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Category Archives: everything and the kitchen sink
Overshoot Party
The last day of the FAB6 conference happens to be the day before this years’ Earth Overshoot Day. This day marks an unfortunate milestone: the day of the year when humanity has used up all the resources our planet produces … Continue reading
Outreach
OUTREACH / 17 August, 10:30, Groningen / This multi-workshop handles: Fab Lab outreach: labs sponsoring labs Interesting phenomenon appearing in the network, that of labs sponsoring labs in foreign locations, do we formalize the process and find a way support … Continue reading
UAV’s, remote sensing
RESEARCH / 17 August, 10:30, Utrecht / The research-track on remotely-operated flying and floating platforms for regional remote sensing and communications.
Wide-area comm & infra
RESEARCH / 18 August, 13:30, Utrecht / The research track on regional scaling of networks, clients, servers, and services.
Local energy
RESEARCH / 18 August, 10:30, Utrecht / Local energy conversion and storage: devices for locally producing and storing renewable energy.
Digital fabrication
RESEARCH / 17 August, 13:30, Utrecht / Machines, materials, and methods for digital fabrication are discussed in this research track.
Analytical instrumentation
/ 16 August, 13:30, Amsterdam / Spectroscopies that can be produced and used in the field for applications in healthcare, agriculture, and the environment, including UV-VIS, FTIR, NMR, NQR, ESR, and dielectric relaxation.
What is a Fab Lab?
OPERATIONS / 16 August, 13:30, Amsterdam/ What defines a Fab Lab? Is it a brand? Do we protect the brand? How? Are there levels of membership: such as junior, senior? So many new labs are coming up and they want … Continue reading
(Un)limited Design Contest
PROJECTS / 18 August, 13:30, Amsterdam & The Hague / The second edition of the (Un)Limited Design Contest has started! This year’s kick-off was in Berlin, during the DMY International Design Festival 2010. Again, everyone can participate with a new … Continue reading
Education
OPERATIONS / 18 August, 10:30, The Hague / Operational track on Education: Fabacademy The road from prototype to operational is presented by Tomas Diez (Barcelona). Fabschool Format settings for technical education for K-12 age students. Hosted by the Labs from … Continue reading
Business
BUSINESS / 17 August, 13:30, Groningen / This multi-workshop focusses on: Ideas for business models: best practices We will discuss ways of developing business models, look at a “business model canvas” as a template to develop business models. The University … Continue reading
Building a community
OPERATIONS / 16 August, 13:30, Amsterdam / This multi-workshop contains the following subjects: Creative pool Proposal for an exchange platform for teachers/instructors who work with/in FabLabs and who would want to share their expertise with other labs. Hosted by Karsten … Continue reading
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Prosthetics
PROJECTS / 18 August, 10:30, Groningen / Creating personalized prosthetics in a fab la, project explores scanning, materials, quick abrication with interest from communities in Haiti, Groningen, Indonesia and India. Hosted by Nadya Peek, Alex Schaub and Kenny Cheung
Micropower
PROJECTS / 18 August, 13:30, Utrecht / Windmills and turbines and making them, a grassroots approach to global infrastructure challenges by our MIT students and Fab Lab gurus.