Pecha Kucha Night: Wellington

Posted Wednesday 23 Feb 2011

The next Pecha Kucha Night in Wellington is coming up soon at the wonderful Downstage Theatre on Cambridge Terrace again. The focus this time is on Science and the speaker selection has been curated by Christine Harper and Elizabeth Connor.

Monday 28 February 2011: doors open: 6.30pm, start: 7.30pm, tickets: $9 cash only, Venue: Downstage , 12 Cambridge Terrace, Wellington

Here is the list of speakers who have confirmed so far:

Paul Callaghan// Physicist, Communicator and Entrepreneur// Science and New Zealand's future: an ironical perspective

Elf Eldridge // Nanotechnologist, Physicist, Mentor// Viral Technology

Bill Williams // Biophysicist // The Inexorable emergence of the complex

Elizabeth Connor // Science communicator // Atman: A lifetime Inspiration

Craig Stevens // Oceanographer // Ocean Powers of Ten

Sea Rotmann // Marine Biologist turned energy behaviour researcher // The Kraken

Rises Shaun Hendy // Theoretical Physicist // that too many cooks spoil the broth or many hands make light work?

Nicola Gaston // Theoretical Chemist // The case for Sk�'odowskium

Plus, more to come...

Also check the website for updates http://www.pechakucha.co.nz or www.pecha-kucha.org

There will be a cash bar. Come early, as there will be limited seats.

For further info please contact: pitsch@pecha.kucha.co.nz

Pecha Kucha Nights in New Zealand are supported by MIG