FAB26 Boston

Schedule

Important Information:

July 6:

  • The speakers list has been updates, more coming soon.

  • This is a preliminary version of the schedule. All timeslots, rooms, and speakers are subject to change.

  • It will be updated as the event approaches. All ticket holders will be notified when the final version is announced.

  • Festival activities coming soon

  • Tours coming soon

  • Past updates: June 9, May 25

27th Mon 28th Tue 29th Wed 30th Thu 31st Fri
Venues

Monday, July 27th

07:30 - 10:00  -  A | Kresge, G-Entrance Hall

Zones & Spaces

Registration

08:30 - 09:30  -  A | Kresge, LL-033

Working Group

Working Group Care: Co-Creating Health Through Fab Communities

People & Planet

Enrico Bassi, Adriana Cabrera

08:30 - 09:30  -  A | Kresge, LL-030

Working Group

Shaping the Future of the Fab Lab Asia Network (FAN)

Origins & Futures

Claire Chaikin-Bryan, Rico Kanthatham

09:30 - 09:57  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Keynote

FAB26 Inauguration

Where the Next 25 Years of Making Begin

Origins & Futures

Neil Gershenfeld, Jean-Luc Pierite, Sally Kornbluth, Eric Paley, Sherry Lassiter

09:57 - 10:07  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Talk

FAB28 Pitches

Where Visionaries Shape the Future of the Fab Lab Network

Origins & Futures

Norella Coronell

10:07 - 10:17  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Fab Conference

Musical Performance

Mark Rau, Dr. Benjamin Sabatini, Jared Katz

10:17 - 10:32  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Expert Talk

Designing Reality: Audiobook and supplements

Bringing Designing Reality to Life

Origins & Futures

Tom Bodett, Alan Gershenfeld, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld

10:32 - 10:42  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Keynote

Fab Furniture

From Digital Craft to Global Scale

Origins & Futures

Steven Conine

10:42 - 10:45  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Fab Conference

Fabercise

It's time to get up!

10:45 - 11:15  -  A | Kresge, G-Entrance Hall Break

11:15 - 11:45  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Keynote

CBA Legacy

Origins & Futures

Ben Vigoda, Kenny Cheung, Nadya Peek, James Pelletier

11:45 - 11:55  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Keynote

Science and Entertainment Exchange

Where Imagination Meets Innovation

Origins & Futures

Jerry Zucker, Janet Zucker

11:55 - 12:05  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Keynote

Interspecies Internet

Connecting Nature Through Technology

Origins & Futures

Eric Pan, Patrick Chwalek

12:05 - 12:15  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Keynote

National Academy of Engineering Informal Engineering Working Group

Recognizing the Engineers We Don't Always See

Origins & Futures

12:15 - 12:45  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Keynote

Engineering Art

Where Creativity Meets Precision

Origins & Futures

Keeril Makan, Chris Bathgate, Alfonso Parra Rubio, Janet Echelman, Joseph Henry

12:45 - 12:50  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Keynote

Making Almost Anything

One Lifetime of Making

Origins & Futures

Neil Gershenfeld

12:50 - 13:00  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Fab Conference

Announcements

Things you would like to know

Origins & Futures

Norella Coronell, Sherry Lassiter

13:00 - 14:30  -  C | E14, 6-Lunch Lunch Take a 15-minute walk and enjoy your lunch break.

14:00 - 16:00  -  D | Museum, 3-Learning Lab-1

Hands-on Workshop

PHYSICAL VR CREATURE

Education & Learning

Kids Lab

Alex Garcia, Graziella Matarazzo

14:30 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-Working Space

Hands-on Workshop

Build a Low-Cost CNC Art Machine: From Design to Fabrication

Education & Learning

Faisal Abuhayyeh

14:30 - 18:30  -  C | E14, G-Machine Shop-1

Hands-on Workshop

From Agricultural Waste to Bio-Based Materials: Fab Lab Tools for Circular Design

Origins & Futures

Igor Barboza, Julia Steketee

14:30 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-Event Space

Hands-on Workshop

Fab Vine Voxel Assembly - Fab Hub Kendall - DAY 1

Tools & Tech

Fabio Lopez

14:30 - 18:30  -  B | E15, 3-359

Hands-on Workshop

Fab Quest: Create a Game Inspired by Fab Academy

Education & Learning

Pablo Nuñez

14:30 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-TextileLab-2

Hands-on Workshop

Quick and FABulous projects for new makers - teach tools and spark creativity in an hour!

Education & Learning

Diane Brancazio

14:30 - 15:30  -  C | E14, 3-393

Theoretical Workshop

Mobile FAB Labs: Looking back while moving forward

Origins & Futures

Brian Purvis, Alethea Campbell

14:30 - 18:30  -  C | E14, 2-244

Theoretical Workshop

Making with equity: a tapestry of experiences

Origins & Futures

Sudebi Thakurata, Probal Banerjee

14:30 - 16:00  -  D | Museum, 3-Maker Hub

Hands-on Workshop

Engineering with Paper: Amazing Projects with Simple Supplies

Education & Learning

Godwyn Morris

14:30 - 16:30  -  E | FHK, 2-ColabLab

Hands-on Workshop

Low-Cost Future Literacy: Prototyping Emerging Technologies with Makey Makey

Education & Learning

Miguel da Hora, Graziaella Matarazzo

14:30 - 18:30  -  C | E14, G-Shop-1

Hands-on Workshop

10 Years of Making, 5 Years of AI — How Open Source Hardware Empowers Creation in China's K-12 Class

Education & Learning

Shaodong Yang

14:30 - 18:30  -  C | E14, G-Machine Shop-2

Hands-on Workshop

Xoco-Futures: Hand-Crafting Biocultural Resiliency

Origins & Futures

Karina Rosas Burgos, Maximino Matus Ruiz, Nelly Puertas Gallegos, Samanta Santiago Magaña

