FAB8
The Eighth International Fab Lab Forum
and Symposium on Digital Fabrication
Wellington, New Zealand
(GMT +12)
Wednesday, August 22
Thursday, August 23
Friday, August 24
Saturday, August 25
Sunday, August 26
Monday, August 27
7:30-9:00 Registration, Breakfast, Põwhiri
9:00 Opening Welcome: Rodney Adank and Chris Jackson
9:15 Fabercise! Hiro Tanaka
9:25 State of the Fab World: Sherry Lassiter
9:40 Massey and Fab Labs for Australasia: Ant Pelosi
9:45 Topical Talk: Open Design
10:30 Break
9:00-12:30 Fab Lab Reviews
1:30-5:00 Workshops: Tutorials
7:00 Open Lab
9:00 Opening Welcome: Rodney Adank and Chris Jackson
9:15 Fabercise! Hiro Tanaka
9:25 State of the Fab World: Sherry Lassiter
9:40 Massey and Fab Labs for Australasia: Ant Pelosi
9:45 Topical Talk: Open Design
Alex Schaub, WAAG
Deana Herst, Utrecht University
Deana Herst, Utrecht University
10:30 Break
9:00-12:30 Fab Lab Reviews
Netherlands: Bart Bakker (remote)
Manchester: David Forgham Bailey
Fab Lab Sevilla: Jose Perez deLama
Norway: Jens Dyvik
Fab Lab Léon: Cesaro Gonzales
Lorrain County Community College: Scott Zitek
Fab Lab University of Chile: Fernando Torres
Fab Lab Korea: Hunmin Koh
Fab Lab Genk (Belgium): Danny Leen
Fab Lab Leuven (Belgium): Mark Lambaerts
University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland: Serena Cangiano(remote)
Diamond Age Solutions Ltd: Vik Olliver
International Fab Lab Association: Axel Sylvester
Fab Lab COEP (Pune, India): Rajiv Basavarajappa & Sudhir Patil
12:30-1:30 LunchManchester: David Forgham Bailey
Fab Lab Sevilla: Jose Perez deLama
Norway: Jens Dyvik
Fab Lab Léon: Cesaro Gonzales
Lorrain County Community College: Scott Zitek
Fab Lab University of Chile: Fernando Torres
Fab Lab Korea: Hunmin Koh
Fab Lab Genk (Belgium): Danny Leen
Fab Lab Leuven (Belgium): Mark Lambaerts
University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland: Serena Cangiano(remote)
Diamond Age Solutions Ltd: Vik Olliver
International Fab Lab Association: Axel Sylvester
Fab Lab COEP (Pune, India): Rajiv Basavarajappa & Sudhir Patil
1:30-5:00 Workshops: Tutorials
Laser Fabrication: Beno Juarez, Victor Freundt
CNC Large Scale Fabrication: Kenny Cheung
Making Electronics: Nadya Peek
Programming Electroncis: Tomas Diez, Bongani Mdluli
Fab Modeles (CAD/CAM): Matt Keeter
3D Printing: Anna Kazunias France, Ohad Meyuhas
Molding and Casting: Scott Zitek
Screen Printing: Axel Sylvester, Josh Best
6:00 DinnerCNC Large Scale Fabrication: Kenny Cheung
Making Electronics: Nadya Peek
Programming Electroncis: Tomas Diez, Bongani Mdluli
Fab Modeles (CAD/CAM): Matt Keeter
3D Printing: Anna Kazunias France, Ohad Meyuhas
Molding and Casting: Scott Zitek
Screen Printing: Axel Sylvester, Josh Best
7:00 Open Lab
Thursday, August 23
9:00 Announcements: Chris Jackson and Sherry Lassiter
9:15 FABercise!: Chris Jackson
9:30 Topical Talk: Fab in the City
PiTo to DiDo, Sustainability and Fab Labs
Tomas Diez, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia
10:30 Break
10:45 Fab Lab Reviews
1:30-5:00 Workshops: Research
Open discussion on Fab Charter and Rite-de-Passage
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Open Lab
9:15 FABercise!: Chris Jackson
9:30 Topical Talk: Fab in the City
PiTo to DiDo, Sustainability and Fab Labs
Tomas Diez, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia
