In Livra we believe that having a good time is very important and that through having a good time we can improve the way we work together. At Livra, we traditionally do two annual events. One around mid year and one near Christmas. These events have the following objectives:

• Get to know each other more
• Learn more about Livra and what other people in the team are doing
• Understand where we are as a company and what are the objectives for the future
• Have fun

As part of our culture we always try to find events that are a bit different. In the last year we have gone go-karting, done some karaoke, paintball and bowling among others.

In 2006, we started a tradition that is now integral part of the Livra culture: Every end of year we celebrate the Livra Games (2006, 2007), which basically consists in taking the whole team to a farm in the outskirts of Buenos Aires to spend a day competing in a variety of activities (from Wii Sports, to RC car races to human sized foosball) and closing with an award ceremony, dinner and a party. Livra Games is the conclusion of the year and it’s a perfect blend of competition, team work and fun. We love it.

This year, we inaugurated what we hope will become another great Livra tradition: The Livra Campfire.

Livra Campfire is also celebrated in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, and we also compete divided in teams. But this time the battle develops in the world of ideas. Yes, the main event is a Pecha Kucha Night, where all teams receive the same topic and a jury chooses the best presentation.

What is Pecha Kucha?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecha_Kucha

To summarize, Pecha Kucha (deriving from a Japonese word meaning “chit chat”, is a presentation format in which ideas are organized within 20 slides that can only last 20 seconds. Each slide can only contain images and the speaker must develop his ideas within that frame.

The topic was simple: Had to be about anything related to Livra and the personal passions of each of the team members.

The results where outstanding. We witnessed an incredible display of imagination, originality, passion and dedication. All the presentations were excellent.

There was however only one winning team. Their presentation was a fun “Pecha Kucha” about  office etiquette in Livra. The winners were awarded with a free lunch in a restaurant of choice near the office. Also a latest generation iPod was given to one of the team members.

The event finished with a great Argentine barbacue and what gave name to the event… a great Campfire where we shared some good music and got to know each other a lot better, as someone said… “What happens in Livra Campfire stays in Livra Campfire”.

More photos here:
Livra Campfire 2008 Photos