14:30 - 16:00  -  E | FHK, 2-Electronic Lab

Hands-on Workshop

Design and make your own soap to take home using 3D printed molds

Education & Learning

Tex Kang

14:30 - 16:30  -  C | E14, G-HotWork

Hands-on Workshop

The Hype Hydration: Custom Stanley Cups Studio

Tools & Tech

xTool MakerFest

Ziyan Liu

14:30 - 18:30  -  C | E14, G-Shop-2

Hands-on Workshop

Making Performance Companion Robots

Systems & Scaling

Jinger Zeng, Snow Wang

14:30 - 16:30  -  C | E14, 5-514B

Theoretical Workshop

Documenting While Doing: sharing perspectives and methods to track project development

Origins & Futures

Matteo Subet

14:30 - 16:00  -  C | E14, 4-493

Theoretical Workshop

The Cognitive Contribution Label: Disclosing AI in Education, Honestly

Education & Learning

Santi Fuentemilla

16:00 - 18:00  -  C | E14, 3-393

Theoretical Workshop

Untapped Partnerships: Expanding FAB Access for Blind, Low Vision, and DeafBlind Communities

Education & Learning

Christine Telford, Tina Laffer, Brian Switzer

16:00 - 16:10  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Standardizing Desktop Circularity

Tools & Tech

Ajewole Oyedotun

16:10 - 16:20  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

From FabLab to BioLab: Teaching Engineers to Build and Grow Their Own Tools

Origins & Futures

vivien roussel

16:20 - 16:30  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Impact of Digital Fabrication on Biomaterials and Ancestral Techniques for Use in Design, Crafts

Origins & Futures

Walter Gonzales Arnao

16:30 - 16:40  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Education as Infrastructure: Learning Systems for Urban Transformation

Education & Learning

Stephanie Owens

16:30 - 18:00  -  E | FHK, 2-ColabLab

Hands-on Workshop

Creative Circuit Play: Inclusive Electronics with TapeBlocks

Education & Learning

Claire Chaikin-Bryan

16:40 - 16:50  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

From Local Makerspace to Regional Fab Node: Lessons from Galicia

Education & Learning

Luis Angel Díaz-Faes Santiago

16:50 - 17:00  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

The Ecosystem of Digital Fabrication Spaces in Cameroon: Innovation Through Collaboration.

Education & Learning

KOUDANBE AMADOU Calvin, FOUBA IZANE Gaetan

17:00 - 17:10  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Informal STEM Learning: Why Failure is Good!

Education & Learning

Andrea Medina

17:00 - 18:00  -  E | FHK, 2-TextileLab-1

Hands-on Workshop

FabStorm : A Card-Based Game for Teaching Digital Fabrication Opportunities

Education & Learning

Roberto Takao Yamaki

17:20 - 17:30  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Breathing as Interaction: Designing Games for Emotional Self-Regulation

Education & Learning

Amelia Li

17:30 - 17:40  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

The future of Distributed Manufacturing

Systems & Scaling

Andrew Lamb

19:00 - 22:00

Networking

Inauguration Reception

An extraordinary beginning at the very top of the PRUE!

Neil Gershenfeld, Sherry Lassiter, Char Stiles

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Tuesday, July 28th

08:00 - 10:00  -  A | Kresge, G-Entrance Hall

Zones & Spaces

Registration

08:30 - 09:30  -  A | Kresge, LL-033

Working Group

FLA - Fab Learning Academy

Education & Learning

Santi Fuentemilla, Iván Sánchez, Liz Whitewolf

08:30 - 09:30  -  A | Kresge, LL-030

Working Group

Fabricademy, Textile and Technology Academy Working Group

Education & Learning

Fabricademy Textile and Technology Academy, Anastasia Pistofidou, Claudia Simonelli

09:30 - 09:40  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Fab Conference

Welcome & Announcements

Join us for a day like no other

Tools & Tech

Norella Coronell

09:40 - 09:50  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Fab Blast

From AI to a Bronze Sculpture - 3D printing as a way to make Data concrete

Tools & Tech

Enrico Bassi

09:50 - 10:00  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Fab Blast

“Fab Junk”...a speculative investigation of the future of the Fablab Network

Origins & Futures

Rico Kanthatham, Alex McDowell, Enrico Bassi

10:00 - 10:10  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Fab Blast

Robotic Craft : Constructing alternative future with robotics that enhance artisanship

Origins & Futures

Alexandre Dubor

10:30 - 11:00  -  A | Kresge, G-Entrance Hall Break

11:00 - 11:30  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Keynote

Future of robotics

From Intelligent Machines to Human Collaboration

Tools & Tech

Gill Pratt, Miana Smith, Marc Raibert

11:30 - 12:00  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Keynote

Future of 3D printing

Layer by Layer

Tools & Tech

Max Lobovsky, Josef Prusa, Jake Robert Read

12:00 - 12:30  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Keynote

Future of AI

From Intelligent Tools to Human Potential

Tools & Tech

Ben Vigoda, Dr. Ahmad Bahai, Camron Blackburn

12:30 - 13:00  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Keynote

Future of life

Engineering Life, Empowering Humanity

Tools & Tech

Elizabeth Strychalski, John Glass, Kate Adamala, James Pelletier

13:00 - 14:30  -  C | E14, 6-Lunch Lunch Take a 15-minute walk and enjoy your lunch break.

