| A science of digital fabrication is emerging, bringing
the programmability of the digital world of bits to the physical world
of atoms. The Symposium will gather together researchers studying the
programmed assembly of functional structures, ranging from nanoscale
proteins to microscale microfluidics to macroscale buildings, along
with counterparts investigating the global implications and local
consequences of the digitization and personalization of fabrication. It will be held on August 23 at the Univesity of Chicago, and is hosted by partners including The National Science Foundation, The Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory, The Museum of Science and Industry, The Fab Foundation, The US Fab Lab Network, the Universities of Illinois and Chicago, and MIT. It will be preceded on the evening of August 22 by a technology and project show at the Museum of Science and Industry, and occurs during the Fab Lab Forum, a week of workshops for field fab lab participants from around the world. This is the fourth in an annual series; presentations from last year's meeting in South Africa are available at http://cba.mit.edu/events/06.06.ZA/symposium.html Sunday August 19 Welcome Reception
Monday August 20 Fab Lab Forum
(Museum of Science and Industry) 7:30-9:00: Breakfast 9:00-12:00: Morning Meeting
Welcome, Overview
Partner, Participant Introductions Fab Lab Reports
Belgium
Project Presentations and PlansCosta Rica Ghana Iceland India Israel Kenya Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain South Africa US
Century College
Fox Valley Technical College Lorain County Community College Museum of Science and Industry San Diego South End Technology Center Sustainable South Bronx 12:00-1:00: Lunch 1:00-4:00: Afternoon Workshops Tutorial
2D, 3D CAD, CAM
Hardwarelow-cost computing and long-range communications: thinner client and high-gain antennas
Softwareremote collaboration: sharing and navigating broadband audio and video
OperationsFab Lab Instruction: How To Make (almost) Anything
4:00-6:00: Fab Foo, Kids Workshop 6:00-8:00: Dinner 8:00-: Evening Project Work in the Lab
Tuesday August 21 Fab Lab Forum
(Museum of Science and Industry) 7:30-9:00: Breakfast 9:00-12:00: Morning Review and Workshops Tutorial 2D cutting: vinyl cutter, lasercutter, router
Hardwaremacrofabrication: furniture and housing
Softwareuniversal CAD/CAM design architecture: .cad/.fab
Operationsfab labs operations: safety, responsibility, sustainability
12:00-1:00: Lunch 1:00-4:00: Afternoon Workshops Tutorial
3D machining: PCBs and molds
Hardwareanalytical instrumentation for healthcare and agriculture: electromagnetic and microfluidic measurements
Softwarerapid-prototyping for embedded computing: visual design, modular microcode, and distributed systems
Operationslocal, regional, global: supporting fab lab networks
4:00-6:00: Fab Foo 6:00-8:00: Dinner 8:00- Evening Project Work in the Lab
Wednesday August 22 Fab Lab Forum
Thursday August 23(Museum of Science and Industry) 7:30-9:00: Breakfast 9:00-12:00: Morning Review and Workshops Tutorial molding and casting materials
Hardwareenergy conversion: solar, wind, and inertial power
Softwaredistributed development and documentation: fab world/siteserver
Operationsmicro-VC, micro-franchise business models
12:00-1:00: Lunch 1:00-4:00: Afternoon Workshops Tutorial
electronics assembly, microcontroller programming
Hardwarerapid-prototyping of rapid-prototyping machines: machines that make machines
Softwarenetwork architecture: design clients, application servers, virtual machines, and real-time control systems
Operationsintellectual property
4:00-6:00: Reception Set-up 6:00-9:00 PM Digital Fabrication Technology Show
Fab Lab Project Show 7:00 PM Announcements and Awards
Andrea Ingram (Museum of Science and Industry)
Robert Rosner (Director, Argonne National Laboratory) Leo Kadanoff (University of Chicago, American Physical Society) Linda Katehi (Provost, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Michael Foster (National Science Foundation) Mark Alpert (Scientific American) 4x8 Competition
Symposium on Digital Fabrication
(University of Chicago, Kersten Physics Teaching Center) 8:00-9:00: Registration 9:00-9:15: Welcome and Introduction
Don Levy (University of Chicago)
Neil Gershenfeld (MIT)
George Church (Harvard)
Fabricating with DNA
Pete Carr (MIT)
Error-Corrected DNA Synthesis
Milan Stojanovic (Columbia)
DNA Computing and Robotics
Millie Firestone (Argonne National Laboratory)
Design and Fabrication of Nanomaterials
Manu Prakash (MIT)
Microfluidic Bubble Logic
10:30-11:00: Break 11:00-12:30: Form and Function
George Popescu (MIT)
Digital Materials and Printers
Evan Malone, Jonathan Hiller (Cornell)
Printing Electromechanical Machines
Larry Sass (MIT)
Large-Scale Rapid Prototyping
Berok Khoshnevis (USC)
Solid Free Form Fabrication
Luis Lafuente Molinero (MIT)
Fabricational Capacity
12:30-2:00: Lunch
Gordon Center Atrium
2:00-3:30: Applications and Implications
Smári McCarthy (Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland)
Digital Design Tools
Peter Bosscha (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa)Thinner Clients
George Sergiadis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)Field Fabrication of Advanced Antennas
Dhananjay Gadre (Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, India)Lighting and Instrumentation
Saul Griffith (Makani Power)Making Trouble
3:30-4:00: Break 4:00-5:30: Applications and Implications
Anil Gupta (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India)
Grass-Roots Invention
Ian Foster (Argonne National Laboratory)
Technology for Distributed Collaboration
Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Lateral Alignment of Stakeholders in Innovation Networks
Leo Kadanoff (University of Chicago, American Physical Society)
Formal and Informal Science
5:30-7:00: Reception
Gordon Center Atrium
7:00 - I-House
Coulter Lounge
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