10:30 Break
10:45 Fab Lab Reviews
Fab Lab Leuven (Belgium): Mark Lambaerts
FabLab North West University, Potchesfstroom, South Africa: Pieter Tolmay
Namibia: Lindi Mophuti
Fab Lab Northern Cape, South Africa: Lindi Mophuti
Fab Labs South Africa: Lindi Mophuti(CSIR), Andrew DeVries (DST)
FabLabKamakura: Youka Watanabe
Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton Wisconsin: Scott Zitek
Surinam: Pieter van der Hijden
FabLab Crete: Alexandros Vazakas
Stadslab, Rotterdam: Peter Troxler (remote)
Fab Labs Israel: Ohad Meyuhas, Arielle Blonder
Vienna, Munich, Luzern, Cologne, Aachen, Surich, Erlangen-Nuremburg, Potsdam, Nuremburg, Hamburg: Axel Sylvester
Incite Focus, Detroit: Josh Best
Fab Lab San Diego: Katie Rast
12:30 LunchFabLab North West University, Potchesfstroom, South Africa: Pieter Tolmay
Namibia: Lindi Mophuti
Fab Lab Northern Cape, South Africa: Lindi Mophuti
Fab Labs South Africa: Lindi Mophuti(CSIR), Andrew DeVries (DST)
FabLabKamakura: Youka Watanabe
Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton Wisconsin: Scott Zitek
Surinam: Pieter van der Hijden
FabLab Crete: Alexandros Vazakas
Stadslab, Rotterdam: Peter Troxler (remote)
Fab Labs Israel: Ohad Meyuhas, Arielle Blonder
Vienna, Munich, Luzern, Cologne, Aachen, Surich, Erlangen-Nuremburg, Potsdam, Nuremburg, Hamburg: Axel Sylvester
Incite Focus, Detroit: Josh Best
Fab Lab San Diego: Katie Rast
1:30-5:00 Workshops: Research
fab lab 2.0: hardware and software for labs that make labs
Fab Modules: Matt Keeter, MIT
MTM: Nadya Peek, MIT
Friendly Composites: big/light/strong
Kenny Cheung, MIT
Sustainable Fab Labs: running off-grid, material re-use, sourcing and producing materials locally
Tomas Diez, IAAC
Arieti Markopoulou, IAAC
Josh Best, Incite Focus
Resarch Papersin Progress: Previews (hosted by Peter Troxler (remote), Sherry Lassiter)
Mini Labs: Building Capacity for Innovation Through a Local Community Fab Lab Network. by Jeff Ginger, Robert McGrath, Betty Barrett & Virginia McCreary
Digital Fabrication Laboratory Integration in Architectural Education. The experiment of a course. By Alexandros Vazakas
4:00 International Fab Lab Association Meeting:Fab Modules: Matt Keeter, MIT
MTM: Nadya Peek, MIT
Friendly Composites: big/light/strong
Kenny Cheung, MIT
Sustainable Fab Labs: running off-grid, material re-use, sourcing and producing materials locally
Tomas Diez, IAAC
Arieti Markopoulou, IAAC
Josh Best, Incite Focus
Resarch Papersin Progress: Previews (hosted by Peter Troxler (remote), Sherry Lassiter)
Mini Labs: Building Capacity for Innovation Through a Local Community Fab Lab Network. by Jeff Ginger, Robert McGrath, Betty Barrett & Virginia McCreary
Digital Fabrication Laboratory Integration in Architectural Education. The experiment of a course. By Alexandros Vazakas
Open discussion on Fab Charter and Rite-de-Passage
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Open Lab
Friday, August 24
9:00 Announcements: Chris Jackson and Sherry Lassiter
9:15 FABercise! Hunmin Koh
9:25 Topical Talks:
10:45 Fab Lab Reviews
1:30-5:00 Workshops: Operations
Labs close at 7:00
9:15 FABercise! Hunmin Koh
9:25 Topical Talks:
P-o-P and Conductive Materials: Analisa Russo, UIUC
DIY/Maker furniture: Chris Jacskon, Massey University
10:30 BreakDIY/Maker furniture: Chris Jacskon, Massey University