13:00 - 14:30  -  C | E14, 6-Lunch

Zones & Spaces

International Sweets and Snacks Exchange - DAY 1

Origins & Futures

Claire Chaikin-Bryan

14:00 - 16:00  -  D | Museum, 3-Learning Lab-2

Hands-on Workshop

Robotic McQueen

Education & Learning

Kids Lab

Rico Kanthatham

14:30 - 16:00  -  D | Museum, 3-Maker Hub

Hands-on Workshop

Sensing Prāṇa: When Breath Meets Data

Tools & Tech

Anupama Gowda

14:30 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-Event Space

Hands-on Workshop

Fab Vine Voxel Assembly - Fab Hub Kendall - DAY 2

Fabio Lopez

14:30 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-Working Space

Hands-on Workshop

Building Resilient Off-Grid IoT Networks with Meshtastic and Seeed Studio Hardware

Tools & Tech

Jinger Zeng

14:30 - 15:40  -  C | E14, 2-244

Theoretical Workshop

Making Is Easy. Documenting Is Hard.

Education & Learning

Barbara Morrow

14:30 - 18:30  -  C | E14, G-Shop-1

Hands-on Workshop

Build your own machine: rapid prototyping of motion systems

Tools & Tech

Quentin Bolsée

14:30 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-TextileLab-2

Hands-on Workshop

UNIHIKER K10 Workshop: Code for AI, AI for Code

Education & Learning

Rockets Xia

14:30 - 16:30  -  C | E14, G-Machine Shop-1

Hands-on Workshop

From First Cut to Custom Tool: Rethinking CNC Access with AI

Tools & Tech

Brian Owen

14:30 - 18:30  -  B | E15, 3-359

Theoretical Workshop

Friction First: Co-Building an Open Playbook for Critical Thinking Education in the AI Age

Education & Learning

Sofia Llàcer Caro, Jorge Muñoz Zanón

14:30 - 16:30  -  C | E14, 5-514B

Working Group

Advancing Industrial Innovation through Technology and Robotics

Tools & Tech

Yabess Irakoze

14:30 - 16:30  -  E | FHK, 2-Conference Room

Working Group

STEAM/Maker educators inspiring kids, enriching K-12 academics & creating experiences that AI cannot

Education & Learning

Diane Brancazio

14:30 - 15:15  -  C | E14, 3-393

Theoretical Workshop

The Case for Standardized Part Numbering across Maker Communities

Tools & Tech

Rajesh Nair

14:30 - 16:00  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Scalable Structural Robotic Assembly Systems

Tools & Tech

Miana Smith

14:30 - 16:30  -  E | FHK, 2-ColabLab

Hands-on Workshop

TurtleStitch: Code and Stitch Your Own Embroidery

Education & Learning

Elaine Wolfe, Cynthia Solomon, Beth Llyod

14:30 - 18:30  -  C | E14, 4-493

Theoretical Workshop

Democratised, Decentralised & Distributed Manufacturing

Systems & Scaling

Andrew Lamb, Donaldo Almazan, Audra Ladd, Victoria Jaqua, Robert Read

14:30 - 16:30  -  E | FHK, 2-TextileLab-1

Hands-on Workshop

Cutting with Code

Tools & Tech

Chris Johnson

14:30 - 16:30  -  E | FHK, 2-Electronic Lab

Hands-on Workshop

Print-a-Bite: Engineering Your Own Gummy Creations

Tools & Tech

Ana Pais, Lígia Afreixo

14:30 - 15:30  -  C | E14, G-Shop-2

Hands-on Workshop

SafeStep: Building a Smart Fall Detection & Prevention System for Senior Safety.

Systems & Scaling

Sungmin Jun

14:30 - 16:30  -  C | E14, 2-240

Working Group

Biofabrication Working Group

People & Planet

Anastasia Pistofidou, Fabricademy Textile and Technology Academy

16:00 - 18:00  -  C | E14, 2-244

Theoretical Workshop

Finding a Dignity Compass with the Fab Foundation members

Origins & Futures

Sudebi Thakurata, Probal Banerjee

16:00 - 16:10  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Light wings. Fab participation at Glow light fest

Tools & Tech

Aristarco Cortes, Alberto Blanco

16:00 - 17:30  -  C | E14, 3-393

Theoretical Workshop

From Making to Meaning: Embedding Maker Literacies Across the Curriculum

Education & Learning

Lauren Stutler, Katie Musick-Peery

16:10 - 16:20  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

The Vibe Moment for Embedded Hardware

Tools & Tech

Jonathan Fiene

16:20 - 16:30  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Designing Food: Creative Expression and Sensory Experience through Digital Fabrication

Tools & Tech

Kae Nagano

16:30 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-ColabLab

Hands-on Workshop

Vibe Hardware: A Hands-On Open Lab with Tiles

Tools & Tech

Jonathan Fiene

16:30 - 18:30  -  C | E14, G-Machine Shop-2

Hands-on Workshop

Accessible Electronics Fabrication in Fab Labs: From KiCad to CNC PCB

Tools & Tech

Luis Angel Diaz-Faes Santiago

16:30 - 18:30  -  C | E14, G-Shop-2

Hands-on Workshop

Building and Programming Cablebots

Education & Learning

Julia Leirado

16:30 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-TextileLab-1

Hands-on Workshop

All Fun and Games with Digital Design and Fabrication

Tools & Tech

Sal Lama

16:30 - 16:40  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

FabLab Hiroshima: Fostering a Maker Culture and Inspiring Future STEAM Careers in Hiroshima.

