The Fab Foundation

🌟 Call for Proposals: Fab Educators Summit 2025 🌟 Are you passionate about K-12 education, makerspaces, and Fab Labs? The 2025 International Fab Educators Summit is your chance to share your successes, challenges, and ideas with a global network of Fab Educators! 🌍✨ We’re seeking: 📚 45-minute virtual workshops that provide practical tools for teachers. ⚡ 20-minute lightning talks to inspire and spark collaboration. This virtual event is dedicated to exploring the solutions and challenges of working with K-12 students in digital makerspaces. Share your best practices, creative solutions, successful lesson plans, or collaborative ideas with educators from around the world! ⏳ Submit your proposal by Dec. 15th at midnight EST. Let’s shape the future of education together! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d2TTMU4T #FabEducatorsSummit #eduFAB #DigitalFabrication #Makerspaces #EducationInnovation #CallForProposals #FabLabNetwork

🌟 Team Spotlight: Jean-michel Molenaar 🌟 Meet Jean-Michel Molenaar, our Senior Deployment Manager at the Fab Foundation! With a career spanning back to 2007, Jean-Michel has played a pivotal role in establishing Fab Labs across the globe—from the Netherlands to new initiatives in various countries. 🚀 At the Fab Foundation, Jean-Michel oversees international and U.S.-based projects, expertly handling everything from contract negotiations and procurement to installations, training management, and project development. He also manages our internal IT infrastructure and contributes to our digital presence. Beyond his work at the Foundation, Jean-Michel co-founded The Resilience Collective, using digital technology to aid vulnerable populations. He’s also a published author and fluent in four languages! 🌍 Currently, he resides in the beautiful French Alps with his family. Join us in celebrating Jean-Michel’s incredible impact on the global Fab Lab Network! #FabFoundation #TeamSpotlight #GlobalInnovation #FabLabs #DigitalFabrication #Leadership

Join us to all to the distributed activities of #IberoFABLatFest2024, all in Spanish 📅 November 21, 22 & 23 - Register: 👉 Thursday 21 - DAY1 https://lnkd.in/eyAcchDb  👉 Friday 22 - DAY 2 https://lnkd.in/ef5V7syQ  👉 Saturday 23 - DAY 3 https://lnkd.in/esuAXWSv #IberoFABLatFest2024 CIEC #FabLabCiec Fab Lat Fab Lab Barcelona Universidad de Las Américas (EC) #FabLabUdla #FabLabUniversidaddeChile #SupportedbyTheFabFoundation

🌱 Exploring Craft and Innovation at the Making Futures Conference! 🌱 From Oct. 17-19, 2024, the Making Futures Conference at Arts University Plymouth brought together a diverse community of artists, designers, and makers to discuss craft’s role in building a more equitable, sustainable, and resilient world. 🎨🌍 Fab Foundation President Sherry Lassiter delivered a powerful keynote on Oct. 17, highlighting the Fab Lab Network's sustainable innovation in materials, machines, and product development. Additionally, Beno Juarez from Peru chaired the track on Optimising Craft Techniques for Sustainable Alternatives to Extractive Practices. This event exemplifies the potential of interdisciplinary collaboration for a better future. Learn more about how the Fab Lab community is making a difference! #MakingFutures #FabFoundation #Sustainability #CraftInnovation #FabLabNetwork #InterdisciplinaryArt

🌍 IberoFABLat FEST II Edition is Coming! 🌍 🗓️ SAVE THE DATES: Nov. 21, 22 & 23, 2024 Join us for the second edition of IberoFABLat FEST with the theme: "Ciencia Ciudadana, Fabricando Futuros Circulares" (Citizen Science, Fabricating Circular Futures). This event will bring together innovators from across the Latin American and Ibero Fab Lab Network, strengthening connections and fostering awareness around circular futures and community-driven science. Let’s build a more sustainable and connected future together! Stay tuned for more updates and ways to get involved! #IberoFABLat #FabLabNetwork #CircularEconomy #CitizenScience #DigitalFabrication #SaveTheDate #Innovation

🌟 Community Spotlight: Quin Long Liang 🌟 Meet Quin Long Liang, a former youth teacher at the South End Technology Center (SETC) in Boston, home to the first Fab Lab established outside of MIT. At SETC, Quin Long developed his expertise in Fab Lab manufacturing techniques, which led him to launch his own company, Longfly. Longfly produces easy-to-program flight controllers, inviting young people into the world of unmanned aerial vehicles and aerospace engineering. Quin Long’s story is a testament to how simple principles learned in a Fab Lab can transform into complex and beautiful innovations when paired with the right tools and resources. 🚀 Discover how Fab Labs are inspiring future aerospace innovators and creating real-world impact. #CommunitySpotlight #FabLab #Innovation #STEM #AerospaceEngineering #DigitalFabrication #FabFoundation

📬 Stay Connected with the Fab Foundation! 📬 Want to stay updated on the latest in digital fabrication, global Fab Lab initiatives, and exciting events like FAB24? Sign up for the Fab Foundation Newsletter today and never miss an update! Join our global community and receive the latest news on innovation, workshops, new projects, and opportunities to get involved. 🌍✨ 🔗 Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/dM6gCa76 #FabFoundation #Newsletter #DigitalFabrication #Innovation #FabLabNetwork #StayConnected

🚀 Join us at the MIT Museum in Boston on November 1st! The Fab Foundation, in collaboration with the MIT Museum, presents a public talk with Sudebi Thakurata, a globally-recognized transdisciplinary designer. Explore how art, design, technology, and narratives intersect to create meaning and promote dignity, fairness, and equity. 🗓 When: Friday, November 1, 2024 ⏰ Time: 6:00PM – 8:00PM 📍 Where: MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA 🎟 Free tickets available for the first 30 registrants! Public: $15 | MIT Community: $5 👉 Secure your spot now! Email us at communications@fabfoundation.org | First come, first served. Read about the event: https://lnkd.in/e5CtUUiS #Design #Technology #MakerCommunity #Innovation #Equity #FabFoundation #MIT #PublicTalk

🌍 Global Kids at FAB24: Inspiring the Next Generation of Innovators! 🌍 At FAB24 Mexico, the Global Kids initiative brought the pure joy of learning to the forefront, combining playful learning with sophisticated maker methodologies. This year’s event featured 15 youth-centric activities, ranging from digital piñata workshops to an international education track on robotics, AI, and more. With a decade of programming behind them, the Global Kids team continues to unite children from around the world through digital fabrication and cultural exchange. Their mission: to nurture the next generation of global innovators and changemakers. 👏 A special thanks to the Motwani Jadeja Family Foundation for supporting this year’s activities and enabling young people from all over the globe to experience these transformative opportunities! Learn more about this inspiring movement here: https://lnkd.in/dkeSaBbv #GlobalKids #FAB24 #STEAMEducation #DigitalFabrication #FabLabNetwork #CulturalExchange #Innovation

🎮 Take a Guess! 🎮 Are you ready for a challenge? Here’s a fun game for all our makers and innovators! 🧩 What’s a rhyming 7-letter term to describe the best places in the world to make (almost) anything? 🤔 Think you know the answer? Take a break and check out the game created just for you. Play along and let us know your guess! 🔗 Play the game here: https://lnkd.in/dDcsP62a #FabLabNetwork #MakerChallenge #STEMFun #Innovation #TakeAGuess #DigitalFabrication The New York Times