10:45 Fab Lab Reviews
Fab Lab Lima: Beno Juarez, Victor Freundt, Walter Gonzales
MSI Chicago Fab Lab: Rabiah Mayas, Dan Meyer, Matt Chalker
Ghana Fab Lab: Abu Adam (remote)
HONFablab(Fablab Yogyakarta): Tommy Suryo (remote)
Fablab Amsterdam: Alex Schaub
The TIE Project Boston: Makeda Stephenson
Fab Lab UAI Chile: Diego Ignacio Pinochet Puentes
USFLN: Scott Zitek
Fab Lab Addis Ababa: Bereketnesh Grima
Fab Lab Oslo --The Movie: Jens Dyvik
Fab Lab Athens: Areti Markopoulou
Hydro-kits from San Diego: Carlos Alonsa Uranga
12:30 LunchMSI Chicago Fab Lab: Rabiah Mayas, Dan Meyer, Matt Chalker
Ghana Fab Lab: Abu Adam (remote)
HONFablab(Fablab Yogyakarta): Tommy Suryo (remote)
Fablab Amsterdam: Alex Schaub
The TIE Project Boston: Makeda Stephenson
Fab Lab UAI Chile: Diego Ignacio Pinochet Puentes
USFLN: Scott Zitek
Fab Lab Addis Ababa: Bereketnesh Grima
Fab Lab Oslo --The Movie: Jens Dyvik
Fab Lab Athens: Areti Markopoulou
Hydro-kits from San Diego: Carlos Alonsa Uranga
1:30-5:00 Workshops: Operations
Life Cycle: How to Start your own Fab Lab
Sustainability, Advocacy and Marketing and Fab Courses to Help
Hosts: Pieter van der Hijden, Beno Juarez with Lindi Mophuti, Victor Freundt, Tom Okite
Powers of Ten -- Scaling fab labs:
super lab, mini labs, grassroots labs, common tools and processes
Host: Axel Sylvester with Jeff Ginger (remote), Alex Schaub, Alexander Kostinsky and Vladimir Kuznetsov
Education
Hosts: Tomas Diez, Sherry Lassiter
High Schools and K-12 Work: Nick DiGiorgio (remote), Frosti Gislason (remote)
Professional Development: Pieter Tolmay, Nick DiGiorgio (remote)
Education Research: Paulo Blikstein (remote)
Informal Education: Rabiah Mayas, Katie Rast
Fab Academy: Tomas Diez
6:00 DinnerSustainability, Advocacy and Marketing and Fab Courses to Help
Hosts: Pieter van der Hijden, Beno Juarez with Lindi Mophuti, Victor Freundt, Tom Okite
Powers of Ten -- Scaling fab labs:
super lab, mini labs, grassroots labs, common tools and processes
Host: Axel Sylvester with Jeff Ginger (remote), Alex Schaub, Alexander Kostinsky and Vladimir Kuznetsov
Education
Hosts: Tomas Diez, Sherry Lassiter
High Schools and K-12 Work: Nick DiGiorgio (remote), Frosti Gislason (remote)
Professional Development: Pieter Tolmay, Nick DiGiorgio (remote)
Education Research: Paulo Blikstein (remote)
Informal Education: Rabiah Mayas, Katie Rast
Fab Academy: Tomas Diez
Labs close at 7:00
Saturday, August 25
Fab Camp
9:00 Registration
9:15 FABercise!
Peruvian Exercise Weaving
9:30 Announcements and self-organizing
Fab Camp Sessions (A few planned below)
Make a Machine!
DIY Furniture
Open Design
Interactive Ecology
10:30 Break
11:00 Fab Sessions continue
12:30 Lunch
1:30 Fab Sessions continue
3:30 Break
4:00 Fab Sessions continue
6:00 Dinner on your own, enjoy Wellington!
Lab will be open in the evening until 22:00 for work on Fab World Cup projects
International Fab Lab Association online elections
9:00 Registration
9:15 FABercise!
Peruvian Exercise Weaving
9:30 Announcements and self-organizing
Fab Camp Sessions (A few planned below)
Make a Machine!
DIY Furniture
Open Design
Interactive Ecology
10:30 Break
11:00 Fab Sessions continue
12:30 Lunch
1:30 Fab Sessions continue
3:30 Break
4:00 Fab Sessions continue
6:00 Dinner on your own, enjoy Wellington!