Education & Learning

Shuji Murakami

16:30 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-Electronic Lab

Hands-on Workshop

Streetwear Lab: From Design to T-Shirt & Sneaker

Tools & Tech

xTool MakerFest

Ziyan Liu

16:30 - 18:30  -  C | E14, 2-240

Working Group

FAB26 Research Papers Presentations - DAY 1

Origins & Futures

Peter Troxler

16:40 - 16:50  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Maker’s Triangle: Knowledge - Networking - Impact

Education & Learning

Osman Dogan Yirmibesoglu

16:50 - 17:00  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Maker Culture in the Brazilian Curriculum: Connecting Schools to the Fab Lab Culture

Education & Learning

Graziella Matarazzo

17:00 - 17:10  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Three-Year STEAM Curriculum Leveraging One of Japan's Premier High School Makerspaces

Education & Learning

Hideto Hirahara

17:10 - 17:20  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Utilizing 3D Printing in Education for Blind and Low-Vision Students

Education & Learning

Quentin Roa, Samuel Foulkes

17:20 - 17:30  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

How We Built a Motivational Evaluation System in Our Educational Makerspace

Education & Learning

Ala' Janbek

17:30 - 17:40  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Engineering a Educational Innovation Revolution: Fab Labs, EVs, Vertical Farming

Education & Learning

Steven Savitz, David Zerbe

17:40 - 17:50  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

What Seoul Station Got Wrong: A High Schooler's Conveyor Fix for Stair Accessibility

Systems & Scaling

Ethan Kim

No activity matching your search for Tuesday 28th. Make sure to check other dates.

Wednesday, July 29th

08:30 - 10:00  -  A | Kresge, G-Entrance Hall

Zones & Spaces

Registration & info Point

08:30 - 09:30  -  A | Kresge, LL-Little Theater

Working Group

Academany Working Group

Education & Learning

Luciana Asinari, Neil Gershenfeld

09:30 - 09:35  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Fab Conference

Welcome & Announcements

Join us for a day like no other

Education & Learning

09:35 - 09:45  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Fab Blast

Creative Pathways: Engaging More Girls in STEM

Education & Learning

Claire Chaikin-Bryan

09:45 - 09:55  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Fab Blast

Life-Long Learning with Digital Design

Education & Learning

Chinloo Lama

09:55 - 10:05  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Talk

Empowering K-12 PBL with AI Agents: The Evolution of Block-Based Programming

Education & Learning

Ricky Ye

10:05 - 10:35  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Panel

Origins: Constructionism and Learning with Seymour Papert

Learning by Making, Creating by Learning

Education & Learning

Cynthia Solomon, Claudia Urrea, Ann Berger Valente

10:35 - 11:00  -  A | Kresge, G-Entrance Hall Break

11:10 - 11:20  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Fab Conference

Regenerative Futures Innovation Challenge for youth-Awards Announcement

Education & Learning

Emily Glass, Claudia Urrea

11:20 - 11:30  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Expert Talk

Making with LEGO

Education & Learning

Kristin Size

11:30 - 12:15  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Panel

What's next? Innovative Education for the Future

Education & Learning

Jean-michel Molenaar, Marcelo Worsley, Amon Millner, Emily Glass

12:15 - 12:35  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Keynote

CSR: Investing in our Future Innovators

Education & Learning

Suchit jain, Amanda Hilligas

12:35 - 13:00  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Panel

Scaling Fab Education and Learning

Education & Learning

Luciana Asinari, Michael Stone, Liz Whitewolf

13:00 - 14:30  -  C | E14, 6-Lunch Lunch Take a 15-minute walk and enjoy your lunch break.

13:00 - 14:30  -  C | E14, 6-Lunch

Zones & Spaces

International Sweets and Snacks Exchange - DAY 2

Origins & Futures

Claire Chaikin-Bryan

14:00 - 16:00  -  D | Museum, 3-Learning Lab-1

Hands-on Workshop

ZERO GRAVITY BUTTERFLY

Education & Learning

Kids Lab

Martin Oloo, Mary Nyamanya

14:30 - 16:30  -  C | E14, 2-244

Working Group

A FAB Lab Approach to Student Success Through a Curriculum Centered on a Single Iterative Project

