Pecha Kucha #30 Tonight in South Park

It all started for Dayton Pecha Kucha August of 2009 at c{space.  A crowd of 75 gathered to hear speakers do a 20×20, which means each talk is illustrated by 20 images that show for 20 seconds each, a total of six minutes and 40 seconds.

While it was new for Dayton, Pecha Kucha was actually created in Tokyo in 2003 by a couple of architects, Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham, who were seeking a way to encourage student presenters to use PowerPoint in a more organized and succinct manner. The format works best when the presenter picks a main idea, writes a script for his presentation that supports that main idea and then breaks the script into twenty “scenes” that become slides. Only at this point should the presenter begin to think about finding or creating images to go with each slide. Part of the spirit of pecha kucha is that an image on a slide should support what the speaker is saying and not be something the audience has to read.

It was South Park resident Jill Davis that brought the concept to Dayton, entering into a verbal licensing to present these PK Nights 4 times a year.  In a 2013 interview with Meredith Moss Davis claimed, “despite my shyness, I harbored a fantasy of maintaining a salon, like Madame de Recamier, so I would be surrounded regularly by really interesting people,” she said. Going into the eighth year for these events, Davis has created a must attend event, that are fun, interesting and inspiring 

With her partners Matt Sauer andShayna McConville they’ve continued to find unique spaces to host the event, recruited speakers from all over the region, made sure that beeer is part of the mix.

Tonight is the  30th PKDayton and will be held at Hope Lutheran Church, 500 Hickory St, Dayton, OH 45410.  The event starts at 7:30pm, but it’s usually best to arrive early and find a seat. About half way through the speakers  there is usually an intermission (for beer and networking) and the presentations usually wrap up about 9:30pm

The lively Elom Dossa will be the  emcee. Speakers (not in this order) are:

Kevin Uppstrom – Photos from my world travels as a cargo pilot
Kristina Bilberry – My Catholic University Educated, Black, Female, Daytonian Privilege
Pat Santucci – Creative candy making
Aaron Glett – How to accomplish things when you are different
E. Andi Woods-Fasimpaur – Visual journaling
Marsha Theresa Danzig – Amputee yoga teacher and memoirist
Jude Walsh Whelley – Why I dance
Jill Davis – PK Dayton Founder