Pecha Kucha Vancouver 11: Jesse Korzan

The 2010 Winter Olympics bid proved to be the perfect springboard for the budding web design talents of Whistler ski bum Jesse Korzan, now with Work[at]Play. From Pecha Kucha Vancouver, Volume 11.

Pecha Kucha Vancouver 11: Todd Smith

Todd Smith draws on his expertise as an art director, motion designer and design educator to investigate the creative and collaborative process behind a truly great idea.
From Pecha Kucha Vancouver, Volume 11.

Pecha Kucha Vancouver 11: Christine Jung

Christine Jung, CEO of Hexart Studio Corp. and a ten-year veteran of the New York fashion scene, showcases how you can dress to impress online playing High Heels & Chocolate, a social network game that will debut on Facebook in August 2010.  From Pecha Kucha Vancouver, Volume 11.

Pecha Kucha Vancouver 11: Michael Gordon

How do we make our city a fun place to live and play? That's what Vancouver City planner Michael Gordon has on his mind as he commutes to work on his skateboard.  From Pecha Kucha Vancouver, Volume 11.

Pecha Kucha Vancouver 11: Brian LeRoux

The future of software: mobile, open, and free. Brian LeRoux, Lead Software Developer at Nitobi, pitches this vision of tomorrow's Internet, developed through open source collaboration, and demonstrated by their own open source PhoneGap software.  From Pecha Kucha Vancouver, Volume 11.

Pecha Kucha Vancouver 11: Lauren Bacon

Lauren Bacon, web designer and co-founder of Raised Eyebrow Web Studio Inc., challenges the belief that the real and virtual worlds are totally separate. Let Lauren convince you that the Internet reflects some important truths about the real world.  From Pecha Kucha Vancouver, Volume 11.

Pecha Kucha Vancouver 11: Glenn Entis

Computer graphics has come a long way from the early days of vector graphics displays and geeky movies like Tron, as Glenn Entis shows in this quick retrospective from his experience in the special effects industry over the last 30 years. Now as President of the local chapter of SIGGRAPH, he is excited to be hosting the SIGGRAPH 2011 conference right here in Vancouver.  From Pecha Kucha Vancouver, Volume 11.

Pecha Kucha Vancouver 11: Mara Branscombe

Dancer, choreographer, yoga teacher, and producer Mara Branscombe celebrates life as a "wild living endless forest of possibilities"! She was the rehearsal director for a flash mob during the 2010 Winter Olympics that saw over 3,000 people dancing in unison to highlight the imagine1day project for children's education in Ethiopia.  From Pecha Kucha Vancouver, Volume 11.

NV10: Telling Stories in Land and Food Systems

Agriculture students are passionate about saving the planet, but not so practiced at communicating. In this talk, a panel of four from UBC's Faculty of Land and Food Systems describe how equipping these students with basic journalism skills and podcasting technology is helping them to articulate their enthusiasm.

Pecha Kucha Vancouver 11: Irwin Oostindie

Long time advocate for social change in Vancouver's downtown east side, Irwin Oostindie is leading a project to transform the old Woodward's building into the W2 community media arts centre.  From Pecha Kucha Vancouver, Volume 11.

Pecha Kucha Vancouver 11: Heather Redfern

As Executive Director of "The Cultch" (Vancouver East Cultural Centre), Heather Redfern has overseen a major renovation of their theatre, which has become a focal point for a thriving creative arts community on the east side.
From Pecha Kucha Vancouver, Volume 11.

Pecha Kucha Vancouver 11: Kevin Vallely

Whether he is man hauling in record time to the South Pole, skiing the Iditarod trail, or slogging through the jungles of Borneo, Canadian explorer and architect Kevin Vallely finds himself wrestling with the question: "What are you looking for?".
From Pecha Kucha Vancouver Night 11.

Pecha Kucha Vancouver 11: Ryan Opina

Previously with Nokia, and now Lead User Experience Designer at Big Park, Ryan Opina demonstrates that we present ourselves digitally through an average of five online personas.

NV10: Monica Hamburg: Finding Your Online Voice

With a fun combination of wit and wisdom, Monica Hamburg advises the budding blogger on how to develop an authentic online "voice". From Northern Voice 2010.

NV10: David Ng: Good Science

David Ng describes Phylo, a cool trading card game to teach biodiversity. A study showed that children could easily identify and describe a large number of Pokemon characters, yet knew very little about the real world of plants and animals all around them. Inspired by the success of Pokemon, David Ng's group at UBC has successfully leveraged a web community to rapidly develop Phylo, and to draw attention to 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity. From Northern Voice 2010.