Education & Learning

Ian Brauner

14:30 - 16:30  -  E | FHK, 2-TextileLab-2

Hands-on Workshop

Traditional looms with digital manufacturing - inclusion and sustainability

Education & Learning

WALTER GONZALES, JOHN SANCHEZ SANCHEZ

14:30 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-Event Space

Hands-on Workshop

Fab Vine Voxel Assembly - Fab Hub Kendall - DAY 3

Fabio Lopez

14:30 - 15:00  -  E | FHK, 2-ColabLab

Hands-on Workshop

The Perceptron: A Hands-On Demonstration of Deep Learning

Education & Learning

Robert Blumofe

14:30 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-Electronic Lab

Hands-on Workshop

Become an electrical wizard: practical electronics for Makers and K-12 educators

Education & Learning

Diane Brancazio

14:30 - 16:00  -  C | E14, G-Printing Lab

Hands-on Workshop

School Embedded FAB Labs: Leveraging fabrication for all subject areas and all students

Education & Learning

Brian Purvis

14:30 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-Working Space

Hands-on Workshop

Sew:bit for STEAM Teaching: An Educational micro:bit Extension for E-textiles

Education & Learning

Julia Leirado

14:30 - 18:30  -  C | E14, G-Machine Shop-1

Hands-on Workshop

Vibrations in CNC milling: Background and FabLab application

Education & Learning

Tony Schmitz, Michael Gomez, Ross Zameroski

14:30 - 16:30  -  C | E14, 3-393

Theoretical Workshop

Maker Finance: What do you do if an investor actually likes your project?

Education & Learning

Jair Jesús León Lucano

14:30 - 18:30  -  C | E14, G-Shop-2

Hands-on Workshop

Fiber laser PCB fab

Tools & Tech

Alan Han

14:30 - 16:30  -  B | E15, 3-341

Theoretical Workshop

The Disaster Risk Reduction Game; a Design Workshop

People & Planet

Pieter van der Hijden, Antonio de Jesus Anaya Hernandez, Silvestr Tkáč

14:30 - 18:30  -  B | E15, 3-359

Theoretical Workshop

The challenge of Distributed Quality Management

Systems & Scaling

Andrew Lamb, Robert Read, Victoria Jaqua, Avinash Baskaran, TBC TBC

14:30 - 16:30  -  E | FHK, 2-Conference Room

Working Group

Cultivating Communities of Responsible Rapid Prototypers Across Ages, Abilities, and Disciplines

Education & Learning

Amon Millner, Daniela Faas

14:30 - 15:30  -  C | E14, 5-514B

Theoretical Workshop

Hardware Control with SimulIDE via Serial Communication

Education & Learning

LUIS DANIEL HARO LAQUE

14:30 - 18:30  -  B | E15, LL-CBA Shops & Labs

Hands-on Workshop

Robotic Craft : Collaborating with robot through human gesture in Fabrication

Tools & Tech

Alexandre Dubor

14:30 - 18:30  -  C | E14, G-Shop-1

Hands-on Workshop

E-textiles with the FabriXIAO

Tools & Tech

Anastasia Pistofidou, Adrian Torres

14:30 - 16:30  -  C | E14, 4-493

Theoretical Workshop

Application of a Quadrant Analysis Tool for Integrating Fabrication into STEM Lessons

Education & Learning

Adam Devitt, Liz Whitewolf

14:30 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-TextileLab-1

Hands-on Workshop

Stitching STEAM: From Glow Plushie to Parachute Design Challenge

Education & Learning

Danielle Martin, Sara Bolduc

14:30 - 16:30  -  C | E14, 2-240

Working Group

Starting a STEAM Community; Next Level

Education & Learning

Jani Ylioja, Sherry Lassiter, Sari Harmoinen

15:30 - 17:00  -  E | FHK, 2-ColabLab

Hands-on Workshop

Turning Waste into Learning: Building Educational Puzzles from Recycled Plastic

Education & Learning

Mohamed Alseny Sylla

16:00 - 18:00  -  C | E14, 5-514B

Theoretical Workshop

Design Thinking in Any Classroom

Education & Learning

Zachary Wenz

16:00 - 16:10  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

How to build a nuclear submarine

Education & Learning

Tex Kang

16:10 - 16:20  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Science against violence. The educational model that uses hands to transform minds

Education & Learning

Xcarett Sanchez, Luz Estela Luna

16:20 - 16:30  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Smart Makers: connecting makerspace projects to manufacturing career skills

Education & Learning

Cathy Chen-Arriaga

16:30 - 16:40  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Maker Cities - Teaching Advanced Manufacturing through a Studio-Based Design Program

Education & Learning

Tom Pupo

16:30 - 18:30  -  C | E14, G-Printing Lab

Hands-on Workshop

Design and Destroy 3D printed bridges competition

Education & Learning

Tex Kang

16:30 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-TextileLab-2

Hands-on Workshop

EDC Upgrade & Metalfab Hardcore Mod: Tech Gear & Structural Jointing

Tools & Tech

xTool MakerFest

Ziyan Liu

16:30 - 18:30  -  C | E14, 2-240

Working Group

FAB26 Research Papers Presentations - DAY 2

Origins & Futures

Peter Troxler

16:40 - 16:50  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Universal Design for Learning Through a Simple E-Textile Workshop

Education & Learning

Kim Ducharme

16:50 - 17:00  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Bringing Maker Education to Rural Communities Worldwide

Education & Learning

Rebecca Jiang

17:00 - 17:10  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Making Cultural Heritage Accessible Through DigFab: 3D Modeling as a Tool for Museum Accessibility

Education & Learning

Sandra Argueta-Díaz, Nestor Boniche-Gonzalez

17:10 - 17:20  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Creating a Maker Investment Office: A Vice-Rectorate for Innovation and Venture

