Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Holly Davidson joins Pecha Kucha Beaufort advisory group
Holly Davidson, vice president of finance and operations for the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce, has joined the Pecha Kucha Night Beaufort advisory group. Holly has worked with the chamber since November 2002.
Before that she was finance director for Family Resources, Inc.
Holly is treasurer of the Lowcountry Young Professionals group and recently was named one of the region's top 40 leaders under 40.
Before that she was finance director for Family Resources, Inc.
Holly is treasurer of the Lowcountry Young Professionals group and recently was named one of the region's top 40 leaders under 40.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Ian Leslie joins Pecha Kucha Beaufort advisory group
Ian Leslie, director of marketing and membership for the Lowcountry Economic Network, has joined the Pecha Kucha Beaufort advisory group.
Ian joined the staff of the Lowcountry Economic Network in September 2008. He is a New York native who arrived in South Carolina in 2001. He currently makes his home in Port Royal with his wife, Carolyn, and their two sons. Ian worked as a journalist for eight years, including five years as an editor at The Beaufort Gazette, before joining the Network and covered local state politics in South Carolina and New York.
He also is a freelance writer, consults on Web development and is author of “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Getting into Top Colleges.”
Ian and Carolyn have volunteered their time with several local organizations, including Hope Haven of the Lowcountry, Lowcountry Habitat for Humanity, Friends of Caroline Hospice and Operation Holiday Heroes.
Ian joined the staff of the Lowcountry Economic Network in September 2008. He is a New York native who arrived in South Carolina in 2001. He currently makes his home in Port Royal with his wife, Carolyn, and their two sons. Ian worked as a journalist for eight years, including five years as an editor at The Beaufort Gazette, before joining the Network and covered local state politics in South Carolina and New York.
He also is a freelance writer, consults on Web development and is author of “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Getting into Top Colleges.”
Ian and Carolyn have volunteered their time with several local organizations, including Hope Haven of the Lowcountry, Lowcountry Habitat for Humanity, Friends of Caroline Hospice and Operation Holiday Heroes.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Adagio Creative founder joins Pecha Kucha Beaufort advisory group
Carrie Carper, founder of Beaufort-based Adagio Creative, a public relations and event management company, has joined the Pecha Kucha Beaufort advisory board.
Carrie has a strong background in public relations, communications and event management.
Before forming Adagio, Carrie held marketing, communications and community relations positions for the North Carolina Dance Theatre, Queens University of Charlotte and the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Her freelance work includes copywriting and public relations efforts for Pure Creative, Childress Klein Properties, Sica Holdings and Plums Inc.
Carrie has a strong background in public relations, communications and event management.
Before forming Adagio, Carrie held marketing, communications and community relations positions for the North Carolina Dance Theatre, Queens University of Charlotte and the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Her freelance work includes copywriting and public relations efforts for Pure Creative, Childress Klein Properties, Sica Holdings and Plums Inc.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Pecha Kucha Night Beaufort advisory board taking shape
Don't take our lack of blogging as inaction on the Pecha Kucha Night Beaufort front.
In fact, a small group has formed to serve in an advisory capacity for the Pecha Kucha Night Beaufort movement.
We're still confirming a few members of the group, but as we do we'll post their profiles here on the blog.
The first member we'd like to profile is Wendy Walls of the Technical College of the Lowcountry.
Wendy, a native West Virginian, relocated to the Lowcountry two years ago. After graduating from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia with her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Adult and Technical Education, she began her career in higher education by working with low-income, at-risk college students in southern West Virginia. She is now the job placement coordinator at Technical College of the Lowcountry as well as an active member in many civic and professional organizations, including Beaufort Exchange Club, Beaufort Rotary, Lowcountry Young Professionals, National Career Development Association, American Counseling Association and serves as a volunteer for the March of Dimes and American Heart Association.
More profiles to come...
In fact, a small group has formed to serve in an advisory capacity for the Pecha Kucha Night Beaufort movement.
We're still confirming a few members of the group, but as we do we'll post their profiles here on the blog.
The first member we'd like to profile is Wendy Walls of the Technical College of the Lowcountry.
Wendy, a native West Virginian, relocated to the Lowcountry two years ago. After graduating from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia with her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Adult and Technical Education, she began her career in higher education by working with low-income, at-risk college students in southern West Virginia. She is now the job placement coordinator at Technical College of the Lowcountry as well as an active member in many civic and professional organizations, including Beaufort Exchange Club, Beaufort Rotary, Lowcountry Young Professionals, National Career Development Association, American Counseling Association and serves as a volunteer for the March of Dimes and American Heart Association.
More profiles to come...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Venue
We're pleased to announce that Pecha Kucha Night Beaufort has a venue.
