PechaKucha 20x20 - Derby

Past Derby Event: VOL 2

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VOL 2

June 30, 2011

@ QUAD

Our second Pecha Kucha Night (PKN) Derby presenters are: Katherine Cory | Live Upon the Map | Web Designer Adam Buss | Art, Sport, Passion | I am a person who makes things happen Chris Stone | Getting Things in Proportion | Architect and Maths Teacher Ray Sylvester | Epiphany on 7th Avenue - November 1995 | Box Maker Mark Saxby | Ban the Flan | Social media marketer BEER BREAK Keith Jeffrey | Rock 'n' Roll | Rock 'n' Roll Evangelist Nick Moyes | Scrambles Amongst Mexico's Alps - Without A Whimper | Mountaineering museumy wildlife enthusiastico Toby Barnes | "More Human Than Human" or "A coding sequence cannot be revised once it's been established" Designer | Founder of Mudlark James Thomson | Building futures | Structural Engineer and artist We look forward to seeing you there for another enjoyable evening of PechaKucha. We are currently sourcing our presenters for #03 #04 so please get in touch if you are interested.

Live Upon the Map

BY KATHERINE CORY
@ VOL 2 ON JUN 30, 2011

A presentation by web designer Katie Cory about a recent project.

Art, Sport and Passion

BY ADAM BUSS
@ VOL 2 ON JUN 30, 2011

What keeps you awake at night and gets you up in the morning? How can seemingly small events make us the people we are today? By looking at art and sport, two defining interests in his life, Adam Buss chart a journey to this exact point in time. No conclusions, no sales pitch, just passion.

Epiphany on 7th Avenue

BY RAY SYLVESTER
@ VOL 2 ON JUN 30, 2011

Former English teacher Ray Sylvester describes how his life was changed after "popping into" a woodcraft shop on 7th Avenue in New York. He now designs and crafts beautiful jigsaw-style boxes as a profession.

"Presentation of the Day" on November 9, 2013.

Ban the Flan

BY MARK SAXBY
@ VOL 2 ON JUN 30, 2011

The founder of Christians Against Quiche tells us why we should all be afraid of the evil cheesy flan – and why his holiness the Pope should act NOW!

Scrambles Amongst Mexico's Alps

BY NICK MOYES
@ VOL 2 ON JUN 30, 2011

Without a whimper, climbing the volcanoes of Mexico, including Pico de Orizaba, the third highest mountain in North America.

More Human Than Human

BY TOBY BARNES
@ VOL 2 ON JUN 30, 2011

Toby Barnes discusses machine-learning and goes into depth on the development of robots and artificial intelligence. He speaks on the power of algorithms, and their application to finance, relationships, facial recognition, and what impact this technology will have on our societies.

"Presentation of the Day" on October 17, 2013.

The Future of Building

BY JAMES THOMSON
@ VOL 2 ON JUN 30, 2011

What is the future of building? James takes a shot at describing the next fifty years of architecture. For him, the spaces where we live will be truly personalized and individualized to best fit each person. (in English)