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Written by
Matt Griffin
Feb 2, 2017 -
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Ultimaker is proud to participate as a Founding Sponsor of the Construct3D 2017 academic 3D printing conference, to be held at Duke University on May 5-7, 2017!
This conference will be a meeting of educators, pioneers, and industry leaders who actively use 3D printing in their work, with the aim of highlighting and cultivating the role of this technology as it contributes to academic and research achievement. The conference steering committee and Founding Sponsors Ultimaker, Duke, and Autodesk believe that the 3D printing field offers unprecedented opportunities for education pioneers to break new ground and help shape the trajectory of implementation and intentions around this technology for the coming years.
The aim of this conference is to raise the level of discourse and deepen the value of this technology for all of those engaged in this practice through a series of keynote talks, educator and technology innovator presentations, context-specific track activities, and hands-on workshops and demonstrations.
The speakers
We have a superstar set of keynote presentations lined up, one for each of the three educator contexts represented by the event:
- Skylar Tibbits, 4D printing innovator, Founder and Co-Director of MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab will present the University Educator Keynote.
- Dale Dougherty, the Maker Movement’s most passionate and warm-hearted proponent, instigator of both MAKE: Magazine and a global network of Maker Faire events, founder, and CEO of Maker Media, Inc., will present the Informal Educator Keynote.
- Pam Moran, Superintendent, and Ira Socol, Director of Innovation and Learning Technology, from Albemarle County Public Schools will co-present the K-12 Educator Keynote.
Why attend?
Over the next few decades, the entire digital fabrication field is expected to shift into a central position in the academic and educational curriculum. Advances in 3D printing in the last year alone have brought digital practices around 3D making and fabrication into more classrooms and instructional contexts than ever before. However, many of these developments have only been recognized locally or within particular disciplines. Construct3D 2017 aims to expand these advances beyond the silo, to accelerate adoption and exploration of this important area.
Chip Bobbert, Media Engineer at Duke University and Conference Co-Chair, comments:
We believe that there has never been a better time to bring together thought leaders and practitioners in this evolving field under one roof to share stories of successes and challenges with this technology.
“Construct3D 2017 offers an unprecedented opportunity for university faculty, K-12 educators, and informal education leaders to learn from each other and share best practices, which means that everyone attending will leave with new skills, new perspectives and deeper connections to other practitioners throughout North America,” said Conference Co-Chair Lizabeth Arum (Ultimaker).
Get your ticket!
Do you have a great idea for a presentation, workshop, demo, panel discussion or academic paper that focuses on topics related to how 3D printing impacts learning and teaching? Teachers, practitioners, technologists, designers, and academics are encouraged to submit a conference proposal before Tuesday, February 28!
Registration and conference-rate hotel booking at the just-launched hosting venue JB Duke Hotel are both now available at the Construct3D site. Join us as we explore ways to foster student engagement, support research, and improve understanding using 21st century technology!
Construct3D Founding Sponsors include Autodesk, Duke University, and Ultimaker. For sponsorship opportunities, see the conference Sponsorship Page.
