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MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms
is broadly exploring how the content of information relates to its
physical representation. One of its grand-challenge research goals is to
bring the programmability of the digital world to the physical world
through the development of technologies to personalize fabrication
rather than computation, by using table-top means to make logic,
sensing, actuation, and displays as well as mechanical structures. Along
with the enabling research at MIT, CBA is establishing a growing
network of field "fab labs" to explore the prospective users and
applications of these technologies: http://cba.mit.edu/projects/fablab/.
This effort is based on the observation that it is already possible to
accessibly emulate the functionality of a Personal Fabricator; early
field experience is leading towards a recognition of the opportunity to
address what can be thought of as instrumentation and fabrication as
well as digital divides.
The fab lab program has strong connections with the technical outreach activities of a number of partner organizations, around the emerging possibility for ordinary people to not just learn about science and engineering but actually design machines and make measurements that are relevant to them. This meeting will explore the possibility of working together to set up a fab lab in the DC area, aimed at meeting the needs of local communities as well as policy-makers. Neil Gershenfeld
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S. Kamal Abdali Division Director Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering The National Science Foundation Suite 1145 S 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1105 Arlington, Virginia 22230, USA (703) 292-8910 kabdali@nsf.gov William A. Anderson Associate Executive Director Division on Earth and Life Studies National Academies 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 Tel: 202-334-1523 Fax: 202-334-3362 wanderson@nas.edu Kate Auspitz Issues Director Office of Congressman Michael E. Capuano 110 First Street Cambridge MA 02141 617/621-6208 - phone 617/621-8628 - fax kate.auspitz@mail.house.gov John Bailey Director of the Office Educational Technology U.S. Departmental of Education 400 Maryland Ave, SW, Rm 7e206 Washington, DC 20202 John.Bailey@ed.gov Dr. Sankar Basu Program Director Design Automation for Micro & Nano Systems Program CISE/CCR Division National Science Foundation Arlington, VA 22230 Email: sabasu@nsf.gov Phone: 703 292 8910 Fax: 703 292 9059 John A. Daly Consultant The World Bank (Development Gateway Foundation) email: JDaly@worldbank.org website: http://www.developmentgateway.org/shared/community-member?user_id=81047 mailing address: 14205 Bauer Drive Rockville, Maryland 20853-2339 Prof. Neil Gershenfeld Director, Center for Bits and Atoms MIT Room E15-411 20 Ames Street Cambridge, MA 02139 (617) 253-7680 gersh@cba.mit.edu http://cba.mit.edu/~neilg Daniel Gohl, Principal McKinley Technology High School Penn Center, First Floor 1709 3rd Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 202-576-8058 (v) Daniel.Gohl@k12.dc.us Jeffrey H. Haeni, Ph.D. AAAS Science Fellow Congressman Rush Holt (NJ-12) 1019 Longworth HOB Washington, DC 20515 ph: 202-225-5801 fax: 202-225-6025 Jeff.Haeni@mail.house.gov David Hart Office of Legislative and Public Affairs National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Blvd, Suite 1245 Arlington VA 22230 p: 703-292-8070 f: 703-292-9087 dhart@nsf.gov Toby M Horn, PhD DC ACTS in DC Public Schools Office of Academic Services, Teaching and Learning, 8th Floor District of Columbia Public Schools 825 North Capitol Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 telno: 202-442-5645, faxno: 202-442-5602 cellno: 202-365-3980 e-mail: thorn@pst.ciw.edu http://www.carnegieinstitution.org/first_light_case/horn/home_page.html Dr. Neville I. Marzwell Advanced Concepts/Technology Innovations Avionic Systems Engineering Solar System Exploration Program Directorate JET PROPULSION LABORATORY 4800 Oak Grove Drive M/S: 180-603 Pasadena, CA 91109-8099 fax: 1 818 354-7354 email: Neville.I.Marzwell@jpl.nasa.gov phone: 1 818 354-6543 Ms. Carolyn Nash Deputy Director for Research Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Attn: SAAL-TR 2511 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, VA 22202 phone 703-601-1524 fax 703-607-5989 e-mail: carolyn.nash@saalt.army.mil David Rejeski Director, Foresight and Governance Project Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20004-3027 Phone: 202-691-4255 Fax: 202-691-4001 E-Mail: rejeskidw@wwic.si.edu Prof. Mitchel Resnick MIT Media Lab 20 Ames Street Cambridge, MA 02139 617-253-9783 617-253-5275 (fax) mres@media.mit.edu http://www.media.mit.edu/~mres Tanya Robertson Intel Computer Clubhouse Coordinator Eastern Branch Boys & Girls Club 261 17th Street, SE Washington, DC 20003 202/546-0949 trobertson@bgcgw.org http://www.bgcgw.org Amy Sun Center for Bits and Atoms MIT asun@cba.mit.edu Office: 408-742-9526 Cell: 408-368-9550 Suzanne H. Woolsey, Ph.D. Chief Communications Officer National Academies 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20418 Office: 202-334-1212 Fax: 202-334-1210 Dr. Wm. A. Wulf President National Academy of Engineering 2101 Constitution Ave NW - Suite 218 Washington, D.C. 20418 Phone: 202/334-3201 FAX: 202/334-1680 |