I can’t stand it! I can’t stand it no more! There’s two kinds of people in Vancouver: people who know about Pecha Kucha and people who don’t (don’t even get me started on TED). It’s not that I’m angry at PKN virgins I just think they’re missing out big time.

Now, if you haven’t heard of Pecha Kucha then this post has come at the right time for you, trust me. Here’s what you can expect: there are multiple presenters (hailing from design, architecture, art, culture, activism, fashion, entertainment, you name it) and each presenter is only allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each – giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. It’s highly entertaining, very inspirational, and in Vancouver it is usually at the uber-cool Park Theatre on Cambie Street where the beer flows (and the bottles roll down the isles every few minutes – Steven loves that part, I don’t know why). I’ve been three times so far and for $10 it’s a great night out.

Coming up on November 26th is Volume #9. The line up looks spectacular.

1. Chris Staples (Rethink)
2. Vancouver 2010 Design Team
3. Sarah Bancroft (vitamindaily.com and CREATIVEMIX speaker too!)
4. Tom Pedriks (Haymaker Creative)
5. TJ Galda (EA Canada)
6. Su-feh Lee (Battery Opera)
7. Elvy Del Bianco (Vancity)
8. Anne Pearson (Vancouver Special)
9. Michael Ziff (Hip Baby and Camp Moomba Yogathon lover)
10. Stephanie Hodges (Vitalis and Camp Moomba Yogathon lover)
11. Will Brown (Adbusters)
12. David Duprey (Art Space Developer)

It sells out so get your tickets HERE ASAP.

Posted by: Corwin Hiebert