3D Printing Mini Conference

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

This will be Open 3D Community's first 3d printing conference of the new year! We have four guest speakers lined up this month. There will be a live radio broadcast, an informative "how to" seminar and much more! The conference is FREE but we will be accepting donations (donations are to be given to David Capito, Acting Treasurer of Open3DC.org)

PRESENTATIONS:

12 NOON LIVE RADIO BROADCAST of the 3D Printer Series from “Tech Talk with Craig” as heard on AM1150 KKNW in Seattle. Craig will be broadcasting live from the Open 3DC Conference on location at Startup Hall. Craig Walker is Acting VP on the Board of Open 3DC. He is the Community Mayor for 3D Hubs Seattle. Craig's goal is to educate the masses on the impact that 3D Printing is having on all of us. He's also the owner of Coho3D.com. You can listen to all of Craig's shows at hightechradio.net.

1 PM LIVE 3D PRINTING DEMO AND TRAINING SEMINAR presented by Matt Johnson of intentional3D. Matt will be doing a live demonstration of the 3D printing process from start to finish on a Makerbot Desktop 3D printer. He will discuss and demonstrate 3D printing processes and pipelines as well as demo some helpful 3D modeling software applications. intentional3D Inc. is a Seattle-based sales, training, design and consulting services company focused on the 3D printing industry.

2 PM HIGHLY CONDUCTIVE 3D FILAMENT PRESENTATION by Michael Toutonghi. Michael Toutonghi will talk about his highly conductive 3D filament project. YES, it can print a circuit board and more.

2:30 PM LEAPFROG DESKTOP 3D PRINTERS Presentation. Brandon Davis, CEO, Leapfrog 3D Printers America Division. Brandon Davis will talk about Leapfrog 3D Printer's commitment to education in 3D Printing.

3 PM Show and Tell/Discussions/Breakout Session/Socializing and Snacks

Throughout the event we will have live demonstrations of various desktop 3D printers in action. Many printers will be on display including the Airworlf HDX, Leapfrog Creatr Dual-Extruder, Flying Skydelta Pride, Makerbot Replicator 2, and Replicator 5th generation!

Please send a message to Vanessa Juneau, Acting President of Open3DC if you are interested in being a guest speaker at one of our future conferences. She can be reached at vanessa@open3dc.org

The venue: Startup Hall at UW.

Startup Hall is a hub for technology entrepreneurs, located in the heart of Seattle’s University District.

Forged by a unique public-private partnership of the region’s leading research university, the world’s top entrepreneurial education non-profit, the nation’s #1 startup accelerator and the Pacific Northwest’s #1 seed-stage venture capital fund, Startup Hall exists to help exceptional founders build the next generation of world-leading companies here in the Pacific Northwest.

There will be parking in the UW parking garage or on-street parking. There is also a small free parking lot located down the street near 11th and NE 41st.

For more information go to Open3DC.org