OOoh, ooh, I have a GP32x Wiz! Maybe that's a pecha-kucha topic.. <br><br>I have MAME running on it .. childhood video parlor games running in my pocket! What could be Khouler??<br><br>-- CHS<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Aaron Ruscetta <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:arxaaron@gmail.com">arxaaron@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
This is an advance invitation for all interested parties to<br>
prepare an impressive entry for our December 17th, 2009<br>
ALE Central Meeting, where we will be holding our 2nd<br>
Annual (informal) Pecha Kucha Contest and Solstice<br>
Celebration!<br>
<br>
Pecha Kucha, for the uninitiated Linux presentation Ninja,<br>
is a Japanese term for "chit chat" that was adopted in 2003<br>
to refer to short presentations designed under the constraints<br>
of using just 20 slides that are shown for just 20 seconds<br>
each, thus producing a concise presentation that is only 6<br>
minutes and 40 seconds in length.<br>
(ref: <<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecha_Kucha" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecha_Kucha</a>> or<br>
<<a href="http://www.pecha-kucha.org/" target="_blank">http://www.pecha-kucha.org/</a>> )<br>
<br>
The rules for our informal ALE version of Pecha Kucha are<br>
a little less stringent, but still very demanding. Quoting from<br>
last years announcement post to the ALE.org site:<br>
<<a href="http://mail.ale.org/index.php?s=pecha+kucha" target="_blank">http://mail.ale.org/index.php?s=pecha+kucha</a>><br>
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The OSS Pecha Kucha Contest:<br>
-- As topical entertainment for the evening everyone is invited<br>
participate in our Geek version of a Karaoke contest and provide<br>
a (modified) Pecha Kucha style presentation on a Linux or Open<br>
Source related topic. Presenters will be allotted 10 minutes at<br>
the microphone and [up to] 20 computer slides [and/or video<br>
media clips] to fully enlighten the audience with every single<br>
item of information there is to know about their Open Source<br>
related topic. After all the Pecha Kucha performers are done,<br>
the audience will select their favorite...<br>
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<br>
Nominations for, and contributions of, appropriate prize(s) for<br>
the winner(s) are welcome -- last year I donated a copy of the<br>
Linux Command Line and Bash Shell Programming Bible to<br>
the cause.<br>
<br>
The more presenters and participants the merrier! So pull<br>
that Open Office program out of its sheath and show us<br>
your most IMPRESSive Ninja presentation skills!<br>
<br>
Please RSVP to <a href="mailto:arxAaron@gmail.com">arxAaron@gmail.com</a> if you are interested<br>
in offering an OSS Pecha Kucha entry at our December 17th<br>
ALE meeting and I will keep the list appraised of the various<br>
topics to avoid duplications.<br>
<br>
<br>
peace<br>
<font color="#888888">Aaron Ruscetta<br>
ALE Event Coordinator (etc.)<br>
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