebbook.com
Michael Kubo http://www.actar.es
Andrew McNair

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Pecha Kucha Night, devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture, was conceived in 2003 as a place for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. (Admittedly, it was also a way to get more people to visit SuperDeluxe - their then newly opened multimedia event space in Tokyo).

But as we all know, give a mic to a designer (especially an architect) and you'll be trapped for hours. The key to Pecha Kucha Night is its patented system for avoiding this fate. Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each - giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. This keeps presentations concise, the interest level up, and gives more people the chance to show.

Pecha Kucha (which is Japanese for the sound of conversation) has tapped into a demand for a forum in which creative work can be easily and informally shown, without having to rent a gallery or chat up a magazine editor. This is a demand that seems to be global - as Pecha Kucha Night, without any pushing, has spread virally to over a dozen cities across the world. Find a location and join the conversation.

Official Website: http://www.iheartpechakuchany.com