Education & Learning

Jair Jesús León Lucano, Juan Diego Cerron Salcedo

17:20 - 17:30  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Beyond Tools: Makerspace Transforming Engineering Education through Experiential Learning in India

Education & Learning

Aniruddh Mali

17:30 - 17:40  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Micro-Qualifications in a University FabLab: Fast, Industry-Aligned Skills in Reverse Engineering, D

Education & Learning

Ruslan Mukanov

17:30 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-ColabLab

Hands-on Workshop

Visualizing Physics: Open-Source Hardware for the Classroom

Education & Learning

Jonathan Liu

17:40 - 17:50  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

FabLabs as Community Connectors: Inclusive Making Practices Through Digital Embroidery and Creative

Education & Learning

Federica Selleri

18:30 - 20:00  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Networking

Academany Graduation

25 years special Graduation Ceremony

20:00 - 22:00  -  D | Museum, G-Museum Lobby

Networking

Academany Reception

Let's Celebrate the graduates!

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Thursday, July 30th

08:30 - 09:30  -  A | Kresge, LL-033

Working Group

Fablabs and UN Sustainable Development Goals - Burning Questions

People & Planet

Pieter van der Hijden

08:30 - 09:30  -  A | Kresge, LL-030

Working Group

Humanitarian Working Group

People & Planet

Andrew Lamb

09:00 - 10:00  -  A | Kresge, G-Entrance Hall

Zones & Spaces

Registration & info Point

09:30 - 09:45  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Fab Conference

The Freedom to Make. Fab City, rewired.

Fab City Introduction

People & Planet

Fab City

Tomas Diez Ladera

09:45 - 10:30  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Panel

Fab City Awards Roundtable

People & Planet

Fab City

Jinger Zeng, Vaibhav Chhabra, Elaine Regina, Daniel Cevallos Andrade

10:30 - 11:00  -  A | Kresge, G-Entrance Hall Break

11:00 - 11:30  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Expert Talk

The Science of Making Cities

People & Planet

Fab City

Neil Gershenfeld, Kent Larson, Tomas Diez Ladera, Josefina Nano

11:30 - 12:00  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Fab Conference

Fab City Pledge

People & Planet

Fab City

Lars Petrova Taylor, Vaibhav Chhabra, Tomas Diez Ladera, Sherry Lassiter, Neil Gershenfeld

12:00 - 12:07  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Featured Talk

Project Update: HyTech

People & Planet

Beno Juarez, Tomas Vivanco

12:07 - 12:30  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Panel

Ancient Intelligence, Future Cities — What we forgot and why it matters

People & Planet

Fab City

Jean-Luc Pierite, Beno Juarez, Jinger Zeng

12:30 - 13:00  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Panel

Bioregional Operating Systems — Tools for Impact

People & Planet

Fab City

Nepal Asatthawasi, Tibet Sprague, Tomas Diez Ladera

13:00 - 14:30  -  C | E14, 6-Lunch Lunch Take a 15-minute walk and enjoy your lunch break.

14:00 - 16:00  -  D | Museum, 3-Learning Lab-2

Hands-on Workshop

SOFT SPACE ALIENS

Education & Learning

Kids Lab

Adriana Cabrera, Ilaria La Manna

14:30 - 16:30  -  E | FHK, 2-ColabLab

Hands-on Workshop

EcoBot: IoT Robotics for Sustainable Making

People & Planet

Matthew Koomson

14:30 - 16:30  -  C | E14, G-Machine Shop-1

Hands-on Workshop

RE-trazo CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Digital Design and Fabrication of Furniture from Wood Board Waste.

People & Planet

Vaneza Caycho, Cristian Loayza, Evelyn Cuadrado, Israel Candia

14:30 - 15:30  -  C | E14, 2-244

Hands-on Workshop

Elevate Data, Empower Your Territory

People & Planet

Fab City

Lars Petrova Taylor

14:30 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-TextileLab-2

Hands-on Workshop

So...how do I turn this thing on? For teachers who are just getting started with 3D printing

Education & Learning

Zachary Wenz

14:30 - 15:30  -  C | E14, 4-493

Hands-on Workshop

Distributed local production systems, a global learning session from the Fab City Collective

Systems & Scaling

Lars Petrova Taylor

14:30 - 16:00  -  C | E14, 3-393

Hands-on Workshop

Designing Learning Experiences and Environments

Education & Learning

Claudia Urrea, Emily Glass

14:30 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-Electronic Lab

Hands-on Workshop

DIY Pinball part I - build a wooden tabletop game with laser cutter, 3D printer and hand tools

Tools & Tech

Diane Brancazio

14:30 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-Conference Room

Hands-on Workshop

Capturing the City: Exploring Mono Print with Biomaterials and Digital Fabrication