Lab will be open in the evening until 22:00 for work on Fab World Cup projects
International Fab Lab Association online elections
Sunday, August 26
Fab Camp
9:00 Registration
9:15 FABercise!
Chris Jackson
9:30 Announcements and self-organizing
Fab Camp Sessions (A few planned below)
Make a Machine!
DIY Furniture
Open Design
Interactive Ecology
10:30 Break
11:00 Fab Sessions continue
12:30 Lunch
1:30 Fab Sessions continue
3:30 Break
4:00 Fab Sessions continue
6:00 Dinner on your own, enjoy Wellington!
Lab will be open in the evening until 22:00 for work on Fab World Cup projects
International Fab Lab Association online elections
9:00 Registration
9:15 FABercise!
Chris Jackson
9:30 Announcements and self-organizing
Fab Camp Sessions (A few planned below)
Make a Machine!
DIY Furniture
Open Design
Interactive Ecology
10:30 Break
11:00 Fab Sessions continue
12:30 Lunch
1:30 Fab Sessions continue
3:30 Break
4:00 Fab Sessions continue
6:00 Dinner on your own, enjoy Wellington!
Lab will be open in the evening until 22:00 for work on Fab World Cup projects
International Fab Lab Association online elections
Monday, August 27
Symposium on Digital Fabrication
9:00-9:15 Welcome
9:15-10:30 Foundations
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:15 Implementations
12:15-1:45 Lunch
1:45-3:25 Applications
3:25-3:55 Break
3:55-5:35 Implications
5:35-6:00 Fab Academy Graduation
7:00- Inauguration, Open House, Reception
Tuesday, August 289:00-9:15 Welcome
9:15-10:30 Foundations
Printing Functional Materials
Jennifer Lewis, University of Illinois (video)
Analisa Russo, University of Illinois
Bioprinting
Anthony Atala, Wake Forest (video)
Robin Levin, Levin Strategic Consulting
Synthetic Life
John Glass, JCVI (video)
Jennifer Lewis, University of Illinois (video)
Analisa Russo, University of Illinois
Bioprinting
Anthony Atala, Wake Forest (video)
Robin Levin, Levin Strategic Consulting
Synthetic Life
John Glass, JCVI (video)
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:15 Implementations
Fabricating Fabricators
Vik Olliver, Diamond Age Solutions
Suz Olliver, Diamond Age Solutions
Solar Sinter video
Markus Kayser, MIT (video)
Rapid-Prototyping and Security
Michael Hopmeier, Unconventional Concepts Inc.
Benjamin Mako Hill, MIT, Harvard (video)
Vik Olliver, Diamond Age Solutions
Suz Olliver, Diamond Age Solutions
Solar Sinter video
Markus Kayser, MIT (video)
Rapid-Prototyping and Security
Michael Hopmeier, Unconventional Concepts Inc.
Benjamin Mako Hill, MIT, Harvard (video)
12:15-1:45 Lunch
1:45-3:25 Applications
Share What You Make -- Under the Hood at Instructables
Eric Wilhelm, Instructables (video)
Saul Griffith, Instructables (video)
Bridget McKendry, pixelbrid
Ponoko
David ten Have, Ponoko
Fabrication in Construction
Andrew Maher, Arup
James Gardiner, EnExG Laing O'Rourke
Fabrication For and In Space
John Hines, NASA (video)
Eric Wilhelm, Instructables (video)
Saul Griffith, Instructables (video)
Bridget McKendry, pixelbrid
Ponoko
David ten Have, Ponoko
Fabrication in Construction
Andrew Maher, Arup
James Gardiner, EnExG Laing O'Rourke
Fabrication For and In Space
John Hines, NASA (video)
3:25-3:55 Break
3:55-5:35 Implications
Blurring the Lines Between Physical and Fantastic
JP Lewis, Weta
Innovation: Good, Bad, and Ugly
John Kao, Institute for Large Scale Innovation (video)
TBA
Technology and Refugees
Toshi Naito, UNHCR Innovation (video)
Te Aro Taumata: Where Two Worlds Meet
Piri Sciascia, Victoria University, Pro Vice-Chancellor Mãori
JP Lewis, Weta
Innovation: Good, Bad, and Ugly
John Kao, Institute for Large Scale Innovation (video)
TBA
Technology and Refugees
Toshi Naito, UNHCR Innovation (video)
Te Aro Taumata: Where Two Worlds Meet
Piri Sciascia, Victoria University, Pro Vice-Chancellor Mãori
5:35-6:00 Fab Academy Graduation
7:00- Inauguration, Open House, Reception
9:00 Announcements: Neil Gershenfeld, Chris Jackson, Sherry Lassiter
9:10 FABercise!
