Here's whatWikihas to say.
"There are no restrictions on the type of content that could be presented. Some organizers have added their own variations to the format. In Groningen, in the Netherlands, two slots are given to a live band, and the final 20 seconds of each presentation consists of an immediate critique of the presentation by the host’s sidekicks. In Oulu, Finland which is the most northerly Pecha Kucha city in the world, some philosophers use the format. In Minneapolis, Minnesota, several university scientists presented rapid-fire slideshow talks on evolution during a 2009 Darwin Day event. [6] In Los Angeles, a number of geographers have begun to use the format to explain and visually demonstrate their research. Video art has also been presented at some events. Variants include Pecha Kucha mash-ups with other Japanese pop-culture contributions: Pecha Kucha karaoke (creating a narrative of someone else's slide show) and Pecha Kucha Iron Chef (duelling presenters competing for audience appreciation)."

so, what do you think?

Bocado has that back bar with the screen.

was the one at work an official pecha kucha? I didn't see Worcester or West Boylston on the list of city's.
I became a member on the site so I could get more information. Seeing there's a few of us interested now I'll gather more info from them.

Would love to attend. Keep the thread going and announce where and when. Thanks.

I haven't heard anything back yet either.
Tonight Providence RI is holding their first event, Portsmouth NH had their first one last month, Portland ME has thier 7th coming up in May and Boston has TWO coming up. I am getting in contact with the organizers at these cities to see what the process is like to get it going.
Any member of the Pecha Kucha website is welcome ask to present at any event and they are all open to the public. So if a Worcester night takes some time to start up we can always jump in on some of these others.

heres Bostons schedule:
#10 27 May 2009 at Mantra
#9 15 April 2009 at Mantra
#8 25 February 2009 at Mantra
#7 21 January 2009 at Mantra
#6 12 November 2008 at Mantra
#5 18 September 2008 at Mantra
#4 10 April 2008 at Harvard Graduate School of Design
#3 22 February 2008 at Harvard Graduate School of Design
#2 12 October 2007 at Harvard Graduate School of Design
#1 21 April 2007 at Harvard Graduate School of Design

I went to the premier installment of the Providence Pechu Kucha Night last night and it was just awesome and am totally psyched about the prospect of having one in worcester. There was no reference to it being "performance art" though, it was a proper Pecha Kucha format with a very diverse range of fascinating topics being presented ranging from RISD student's MFA projects to a hilarious presentation by a guy sharing 20 photos of the ubiquitous and very odd looking "Apex" building in Pawtucket and a statement about the effect of urban landscapes on our collective consciousness.

The two things that were most exciting about the experience were a) the general level of creative discussion and conversation the atmosphere generated in the crowd and b) the genuine Providence pride and local/home grown enthusiasm that the room was buzzing with. There was no specific take away or call to action that any given presentation prompted, but the sum total of the excitement and energy from the creative juices that were flowing were very real, palpable and inspiring. Not to mention that I'm sure the presenters received lots of great feedback and generated tons of contacts.

Providence has the creative momentum of places like RISD, AS220 and a vibrant design/architecture community to fuel such a successful evening, but I have no doubt that worcester has enough talent to pull off a kick ass night of sharing ideas.

I'll deff be in Boston too, trying to work on a preso to submit for a later date.

I'm really bad at estimating heads. Maybe 50 to 100? I dunno. Packed in any case and the Guiness ran dry before the event even started.

Apparently an email went out through the local chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (aiga.org) earlier in the day and roused a ton of last minute interest. Most people I spoke with had no idea what Pecha Kucha even was before that announcement. Would be nice to be able to tap into a similar vein in olde wormtown.

Worcester is on the map!

PechaKucha Worcester coming soon!

poster design by Todd Rawley

This thread just got a nod from Womag.
check out the article here

OK, I have to ask - why does it start at 7:20? Talks at 8:20, etc.? What's the number 20 all about?!

When devleoping PechaKucha Klein Dytham found everything worked better in 20's.

and hey, it got your attention :)