Pecha Kucha Over Easy!
December 8, 2009 by Brian Monahan
Filed under Events, Featured, Recent News
Pecha Kucha Over Easy!
Good Morning! The international sensation, Pecha Kucha Night, is waking up for breakfast, just for you.
Meeting Point Cincinnati and The Mets Center invite you to experience Pecha Kucha, a whole new way of producing presentations!
Pecha Kucha Night premiered in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. It has become a global sensation, inspiring creatives and presentation professionals at events around the world.
Pecha Kucha draws its name from the Japanese term for the sound of “chit chat”. It is based on a simple presentation idea: 20 images shown for 20 seconds each. It’s a format that makes presentations concise, and keeps things moving at a rapid pace.
Brian Monahan of Prestige AV & Creative Services and founder of Meeting Point Cincinnati hopes you will share his excitement with this new concept:
“Pecha Kucha offers blessed relief form boring PowerPoint presentations and it will spark new life into your next meeting”.
Start the New Year with Pecha Kucha Over Easy and enjoy coffee and a continental breakfast on the side!
When:
Wednesday January 13th, 2010
7:15-7:45 Registration, Networking & Continental Breakfast
7:45-8:45 Pecha Kucha Presentations
8:45-9:00 Q&A and adjourn
Where:
The Mets Center
3861 Olympic Boulevard
Erlanger, KY 41018-1089
(859) 647-6387
Admission:
$10 Register Online Now
Contact Brian Monahan for more information at meetingpointcincincinnati (at) gmail.com
See Who is Attending on Linkedin: Click Here
Presenter Line Up:
Brian Monahan
Prestige AV & Creative Services
Silly Meeting Industry Inventions
Randy Simes
Owner/Managing Editor UrbanCincy.com
Title TBD
June Izzi
Yellow Ribbon Support Center
Vision for Fallen Heroes Museum
Jim Jung
Second Story Center for theArts
Vision for Arts Community
2 additional speakers to be announced.
If you would like to present please contact Brian Monahan with your concept at meetingpointcincinnati (at) gmail.com
Pecha Kucha & Sponsor Links:
- Do You PK? Pecha Kucha Cincinnati Website
- Pecha Kucha International Website
- The Mets Center
- Meeting Point Cincinnati
- Prestige AV & Creative
The Scale of Nordstrom
August 23, 2009 by Brian Monahan
Filed under Featured, Planner Tips, Recent News
Scale is an important part of any event. If you get it wrong your message can be missed or mistaken.
Based on the picture below, I am clear that Nordstrom is opening on September 25th at the Kenwood Towne Center in Greater Cincinnati. I estimate the banner at 25′ high by 75′ wide reminding me of the importance of scale when it comes to events. I am easily 500 feet away and I can clearly read this sign but it is often not the case at many meetings I attended, many of which with much shorter viewing distances.
There are a number of reasons why scale becomes an issue in regards to meetings. As meeting planners we may have control over the scale of the message and if we don’t we must at least make our clients aware of it.
Here is my top ten list of scale related issues in regards to events:
- Screen size too small (very rarely too big)
- Font size too small (print, banners and PowerPoint)
- Room size too small/big
- Ceiling height not appropriate to accommodate staging needed for attendance
- Props too small and do not make impact on room
- Decorations too sparse and do not make impact
- Sound in-sufficient for room size or not robust enough for content
- Portions too small on entree
- Pre-Function or Foyer too small to accommodate registration/reception
- Too Lavish for a Down Economy
We could go on for days with this list but I thought I would share a quick reminder about the importance of scale. Add your “Scale” Pet Peeves in the comments section below.
Meeting Point Cincinnati – Inaugural MeetUp
August 21, 2009 by Brian Monahan
Filed under Events, Featured, Recent News
Meeting Point Cincinnati launches its first MeetUp, The Meeting Point Friday Field Trip.
Get out of the office—collaborate and connect with your Cincinnati meeting and event industry colleagues.
Brian Monahan, MPC founder will kick off the networking and discussion “Beyond WKRP” How can the Cincinnati Meeting Industry get the message out about all of Cincinnati’s best offerings.
Venue 222 and Eventurous have generously sponsored the inaugural MPC Friday Field Trip.
Location:
222 East 14th Street
Cincinnati, OH 45208
Agenda:
Friday August 28th, 2009
8am – Networking & Registration (Coffee and Light Continental Breakfast)
8:30am – Presentation & Discussion Primer
9:30am – Get back to work, Field Trip is over.
Cost:
Free
Questions: email Brian Monahan at meetingpointcincinnati@gmail.com
Sponsors:
About Venue 222:
In 1997, this historic property in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of downtown Cincinnati was purchased by Wade Dent and renovated to National Parks Service Standards. Wade is the owner and facility manager for Venue 222 and a true urban pioneer. Venue 222 is just one of his many endeavors to support the growth and revitalization of the city.
As the owner of Eventurous, Cecilia Rose and her team of event professionals have had the privilege of planning and producing vibrant and memorable private and corporate events and weddings throughout the country. Cecilia is the event manager for Venue 222, who will ensure that your event goes off without a hitch.