Frosti Gislason
9:15 FAB10 Pitches
Israel
Moscow
Barcelona
MIT
9:30 IGNITE Lab presentations and FAB10 Pitches
AS220 fab lab, Providence RI
Anna Kazunias France
Barcelona fab lab
Tomas Diez
Kisumu fab lab--Kenya
Tom Okite
Viyan Ashram Fab Lab--Pabal India
Amitraj Deshmukh
Fab Lab 77 (Moscow)
Vladmir Kuznetsov
Fab Lab DC
Phyllis Klein (remote)
Fab Lab Rutgers
Rick Anderson
9:10 FABercise!
Frosti Gislason
9:15 FAB10 Pitches
Israel
Moscow
Barcelona
MIT
9:30 IGNITE Lab presentations and FAB10 Pitches
AS220 fab lab, Providence RI
Anna Kazunias France
Barcelona fab lab
Tomas Diez
Kisumu fab lab--Kenya
Tom Okite
Viyan Ashram Fab Lab--Pabal India
Amitraj Deshmukh
Fab Lab 77 (Moscow)
Vladmir Kuznetsov
Fab Lab DC
Phyllis Klein (remote)
Fab Lab Rutgers
Rick Anderson
9:45 Fab Ecosystem
Road Maps
Workgroup Reports
Fab Lab 2.0 (Nadya, Matt)
Sustainable fab labs (Tomas and Josh)
Friendly Composites (Kenny)
Research Papers (Lass)
Life Cycle Reports I and II (van der Hijden)
Powers of Ten (Axel)
Education (Lass & Tomas)
Rites of Passage
Sustainability
Road Maps
Workgroup Reports
Fab Lab 2.0 (Nadya, Matt)
Sustainable fab labs (Tomas and Josh)
Friendly Composites (Kenny)
Research Papers (Lass)
Life Cycle Reports I and II (van der Hijden)
Powers of Ten (Axel)
Education (Lass & Tomas)
Rites of Passage
Sustainability
12:00 Lunch
1:30 Final Fab Camp Open Session
3:00 Break
3:00 Break
4:00 Conclusion
Vision
Action
FAB9: Japan
Announcement of FAB10: BARCELONA!!
Vision
Action
FAB9: Japan
Announcement of FAB10: BARCELONA!!
4:30 World FAB Cup Design Competition
Congratulations to our awesome Winners!!
First Place: Jens Dyvik from Norway fab labs and his amazing quad copter! Wow!
Second Place: Matt Chalker from MSI fab lab and his Rubber Powered Free Flight Aeroplane (with beautiful gossamer wings!)
Third Place: Emma Fox Derwin and Jason Mitchell from Massey Univ. fab lab with their surface-skimming glider.
Most Creative Interpretation: Axel Sylvester from the Hamburg fab lab and his Ephemeral Entry.
Most in the Fab Lab Spirit: Carlos Uranga from San Diego fab lab and his Bouyant Balloon Bundle.
Check out Moscow fab lab Facebook page!
And many thanks to our judges: Chris Jackson, Rob Adams and Alex Schaub
8:00 Closing reception at Southern Cross
Congratulations to our awesome Winners!!
First Place: Jens Dyvik from Norway fab labs and his amazing quad copter! Wow!
Second Place: Matt Chalker from MSI fab lab and his Rubber Powered Free Flight Aeroplane (with beautiful gossamer wings!)
Third Place: Emma Fox Derwin and Jason Mitchell from Massey Univ. fab lab with their surface-skimming glider.
Most Creative Interpretation: Axel Sylvester from the Hamburg fab lab and his Ephemeral Entry.
Most in the Fab Lab Spirit: Carlos Uranga from San Diego fab lab and his Bouyant Balloon Bundle.
Check out Moscow fab lab Facebook page!
And many thanks to our judges: Chris Jackson, Rob Adams and Alex Schaub
8:00 Closing reception at Southern Cross