It seems like forever since we all convened in the cozy confines under the Park's roof for a little Pecha and Kucha - high time to reignite our love affair with creative diversity! And what a show it plans to be! GDC Manitoba is muy excited for the newest inductees into the Winnipeg PechaKucha Night clan; presenters for the March 9, 2011 edition include:

Jim Agapito, filmmaker
Karla Burr, vice-president, Velocity Branding
Doug Darling, producer/owner, Tripwire Media Group
Darren Fast, president, Solalta Advisors
Mike Grandmaison, photographer, Grandmaison Photography
Leanne Havelock, owner, copywriter, content strategist,
Four Letter Word Media
Jacquie Nicholson, literacy program coordinator,
John Howard Society of Manitoba
Karen Niedzwiecki and Jeope Wolfe, designers, 365 photographers
Tim Philippi, designer, Manitoba Hydro
Chris Pointon, RRC graphic design instructor
Sophia Sengsuriya, University of Manitoba architecture student
Adam Smoluk, filmmaker
Michelle Zieske, designer, and Patrick Keenan, singer/songwriter

Stay tuned to the following feeds as we get the hype machine a-rolling:

Twitter: www.twitter.com/pkn_winnipeg
Facebook: http://ow.ly/348xk

Some background: PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network and to show their work in public. But the concept has since turned into a massive celebration, with events happening in hundreds of cities around the world, inspiring creatives worldwide. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of conversation ("chit chat"), it rests on a presentation format based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds – keeping presentations concise and moving at a rapid and entertaining pace.

Still eager to learn more about the movement? Check out everything PechaKucha here, or scroll through the PechaKucha backgrounder.