GLOBAL PECHAKUCHA DAY

In the aftermath of last month's devastating earthquake, PechaKucha Headquarters in Tokyo is planning a global initiative to raise money for the re-building effort. Many of the 400 PechaKucha cities will host a presentation on April 16th, with all proceeds going to Architecture For Humanity. A similar event last year helped raised money for the rebuilding of a school in Haiti, following a disaster there. You can find out more about their global event here: http://global-day.pecha-kucha.org/

PechaKucha Vancouver will be participating in Global PechaKucha Day, by hosting a smaller show, in their familiar 20x20 format, at the Cascade Room on Main Street. 

Theme: Inspire Japan
The 20x20 presentations will be focused on 4 main themes INSPIRE, JAPAN, THE ISSUES, RECOVERY. They could be simply about things that inspire us, or Japan how it has inspired you. Great ideas or solutions that help deal with the issues at hand whether earthquake, tsunami or nuclear - and the road to recovery.

Date: April 16, Saturday
Time: Door at 4:00; Start at 4:30
Location: The Cascade Room
Admission: Free; Suggested donation $10 at the door

No ticket required. Limited seating. First-come; first-seated.
All proceeds benefit Architecture For Humanity's Rebuild Japan Plans

Cause+Affect
www.pechakuchanightvancouver.com
www.causeandaffect.com

Twitter: #PKNVan and @causeaffect

IDSwest this Weekend + Pecha Kucha

For those of you here in the Vancouver area this weekend, The Interior Design Show West is happening starting tonight, September 17th and running through to Sunday, September 20th, 2009. IDSwest is Western Canada’s annual premiere residential design show featuring 200 exhibitors showcasing quality products and services to an audience of industry professionals, architects, designers, consumers and media.

Thursday is the Opening Night Gala featuring Pecha Kucha Volume 7, presented by the folks at Cause+Affect. Pecha Kucha is a presentation show where they invite presenters on to the stage. The presentation at IDSwest will be connected in some way with the design industry. 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. Click here to see the list of presenters. It should be an interesting one with many great west coast designers.

Marian Bantjes presents at Pecha Kucha Jun 09

We plan on being there over the weekend and will be bringing back some souvenir photo's of what we saw so stay tuned!

IDSwest at Canada Place
Vancouver Convention Centre East (Under the Sails)
999 Canada Place Vancouver, BC
Located at the foot of Howe Street, North of Cordova