People & Planet

Ala' Janbek

14:30 - 16:30  -  E | FHK, 2-Working Space

Hands-on Workshop

Make an electric IKEBANA sculpture

People & Planet

Jinger Zeng

14:30 - 16:30  -  C | E14, G-Shop-1

Hands-on Workshop

Living Lab in Action & Zine Making Activity

People & Planet

Donaldo Almazan, Clariza Reyes

14:30 - 16:30  -  C | E14, G-Shop-2

Hands-on Workshop

Woody - Bio-Based Composite :: Turning Sawdust into Objects with Starch

People & Planet

Damián Arezzo Casanova

14:30 - 16:30  -  E | FHK, 2-Event Space

Hands-on Workshop

Wonder Press Studio: Advanced Thermal Transfer Ceramic Coaster Design

xTool MakerFest

Tools & Tech

Ziyan Liu

14:30 - 16:30  -  C | E14, 2-240

Working Group

FAB26 Research Papers Presentations - DAY 3

Origins & Futures

Peter Troxler

14:30 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-TextileLab-1

Hands-on Workshop

Hands-On Biomaterials making

People & Planet

Anastasia Pistofidou

15:30 - 16:30  -  C | E14, 2-244

Hands-on Workshop

Fabricating the Future: From Fab Labs to Fab City Hubs

People & Planet

Fab City

Lars Petrova Taylor

15:35 - 16:20  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Expert Talk

Physical Foundations for the Future of AI

REMOTE

Tools & Tech

Neil Gershenfeld, Camron Blackburn

16:00 - 16:10  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Greenery Beyond Sunlight: Practical Lessons for Next-Gen Urban Solutions

People & Planet

Tim-Daniel Kim

16:10 - 16:20  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

From Invasive to Invaluable: Rethinking Waste through Distributed Biomaterials

People & Planet

Nanditha Nair

16:20 - 16:30  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Introducing Makerspaces Africa!

People & Planet

Andrew Lamb

16:30 - 17:30  -  C | E14, 2-244

Hands-on Workshop

Metrics for Fab Cities: Collecting Data at a Local Level

People & Planet

Fab City

Lars Petrova Taylor

16:30 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-Working Space

Hands-on Workshop

Trashbot Makerthon: Physical Computing Meets AI Problem-Solving with Pico W

Education & Learning

Viknapergash Guraiah

16:30 - 18:30  -  C | E14, 2-240

Theoretical Workshop

Why Creators Will Thrive in the AI Age

Tools & Tech

Chandler Lynn, Glenn Scott, Roger Meike, Kerry Lynn, Diane Weiss

16:30 - 16:40  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Secondhand and Circularity: How Regional Networks Can Contribute to Closing the Textile Loop

People & Planet

Adriana Cristina Cabrera Galindez, Lucas Erhard, Nicole Haas, Stephan Schaller, Jacqueline Schlasse

16:40 - 16:50  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

The Whole Earth Fabnet Catalog

People & Planet

Pieter van der Hijden, Antonio de Jesus Anaya Hernandez, Emilio Velis

16:50 - 17:00  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Inside Parkinson’s: A Wearable Simulator for Movement and Empathy

People & Planet

Pablo Nuñez

17:00 - 17:10  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

From Mind to Bits to Atoms — A Mindset Change to reimagine the future

People & Planet

Alvaro Toledo

17:00 - 18:30  -  C | E14, G-Shop-2

Hands-on Workshop

ReForm: Vacuum Forming for Upcycling & Material Reuse

People & Planet

Jimmy Salgado Juarez

17:00 - 17:45  -  C | E14, G-Shop-1

Hands-on Workshop

Sampo-real time machining directly from Mods

Tools & Tech

Jani Ylioja

17:10 - 17:20  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

VectorShield - SmartWear: Intelligent Textile-Based Wearable for Release of Mosquito Repellent

People & Planet

Sasha de Koninck, Iza Ciesielska-Wrobel

17:20 - 17:30  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

From Local Labs to to Global Makers: Robotics & IoT Innovation

People & Planet

Matthew Koomson

17:30 - 17:40  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Belonging and Challenge: Engaging Gifted Students through Maker Education

Education & Learning

Graziella Matarazzo

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Friday, July 31st

08:30 - 10:00  -  A | Kresge, G-Entrance Hall

Zones & Spaces

Registration & info Point

08:30 - 09:30  -  A | Kresge, LL-030

Working Group

Fab Women and her look at a resilient future in community

People & Planet

Delia Barriga, Vaneza Caycho

09:30 - 09:34  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Fab Conference

Announcements

Systems & Scaling

09:34 - 09:44  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Talk

Constructing the Self: Montessori Adolescents in the Makerspace

Education & Learning

Mara Weitzman

09:44 - 09:54  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Talk

Sustaining Independent Fab Labs: 15 Years of Practice in Management and Scaling

Systems & Scaling

HIROAKI UMEZAWA

09:54 - 10:04  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Talk

Year One of a Super Fab Lab: What We Thought, What Broke, What Actually Worked

Origins & Futures

Terence Fagan

10:14 - 10:17  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Fab Conference

Announcements

Systems & Scaling

10:17 - 10:27  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Expert Talk

Research Papers Highlights

Systems & Scaling

Peter Troxler

10:27 - 10:30  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Fab Conference

Fabercise

Systems & Scaling

10:30 - 11:00  -  A | Kresge, G-Entrance Hall Break

11:00 - 12:00  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Keynote

Systems & Scaling

Systems & Scaling

Lara Stein, Phuntsho Namgay

12:00 - 12:20  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Keynote

From Maker to Scale: Entrepreneurship, Investing, and Growing Together

Systems & Scaling

Suchit jain

12:20 - 12:30  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Fab Conference

FAB27 Pass off

Systems & Scaling

12:30 - 12:50  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Keynote

From one generation to the next!

