Maker Assembly Manchester

Maker Assembly is a gathering of makers. We aim to make a home for critical discussion about making culture: its meaning, politics, history and future.

Maker Assembly

Maker Assembly is a gathering of people interested in making*. We bring people together to have a critical conversation about cultures of making: their meaning, politics, history and future. We encourage everyone to participate by combining short talks with contributions from the attendees. It is peer-to-peer, informal and conversational. We're organising this event in conjunction with the Crafts Council's <A HREF="http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/what-we-do/makeshift/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Make:Shift</A> conference.
 
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<H2>Schedule</H2>
9:30 - Arrival and registration
10:00 - Welcome Address by Maker Assembly co-organisers Liz Corbin and Marc Barto 
10:10 - Welcome to MadLab by Asa Calow and Rachael Turner
10:15 – Learning from International Making Cultures Chaired by Liz Corbin
The session will hear from representatives of making cultures in Paris, Shenzhen and Cape Town. As an assembly, we will explore the uniqueness of each culture as well as those challenges and ambitions which we commonly share.
- Justyna Swat – <A HREF="https://twitter.com/j_taws?lang=en-gb" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Strategic designer and architect</A>, designing for social impact and co-founder <A HREF="http://www.poc21.cc/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">POC 21</A> (France) - Craig Dunlop – <A HREF="http://design.britishcouncil.org/blog/2016/jul/18/mln-residency-outcomes-craig-dunlop/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Maker</A>, founder of <A HREF="http://www.justdiy.co.za/about.aspx" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Workshop</A>, (South Africa) - David Li - founder of <A HREF="http://szoil.org/wp/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Shenzhen Open Innovation Lab</A> (China) 
11:45 – Coffee break 
12:00 – Making and Humanitarian Relief
Talk and activity by Laura James
What roles can making play within responses to humanitarian challenges? How can the use of digital platforms enable individuals and communities to organise themselves globally in order to collectively work on solutions? How can we avoid the pitfalls of hackathons and make sure that what we design is needed and can be adapted by users locally? How can we share knowledge and learn from the experience of others, such as<A HREF="http://humanitarianmakers.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Humanitarian Makers</A> and<A HREF="http://www.fieldready.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Field Ready</A>’s global network? 
13.15 – Lunch &amp; chats 
 Lunchtime Activity: The Incomplete and Crowdsourced History of UK Maker Culture
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14:45 - Making and Manufacturing
Chaired by James Tooze 
Technological advancements and cultural shifts are reshaping the way we make and manufacture things on a national and global scale. This session aims to explore making and manufacturing at all levels, including; informal production by individuals for individuals, collaborative production by hyper-local communities, (re)distributed and networked manufacturing, and finally, new business models for local/global production chains. 
- Ruth Claxton – <A HREF="http://www.ruthclaxton.info/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">artist</A> and half of <A HREF="https://make.works/birmingham/about/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">MakeWorks Birmingham</A>  - Adrian McEwen – <A HREF="https://twitter.com/amcewen" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">founder</A> of MCQN Ltd., co-founder of DoES Liverpool - Paul Sohi – <A HREF="https://twitter.com/fusePS" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Product designer</A> for Autodesk  - Alon Meron – <A HREF="https://www.rca.ac.uk/more/staff/alon-meron/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tutor</A> in Design Products, Royal College of Art
16:00 - Coffee Break
16:15 - Keynote address 
Laura Billings – <A HREF="http://www.laurabillings.org/designed-to-scale/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Project Lead</A> on <A HREF="http://www.laurabillings.org/portfolio/#/openworks/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Open Works</A> project and Author of <A HREF="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B28SOnHQM5HVV0pyT2p1NGNvQk0/view" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Designed to Scale</A>. Keynote Address title: The role of making in wider civic infrastructure
16:45 - Crowdsourced closing remarks
17:00 - To the pub
<H2>Venue</H2>
We'll be holding Maker Assembly in <A HREF="https://madlab.org.uk/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="madlab" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Manchester Digital Laboratory (MadLab)</A>, a grassroots innovation organisation based in Manchester UK focusing on science and technology, arts and culture.
<H2>Tickets</H2>
Thanks to support from the <A HREF="http://cominofoundation.org.uk/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="comino foundation" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Comino Foundation</A>, ticket prices are heavily subsidised. Your ticket also includes a communal lunch and refreshments during the day.
<H2>About Maker Assembly</H2>
If you'd like to find out about previous Maker Assemblies, check out our first event in <A HREF="http://makerassembly.org/event/va-london-october-2015/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">London</A>, and the second event run by friends in <A HREF="http://makerassembly.org/event/belfast-march-2016/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Belfast</A> and recently our third event in Sheffield. 
Maker Assembly is a community-run event, produced by Andrew Sleigh, Irini Papadimitriou, Liz Corbin, Marc Barto and Tom Lynch. We are supported by Lighthouse and the V&A, and with funding from Comino Foundation. 
We want everyone who attends our event to enjoy the day, feel able to express their views and welcome. As such we expect all attendees to follow <A HREF="http://confcodeofconduct.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Ada Initiative Code of Conduct</A>.
Follow us on twitter: <A HREF="https://twitter.com/MakerAssemblyUK" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="d" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@MakerAssemblyUK</A>, join the conversation using #MakerAssembly
* What do we mean by "making"? We're talking about people who craft, design, manufacture, tinker with, engineer, fabricate, and repair physical things. Art, craft, electronics, textiles, products, robots. Hi-tech and low-tech, amateur and professional, young and old, with digital tools or by hand. Historical perspectives, what's happening here and now, and how things might change in the future. We aim to be diverse and inclusive. If what you make, or how you see yourself, is a little bit on the fringes, you're doubly welcome. 
Credit photo: Photos by <A HREF="http://danshotme.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dan Sumption.</A>

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