[Nettime-nl] FAB6: Industrial [R]evolution, , 6th International Fab Lab Forum and Symposium on Digital Fabrication, , 15-20 of August 2010

[Michelle <michelle@waag.org>]

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Like communications and computation have made the transition from analog 
to digital, laboratory research is leading to the development of 
fundamentally digital fabrication processes in which programs don't just 
describe things, they are things. The digitalization of fabrication 
enables its personalization, allowing anyone to make anything, anywhere. 
Fablabs began as an outreach project from CBA, to provide access to 
prototype tools for personal fabrication. They've since grown into a 
global network, with the number of labs doubling roughly every 1.5 
years. To keep up with this growth, a non-profit Fab Foundation, 
for-profit Fab Fund, and educational Fab Academy are being established.

FAB6 will bring together delegates from the global Fablab community 
reaching from the USA to Afghanistan for tutorials, hands-on projects, 
program discussions, and research planning in areas including 
sustainability, intellectual property, bio-technology and open source 
models like in Open Design.

FAB6 is the next step in the Fab Lab evolution. By sharing knowledge and 
making production resources accessible, Fab Lab is not only a catalyst 
for a new industrial revolution, it also helps to stimulate product 
diversity and a higher level of product organisation (= evolution). This 
is characterised by the distributed nature of a cross-border and 
cross-cultural network culture.

A special symposium, held on August 19th, will survey the science behind 
digital fabrication, and explore its social, economic, and educational 
implications. It will feature presentations from academic, governmental, 
and industrial leaders, as well as grass-roots inventors and 
organizations. One of the lecturers will be Neil Gershenfeld, Director 
of the center of bits and Atoms (MIT Boston), founder of Fablab. 
Registration for both workshops and symposium is through www.fab6.nl 
<http://www.fab6.nl/> and assistance is available for unfunded 
participants.

The FAB6 symposium is being hosted by Waag Society.

FAB6 follows earlier events in India, the USA., South Africa, and 
Norway; there's background on FabLabs and digital fabrication on 
http://cba.mit.edu/FAB6.

This year's conference is organized by Waag Society, SURFnet, The Royal 
Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, The Amsterdam Innovation 
Motor, and MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA).

FAB6 will be held in the same week of Sail Amsterdam 
<http://english.sail2010.nl/>. The well known tall ships event inspires 
a design challenge set to the creative Fab Lab community. Vessels in 
various sizes and shapes will be produced and sailed in one of the famed 
Amsterdam canals closing FAB6 on Friday afternoon August 20. The promise 
of a spectacular parade of creativity!

FAB6 is hosted by Waag Society <http://www.waag.org/>_, _SURFnet 
<http://www.surfnet.nl/>, The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and 
Sciences <http://www.knaw.nl/>_, _The Amsterdam Innovation Motor 
<http://www.aimsterdam.nl/>_ _and MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA) 
<http://cba.mit.edu/>_ _.

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