Systems & Scaling

Neil Gershenfeld, Sherry Lassiter

12:50 - 12:55  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Fab Conference

FAB28 Winner Announcement

Systems & Scaling

12:55 - 13:00  -  A | Kresge, G-Auditorium

Fab Conference

Closing Ceremony

Systems & Scaling

13:00 - 14:30  -  C | E14, 6-Lunch Lunch Take a 15-minute walk and enjoy your lunch break.

14:00 - 18:00  -  D | Museum, 3-Learning Lab-1

Hands-on Workshop

MOON EXPLORATION CHALLENGE FOR Mini Makers

Education & Learning

Kids Lab

Ilaria La Manna

14:30 - 16:00  -  C | E14, G-Printing Lab

Hands-on Workshop

Exploring 3D Printed Tooling for Leathercraft

Tools & Tech

Jimmy Salgado Juarez

14:30 - 18:30  -  C | E14, G-Shop-1

Hands-on Workshop

Local Machines, Local Intelligence: Co-designing Sustainability for Open Urban Factories

Systems & Scaling

Enrico Bassi, Matteo Subet

14:30 - 16:30  -  C | E14, G-HotWork

Hands-on Workshop

UV laser engraving of glass

Tools & Tech

Quentin Bolsée

14:30 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-Electronic Lab

Hands-on Workshop

DIY Pinball part II - add LEDs, buzzers, motion, scoring, and micro:bit control to your game board

Tools & Tech

Diane Brancazio

14:30 - 16:30  -  E | FHK, 2-ColabLab

Hands-on Workshop

From Prototype to Product: A Hands-on Workshop for Makers Entering the Market

Education & Learning

Abheejit K, Pratik Gadkar

14:30 - 16:30  -  C | E14, G-Machine Shop-1

Hands-on Workshop

Parkour, Risk, and Overcoming Obstacles in the Fab Lab

Education & Learning

Nick Anastasia

14:30 - 16:00  -  C | E14, 4-493

Working Group

Calling All Academic Makerspaces!

Systems & Scaling

Lauren Stutler, Katie Musick-Peery

14:30 - 16:30  -  C | E14, 2-244

Working Group

Decentralized Manufacturing Working Group: People, Practices, and Infrastructure

Systems & Scaling

Donaldo Almazan, Andrew Lamb

14:30 - 16:00  -  C | E14, 3-393

Theoretical Workshop

From Local Materials to Local Manufacturing: Co-Designing Practical Projects for the Global South

Systems & Scaling

Kohshi Katoh, Rico Kanthatham

14:30 - 16:30  -  E | FHK, 2-Working Space

Hands-on Workshop

ANCESTRAL LOOM and DIGITAL FABRICATION

Education & Learning

Walter Gonzales Arnao

14:30 - 16:00  -  C | E14, G-Shop-2

Hands-on Workshop

From Classroom to Space: Hands-on Aerospace Projects for Educators

Education & Learning

George Steve Fajardo Soria, Silvana Tabata Espinoza Gomez

14:30 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-TextileLab-1

Hands-on Workshop

Soft Robotics Prototyping

Tools & Tech

Anastasia Pistofidou, Adriana Cabrera

15:00 - 17:00  -  B | E15, 3-341

Working Group

Fab All-In Meet Up

Systems & Scaling

Chelsea Lynn

16:10 - 16:20  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

FoodAcademy

Education & Learning

Tex Kang

16:20 - 16:30  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

High Volume, High Impact: Lessons from the Largest Open-Access Academic Makerspace in the US

Systems & Scaling

Claire Dorsett

16:30 - 16:40  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

From Deconstruction to Making Futures: Taking the Hospital With You

Systems & Scaling

Adriana Cristina Cabrera Galindez, Maximilian Hoor, Leonard Can Stratmann, Kerstin Meyer, Vera Austrup

16:30 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-TextileLab-2

Hands-on Workshop

Fabcare x Physical AI: Rapid Prototyping Assistive Technologies with Seeed Re-bot Arm

Tools & Tech

Jinger Zeng

16:40 - 16:50  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Questioning Sustainability Efficiencies. Art and Design perspectives on productions in the city.

Systems & Scaling

Enrico Bassi, Matteo Subet

16:50 - 17:00  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Project Lincoln: A Decade Apart

Origins & Futures

Abheejit Khandagale

17:00 - 17:10  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

From Forest to Fab: Reimagining Technology Transfer from the Amazon to the Tropics

Systems & Scaling

Igor Barboza

17:00 - 18:00  -  C | E14, 2-244

Working Group

Empowering Student Makers: Building Student-Led Businesses in Alternative & Special Education

Education & Learning

Sarah D'Urzo, Jenny Lent

17:00 - 18:00  -  C | E14, G-HotWork

Hands-on Workshop

Hands-On STEM Learning through Assembly Line Process Optimization at the Industrial FabLab UCuenca

Education & Learning

Rodrigo Guamán, Jenny Rojas

17:00 - 18:30  -  E | FHK, 2-Working Space

Hands-on Workshop

Explore Your World with OctoStudio

Education & Learning

Rupal Jain, Téo Xisto

17:20 - 17:30  -  C | E14, 6-633

Talk

Flock Sensing: A Distributed Air Quality Experiment in Practice

Systems & Scaling

Daniel A. Perez de la Mora

19:00 - 22:00  -  E | FHK, 2-Lobby

Networking

Closing Reception

Join us at the HUB!

20:00 - 21:00  -  E | FHK, 2-Lobby

Art & Design Expo

Musical Performance

Manaswi Mishra

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