It will be held at the University of South Carolina Beaufort's Performing Arts Center in downtown Beaufort.
A final date will be announced in the coming months, but we expect it will be held in October.
Keep checking back for details, including a list of presenters and their profiles.
It will be held at the University of South Carolina Beaufort's Performing Arts Center in downtown Beaufort.
A final date will be announced in the coming months, but we expect it will be held in October.
Keep checking back for details, including a list of presenters and their profiles.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
So what is the 'creative class'?
The term 'creative class' has been made most popular by economist, social scientist and author Dr. Richard Florida. Florida has written several books about the 'creative class' and warns that if the United States doesn't do more to foster the growth of this sector then more and more we'll see these individuals leave for overseas.
Florida estimates that there are more than 40 million workers in the 'creative class' in the U.S. - 30 percent of the U.S. workforce - and breaks the class into two groups: the super-creative core and creative professionals.
Within the super-creative core he includes a range of occupations in science, engineering, education, computer programming, research, arts, design and media.
Within the creative professionals group he includes the classic knowledge-based workers in healthcare, business and finance, the legal sector and education.
Here's an additional breakdown of whom and what kinds of employees to consider when thinking of the 'creative class':
Florida estimates that there are more than 40 million workers in the 'creative class' in the U.S. - 30 percent of the U.S. workforce - and breaks the class into two groups: the super-creative core and creative professionals.
Within the super-creative core he includes a range of occupations in science, engineering, education, computer programming, research, arts, design and media.
Within the creative professionals group he includes the classic knowledge-based workers in healthcare, business and finance, the legal sector and education.
Here's an additional breakdown of whom and what kinds of employees to consider when thinking of the 'creative class':
- Preservation and restoration
- Architecture
- Urban design
- Cultural heritage
- Culinary
- Visual/graphic arts
- Performing arts
- Multimedia/film
- Digital media/design
- Publishing/writing
Friday, February 13, 2009
What is Pecha Kucha, and how is it pronounced?
Well, let's start with the easier part.
Pecha Kucha was founded in Tokyo, Japan in February 2003 by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham as a designers' show and tell event to attract more people to a multi-media experimental event space they had set up.
Today Pecha Kucha Nights are held in more than 170 cities across the globe.
The format is simple: Each presenter is allowed 20 slides and only has 20 second to talk about each slide. So each presenter gets 6 minutes and 40 seconds. The kicker is that the presenters aren't in control of when their slide changes, so they're not going any longer than their 6 minutes and 40 seconds.
What Pecha Kucha has become is an opportunity for a community - big or small - to showcase its creative class and bring people and ideas together. That's exactly what we hope to accomplish here in Beaufort.
A date for Pecha Kucha Beaufort is still being determined (we're hoping for this September or October), as is the presenter list. But don't rule yourself out just because you don't paint or sculpt. Pecha Kucha is for chefs, teachers, poets and architects alike.
If you're interested in helping with or presenting at Pecha Kucha Beaufort contact us at PechaKuchaBeaufort@gmail.com
Here's a video of what Charleston's first Pecha Kucha night looked like.
Now how do you pronounce it?
Well the common pronunciation is four syllables, (peh-cha-ku-cha)
But I believe the correct pronunciation is three syllables (peh-chak-cha)
We'll get you the answer before Pecha Kucha Beaufort.
Pecha Kucha was founded in Tokyo, Japan in February 2003 by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham as a designers' show and tell event to attract more people to a multi-media experimental event space they had set up.
Today Pecha Kucha Nights are held in more than 170 cities across the globe.
The format is simple: Each presenter is allowed 20 slides and only has 20 second to talk about each slide. So each presenter gets 6 minutes and 40 seconds. The kicker is that the presenters aren't in control of when their slide changes, so they're not going any longer than their 6 minutes and 40 seconds.
What Pecha Kucha has become is an opportunity for a community - big or small - to showcase its creative class and bring people and ideas together. That's exactly what we hope to accomplish here in Beaufort.
A date for Pecha Kucha Beaufort is still being determined (we're hoping for this September or October), as is the presenter list. But don't rule yourself out just because you don't paint or sculpt. Pecha Kucha is for chefs, teachers, poets and architects alike.
If you're interested in helping with or presenting at Pecha Kucha Beaufort contact us at PechaKuchaBeaufort@gmail.com
Here's a video of what Charleston's first Pecha Kucha night looked like.
Now how do you pronounce it?
Well the common pronunciation is four syllables, (peh-cha-ku-cha)
But I believe the correct pronunciation is three syllables (peh-chak-cha)
We'll get you the answer before Pecha Kucha Beaufort.
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