Global PechaKucha for Haiti

On behalf of Architecture for Humanity, Urban Village Melbourne partnered with Architects for Peace, is pleased to present:

GLOBAL PECHAKUCHA DAY FOR HAITI - 20TH FEBRUARY
It only took seconds to destroy so many bright hopes and dreams in Haiti. The 280 city PechaKucha network is joining with Architecture for Humanity to help rebuild Haiti, 20 seconds at a time.

SATURDAY 20 FEBRUARY: 6:30 pm @1000 Pound Bend, 361 Lt. Londsdale St, $10 entry: all proceeds to Haiti.

Join us around the the world on 20th February for Global PechaKucha Day for Haiti.
20 seconds, 20 images, 200 cities, 2000 presentations, 200,000 people - with the aim to raise $1,000,000 for rebuilding Haiti.

Download PDF flyer here

THE 20th FEBRUARY
On Saturday 20 February PechaKucha events will be held all around the world. All the PechaKucha Night cities will be connected by a 24-hour PechaKucha presentation WAVE that will gradually move westward city by city, circumnavigating the globe. The wave will be dropping in on each city for around 10 minutes for a video link up and a live presentation. This presentation wave will be streamed over the internet on a 24-hour WAVEcast, which we think will be a world first.

RAISE AWARENESS, RAISE MONEY, GENERATE CONTENT
As well as raising awareness about the situation in Haiti, Global PechaKucha Day aims to raise money for reconstruction in Haiti. How do we plan to do this? At most event locations there will be a suggested donation at the door, but this is completely discretionary. We estimate that PechaKucha for Haiti will generate more than 2000 presentations - either on the 20th or at PechaKucha events before or afterwards. All of these presentations will be recorded and uploaded to the PechaKucha Presentation Player where they can be viewed on line:
http://www.pecha-kucha.org/ presentations
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MELBOURNE EVENT
Location to be confirmed. Date 20th February. For regular updates please visit:
http://www.pecha-kucha.org/night/melbourne/11 or
Facebook Fan Page: 'Pecha Kucha Melbourne'

BACKGROUND
PECHAKUCHA
http://pecha-kucha.org/
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PechaKucha Night was conceived in Tokyo in February 2003 by architects Mark Dytham and Astrid Klein as an event where young designers could meet, network and show their work in public. Over time, it has evolved into a massive celebration of creativity, with events regularly being held in over 280 cities. Last year, more than 8,000 presentations were given at 600+ PechaKucha events around the world.

Drawing its name from the Japanese phrase for the sound of conversation ("chit chat"), the PechaKucha format is simple - 20 images x 20 seconds – and designed to keep presentations concise and moving at a rapid pace.

PechaKucha is for content and not for profit.


ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY
http://architectureforhumanity.org
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Architecture for Humanity is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by Cameron Sinclair in 1999 to promote architectural and design solutions to global, social and humanitarian crises. Through design/build projects, competitions, workshops, educational forums, partnerships with aid organizations and other activities, Architecture for Humanity creates opportunities for architects and designers from around the world to help communities in need. We believe that where resources and expertise are scarce, innovative, sustainable and collaborative design can make a difference.