Event Schedule

Saturday February 1

9:30am – 10:00am

Registration and breakfast

10:00am – 10:30am

Introduction

10:30am – 11:30am

Unconference planning

11:30am – 11:45am

Where/How-To Tutorial

11:45am – 12:30pm

Session 1

TELUS : Representing Diversity in Making and Media Also see > Flip Chart Notes Flip Chart Notes 2
Gemini West : How To Make Making More Meaningful
Gemini East : Balancing Life and Making Also see > Flip Chart Notes
Loft : The Role of AI in Teaching Also see > Flip Chart Notes
Bistro A : Founding A Maker Day School
Bistro B : Making With ADHD
Overflow 1 : Community Cooking with Public Fired Oven

12:30pm – 1:25pm

Lunch

1:30pm – 2:15pm

Session 2

TELUS : The Business Of Making
Gemini West : Formal STEAM Education \| K-12 and Beyond Also see > Flip Chart Notes Flip Chart Notes 2
Gemini East : Making and Social Media
Loft : Bridging and Supporting Communities Also see > Flip Chart Notes Flip Chart Notes 2
Bistro A : What Is The Latest Cutting Edge Technology Also see > Flip Chart Notes
Bistro B : Making Functional and Reusable Objects in STEM Education
Overflow 1 : Methods To Build A Community Around Your Makerspace
Overflow 2 : Blockchain / Crypto Currency / Bitcoin
Overflow 3 : Designing a School From First Principles

2:20pm – 3:05pm

Session 3

TELUS : Does Everything Have To Be Digital? Also see > Flip Chart Notes
Gemini West : Making At The Ontario Science Centre
Gemini East : Building and Governing The Maker Community Also see > Flip Chart Notes
Loft : How TO Get Access To Tools On A Budget Also see > Flip Chart Notes
Bistro A : Reconciling The Advent of ‘digital’ Making and Tactile Industry
Bistro B : AI + Advanced Arduino + Advanced Tech
Overflow 1 : The Future Of Making In Mainstream Media
Overflow 2 : Women That Make, Create and Innovate!
Overflow 3 : The Maker ‘Aesthetic’ Also see > Flip Chart Notes

3:05pm – 3:30pm

Break

3:30pm – 4:15pm

Session 4

TELUS : Sustainability in Making Also see > Flip Chart Notes Flip Chart Notes 2
Gemini West : Creation of Makerspaces in Community Hubs
Gemini East : Art and Making Also see > Flip Chart Notes
Loft : The Future of 3D Printing Also see > Flip Chart Notes
Bistro A : Alternative and Accessible Approaches to Maker Education
Bistro B : Rebranding Making Also see > Flip Chart Notes
Overflow 1 : Methods To Build A Community Around Your Makerspace Also see > Flip Chart Notes
Overflow 2 : Open Source vs Closed Source
Overflow 3 : Teaching Arduino – Way Better Than A Blinking LED!

4:20pm – 5:00pm

Gathering and Posters

Sunday February 2

10:00am – 10:30am

Breakfast

10:30am – 11:30am

World Café

11:30am – 12:30pm

Unconference Planning

12:30pm – 1:30pm

Lunch

1:30pm – 2:15pm

Session 5

TELUS : SPEED NETWORKING
Gemini West : Fostering More Maker Communities
Gemini East : How Can We Make Sustainability More Accessible?
Loft : Maker Ideas / Resources for Education
Bistro A : The Nuts & Bolts of Accessible Makerspaces
Bistro B : Feminist Makers Manifest-NO Also see > Flip Chart Note s
Overflow 1 : Share Your Best…

2:20pm – 3:05pm

Session 6

TELUS : Creative Services And The Business Of Making
Gemini West : How Can Maker Festival EVOLVE To Better Serve The Maker Community
Gemini East : The “Imposter Maker.” Why Aren’t People Calling Themselves Makers? Also see > Flip Chart Notes
Loft : Expanding the Philosophy of ‘Making’
Bistro A : Maker Mentoring: How To Scaffold The New Maker Experience For Success
Bistro B : Fostering Viability For Maker Spaces & Communities
Overflow 1 : What Makes MAKE: Magazine Different From CRAFT: Magazine?

3:05pm – 3:30pm

Break

3:30pm – 4:15pm

Session 7

TELUS: A ‘Maker’ Curriculum (Youth and Gamification) & Physical Space
Gemini West: Makers Making Music – Where’s The Music?
Gemini East: How Can The Ontario Science Centre Help?
Loft: Vision 2020 and Events Beyond Also see > Flip Chart Notes Flip Chart Notes 2
Bistro A: Making in the Digital Realm
Bistro B: Post-Mortem of Makerspaces, Companies and Organizations
Overflow 1: List Of Resources

4:20pm – 5:00pm

Thanks and Networking

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PRESENTING PARTNERS