The Japanese term for the sound of conversation (ぺちゃくちゃ, chit chat), began in Tokyo back in 2003.
Conceived by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham, their original goal was to create a space where designers could share their ideas/passions with others. However, knowing how dangerous it is to give a designer a microphone, they decided to put some checks in place. In order to keep speakers from droning on and on, a Pecha Kucha presentation has 2 key stipulations:

1. The presentation must contain only 20 slides;
2. Each slide is on display for 20 seconds each.

Because of this constraint every Pecha Kucha presentation, regardless of speaker or topic, is exactly 6 minutes and 40 seconds in length. Given this presentation style, the Montreal Section invites 4 speakers for the event, each delivering short, concise and (hopefully) entertaining presentations on 4 different Quality related subjects. Each presentation will be immediately followed by a Q&A session, to give audience members an opportunity to engage in a dialog regarding each topic.

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