On Friday, September 27, Downtown Mansfield, Inc. (DMI) will host Mansfield’s first PechaKucha Night at 5:30 p.m. at Relax, It’s Just Coffee and Relax, It’s Just Business on North Main Street.
PechaKucha Nights occur worldwide and they allow people the opportunity to share their ideas by presenting on a series of 20 different images, each for 20 seconds.
The presenters use the presentation format, PechaKucha 20×20, to create their presentations. The images advance automatically as the presenter speaks, thereby keeping the presentation time limited to 6 minutes and 40 seconds total.
Presentations can cover a wide range topics including community development plans, small business plans, research projects, student projects, collections, hobbies, interests, among other things.
Co-Director of DMI Jamie Thompson stated, “DMI hopes to find unique and interesting passion projects, ideas and events to an audience of business and political leaders, angel investors, and other organizations that have the capacity to make things happen.”
Entertainment and refreshments will be available at the event.
DMI has been granted authorization as the sole host for PechaKucha Nights through 2014 in the city of Mansfield. During this time, DMI will hold four total PechaKucha Nights, the first being in September, then possibly in February, late April or early May, and a final one in August of 2014.
Currently, DMI is looking for presenters. Please contact DMI at 419-522-0099 or jamiet@downtownmansfield.com for additional information or to discuss a potential topic.
Relax, It’s Just Business will provide technology to showcase presentations and there is no charge to participate or attend.
For additional information or to view past PechaKucha presentations, please visit www.pechakucha.org/cities/mansfield-oh.
