Miami, FL – February 20, 2015 – Innovation & Engineering Weekend at the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science continued with a fascinating City of the Future PechaKucha Night 20×20 presentation, a speaker format in which 20 images are shown, each for 20 seconds. Local young professionals and key tastemakers were invited by the Frost Science Young Patrons to enjoy an evening of fun in an intellectual atmosphere. The night begun with a welcome from Gillian Thomas, CEO and President of the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science, followed by the PechaKucha presenters which included Camille Coley, J.D., Associate Vice President for Research and Interim Director of Sponsored Research for Florida Atlantic University’s Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center; Meg Daly, Founder and President of The Underline; Stephen Davis III, Ph.D., Wetland Ecologist for the Everglades Foundation; Trevor Powers, Vice President of Engineering & Facilities of the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science; and David Rifkind, Associate Professor of Architecture at Florida International University. Throughout the evening, guests enjoyed libations courtesy of Tito’s Vodka, Mandarine Napoléon, ZIOBAFFA, Lucky Buddha and Lemon City Tea, music by Dani Nicole, and gifts from Aesop, while making their very own pottery through a special Maker’s activity. The evening concluded by the “raku” kiln fire while the pottery was cured for guests to take home.

James Herring

James Herring

Emmett Moore

Camile Coley, Jane Gilbert, Malik S Benjamin, Gillian Thomas, Meg Daly, Carl Hildebrand, Trevor Powers, David Rifkind, & Stephen Davis

Carl Hildebrand, David Rifkind, Camile Coley, Trevor Powers, Meg Daly, & Stephen Davis

David Rifkind, Camile Coley, Trevor Powers, Meg Daly, & Stephen Davis

 Malik S Benjamin

Gillian Thomas

Jane Gilbert

Carl Hildebrand

Camile Coley

David Rifkind

Trevor Powers

Meg Daly

Stephen Davis

Krysta Zangle & Emily Trudeau

Tracey Wiseman, Basha Hicks, & Ann Henderson

 Sonia & Jose Rodriguez

 Amira Ajlouni & Rob Defranzo

Alexandra Alfonso, Frank Guzman, Monica Lopez de Victoria, & Ammy Juliet