Pecha Kucha
San Jose, California

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January 26, 2010

Pecha Kucha San Jose Event #2 : Recall

February 23rd, we're back for round 2.  The San Jose Pecha Kucha group brings you "RECALL!"

Recall: To summon back to awareness of or concern with the subject or situation at hand. To remember; recollect.

Sonoma Chicken Coop is happy to sponsor us for this event.  We're upstairs with a full bar and a full delicious menu you can take advantage of during the pre-show festivities.  We're hoping that you'll arrive early and patronize this affordable restaurant and bar prior to the presentations. Arrive early and join us on the 2nd floor for PKSJ#2!

We're starting to line up presenters, so if you're interested let us know. Contact us or sign up for announcements!

Details: February 23rd, starting at 7pm (or earlier if you like).  2nd floor of 200 E Campbell Ave, Campbell, CA 95008 (408) 866-2699

December 13, 2009

Reposting:
A message sent to the Meetup Site members of PK-SJ:

Just wanted to send holiday greetings and give you an update on how things are going. Thanks to those of you who attended our 10/20 event at the Improv Theater. As far as inaugural events go, it went quite well. We had a great and receptive audience, talented and interesting presenters, and I was particularly happy to see lots of folks chatting up each other during breaks and afterward. It's a social event after all, and a great place to meet folks and get inspired.

While the theater was an amazing venue for audiences, very comfortable and beautiful, paradoxically it wasn't great for presenters. Of course the projector had the "notorious" yellow blotch that apparently appeared just before our event. The stage lighting simply isn't set for a person standing next to their screen, and the hanging screen it at the edge of the stage forcing the presenter to be a little too close to the edge.

The upshot is we'll be at a different venue for the next event. I'm currently scoping that out, have a couple of "safety" locations, but don't have a set date or locale now. Expect this to be established by the end of the month. Shooting to have the next event mid-February. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. It should be big enough to handle 50-100 people, a projection system in place or capable of having one set up, and preferably able to sell refreshments to attendees. Yeah, a nice big bar or restaurant with meeting space.

Which brings me to the last bit of news about the Meetup Group. I expect to discontinue using the Meetup group shortly, and limiting main communications to the three sites: If you're not registered at either the main PK site, or the Facebook site, I recommend joining now. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to write to me, I'm happy to chat. And if you have any suggestions about presenters, or want to present yourself, please let me know.

Thanks,
-Ric

November 25, 2009

Video from the October 20th event is now available for your viewing pleasure.  See more in the Gallery!

October 25th, 2009

Next event will be in January 2010, date to be established in a week or so.

Right now we're collecting pictures and video of the event.  Watch for news!

There are a handful of pictures now available here!

October 20th, 2009

Terrific first event.  Some equipment problems delayed our start but all the presenters were well received and the audience seemed engaged and entertained.

October 19, 2009

UPDATE: Confirmed: Michael Moon will be presenting The Perils of Reflection. He adds "it’s likely to be perilous." We're very excited to have Michael on the team!

October 17, 2009

We're very excited to share the lineup for this week's Pecha Kucha San Jose event!  

My Problems with Monkeys by stand-up comic and
computer software designer Howard Cooperstein.

I Shoot at Night a review of amazing long-exposure night photography and stories about exploring abandoned places in the dark by Mark Jaremko.

Evolution of a Lounge Lizard master costumer Kevin Roche on the creation of Conrad T. Lizard.

Form over Function - Surprises from graphic designer Steve Wishman.

Making of Crackpot Comics a small film maker on a budget makes a big "Clerks-style" movie as a series of webisodes by Nate Costa.  (Sounds like a movie plot in itself!) Lon Lopez may be there to sign autographs.

Myth to Comic - Taking the millennium-old Persian Shahnameh myth into modern comic books by Cameron Douraghy.

Creating Your Resume on YouTube by Peter Huboi.  This one has to be seen!

And several more...

This is a free event, two item minimum (drinks and appetizers will be available) at the incredible Improv Theater. If you've never been to the Improv, it's an amazing retro theater with tons of table seating in old-fashioned tiered style. Great for groups, so come by yourself or with a crowd!

Tuesday October 20, 2009 at 7:30pm
Pecha Kucha Night at The Improv
62 S. Second StreetSan Jose, California 95113
(408) 280-7475
Directions: http://tinyurl.com/ykffc27

Tell your friends!  See you there!

October 11, 2009

Check out one of our 10/20 presenters in today's San Francisco Chronicle, page 37 of the pink section: Mark Jaremko talks about his amazing and beautiful night photography.

Also check out his web site at http://www.markjaremko.com

We'll be posting the full list of presenters here in the next day or so, so check back in!

October 5, 2009

We're just about two weeks from the first event. Very excited about our presenter line-up, will post later this week with specifics.

Promotional flyer for the first event is now available.  Click here to download. 

Tell your friends!  See you at the Improv on October 20th!

September 26, 2009

New Pecha Kucha San Jose MeetUp page is live. 
Click here to view and join.

September 25, 2009

Theme for the first PKSJ event is Reflection.

Pecha Kucha themes set a tone but should not dictate a content barrier for presenters. Arguably an association with the theme is preferred, and probably expected by the audience. 

In other words, Reflection is a pretty broad theme, one that could be applied to just about any presentation that reflects on a topic, or presents on a topic that reflects.

re·flec·tion –noun 1.the act of reflecting or the state of being reflected. 2.an image; representation; counterpart. 3.a fixing of the thoughts on something; careful consideration. 4.a thought occurring in consideration or meditation. 5.Physics, Optics. the return of light, heat, sound, etc., after striking a surface.

September 15, 2009

Hey, it's Pecha Kucha in San Jose, CA! 

Our first event is on October 20th at The Improv, in downtown San Jose.  We're really excited because it's an incredible theatre, full bar, great stage, terrific seating... well, it's just great. Normally The Improv hosts great stand-up comics, so it's a bit of a change for them to host some great PK presenters.  But at least one of which has done stand-up himself.  More on that later.  But  if you're in the San Jose California, Silicon Valley area we really hope you will plan to join us that night.

 If you'd like to be on the mailing list for the San Jose, CA Pecha Kucha events, follow this link and get signed-up!  It's a very low volume list, exclusively Pecha Kucha announcements.

We're also want to hear from those who want to present at our events, so if you're interested, please follow this link and send us a message!

 

Trivia

How do you pronounce Pecha Kucha?

The pronunciation can be confusing for English speakers. 

Try breaking it up the like this:

Pe - Chak - Cha

Although we've also heard it like this:

Pe - Cha- ku - Cha

or

Pe - Chaku - Cha

Any one seems fairly recognizable, so we're not judging anyone.

See, it's easy.