A two-day, family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement.
A two-day, family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement.
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Learn what educators, designers, engineers, and entrepreneurs are creating with 3D printing technology. This once high-end piece of equipment has now become commonplace in the maker-labs around the world. We have seen this technology transform from a hobby of those early adopters, to a serious tool for innovation and prototyping, and now something marketed as household appliance. Moderated by Lehigh University professor Marc de Vinck, this panel will discuss the current state of affairs within the 3D printing community, as well as what the future may hold.
Marc de Vinck is currently the Dexter F. Baker Professor of Practice in Creativity in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics at Lehigh University. He is also a member of the MAKE Technical Advisory Board, a regular contributor to MAKE magazine, and he continues to illustrate books for O’Reilly Media Inc.
Lizabeth Arum has a BFA from Cooper Union and an MPS from NYU's ITP. She currently teaches Physical Computing, 3D Printing and Computer Science to middle and high school students at Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn. In addition to teaching full-time, she is also responsible for Education Outreach and Curriculum Development at MakerBot Industries.
Brian Jepson is an O'Reilly is an O'Reilly editor, hacker, and co-organizer of Providence Geeks and the Rhode Island Mini Maker Faire. He's also been involved in various ways over the years with AS220, a non-profit arts center in Providence, Rhode Island. AS220 gives Rhode Island artists uncensored and unjuried forums for their work and also provides galleries, performance space, fabrication facilities, and live/work space.
Duann Scott is an industrial designer, writer and researcher specializing in the democratization of product design through online digital fabrication. Duann is the Shapeways Designer Evangelist, whose role is to help educate and promote the 3D printing service's community of designers and makers. With experience bringing bespoke products to being through traditional fabrication techniques and cutting edge 3D printing technologies Duann’s practical experience combined with his academic research into the social implications of digital fabrication gives him a broad understanding of the field as it is evolving.
Chris Connors is a maker, parent, teacher and all around curious person. He originally trained in Art Education and photography, and has taught art, photography, radio production, programming, robotics, sewing, engineering and digital fabrication. He was one of the first teachers to use Makerbots in the classroom. His writing and photography have appeared in the print and online versions of Make. Chris believes in helping all people to understand their world through making so they are ready for life's challenges and opportunities. Currently, he is working on developing Makerspace curriculum.
