This was an "interesting" session, although not a particularly useful one (at least to me). Pecha Kucha is apparently a Japanese term meaning "the sound of conversation" and the idea behind this kind of session is that each presenter has a limited amount of time (6 min. and 20 sec.) to give their presentation, spending no more than 20 sec. per slide. There were 5 presenters and each covered a different topic (blogs, learning the social web, wikis, the mobile future of libraries, and trying to implement Facebook in a change-resitant environment).
Not much new to me was said in any of these mini-talks, and anything that would have been particularly useful, I'm afraid was just too densely packed in, although the speakers generally did an admirable job of trying to stay within their time limits. Probably the most useful talk was the one on learning the social web, which, although saying things I know I've heard before, at least said things that I could use hearing again, namely that the best way to get someone to learn something new is to get them to use it, and to get them to use it is best for them to see some value in it. In this context the speaker mentioned the social networking site Ravelry, which caters to people interested in knitting and crochet.
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