FabTable August 25th: FabLab Arnhem
(English version below)
Woensdag 25 augustus is er weer een FabTafel. Na een week vol Fab6, treffen we elkaar in het gloednieuwe FabLab Arnhem! Je bent vanaf 15:00 van harte welkom.
De vorige FabTafel bezochten we ook al een nieuw FabLab, dat in Leuven, om Marc Lambaerts eindelijk eens een tegenbezoek te kunnen brengen na al zijn ritjes naar het noorden om ons te ontmoeten. Dit keer dus wederom een nieuw FabLab als gastheer. Het FabLab Arnhem gaat met het nieuwe collegejaar echt van start aan de Hogeschool Arnhem. Vorige maand werd het officieel geopend.
Bij de FabTafel is er uitgebreid gelegenheid kennis te maken met FabLab Arnhem, na te praten over Fab6 en nieuwe plannen te smeden voor het FabLab netwerk in de komende jaren. Laat even weten of je komt (mail ton@fablab.nl), zodat we daar in catering rekening mee kunnen houden.
FabLab Arnhem is gevestigd in de D-vleugel (ruimte D0.05) van het gebouw van de Faculteit Techniek van de Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, Ruitenberglaan 26, 6826 CC Arnhem
FabTafels vinden elke zes weken plaats bij een van de FabLabs in Nederland. FabTafels beginnen om 15:00 en gaan altijd door ongeacht het aantal deelnemers. De volgende data, na 25 augustus, zijn 6 oktober, 17 november, 5 januari (2011). Telkens vanaf 15:00 uur.
English version
Wednesday August 25th the next FabTable will take place. In the week after Fab6, we’ll meet at the newly opened FabLab Arnhem.
During the last FabTable we also visited a new FabLab, in Leuven. Finally we could make a return visit to Marc Lambaerts, after the many trips north he made to join us at FabTables. This time another new FabLab is host to the FabTable. Having been opened officially last month, the FabLab Arnhem will really get started now with the start of the new university year.
At the FabTable we will have ample time to get to know FabLab Arnhem better, reflect on our experiences at Fab6, and to make new plans for the coming months.
Let me know if you will attend the FabTable (mail ton@fablab.nl), so we can make sure we have enough drinks and snacks.
FabLab Arnhem is located in the D-wing (room D0.05) of the building for the technology faculty at Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, address Ruitenberglaan 26, 6826 CC Arnhem
FabTables take place every six weeks, regardless of who is or isn’t coming. We start at 15:00hrs. The next FabTables will take place, besides August 25th, on October 6th, November 17th and January 5th (2011).
Fifth FabLab in the Netherlands formally opened: FabLab Arnhem 4
Today the FabLab Arnhem officially opened. FabLab Arnhem is housed at the HAN, university for applied sciences in Arnhem. With great enthusiasm a large group of people at the HAN worked to make it happen, and today that effort came to fruition.
In the presence of Glorianna Davenport, of MIT’s Medialab, the birthplace of the FabLab concept, Ella Hueting and Titia Bredee, directors of the faculty for technology and education respectively signed the license of the Dutch FabLab Foundation, that is connected to using the FabLab name. For the Dutch FabLab Foundation I had the honor of signing the license granting Arnhem FabLab status. Sadly I could not be present in person, as I was just returning from presenting FabLab at Lift 10 in Marseille. But immediately after landing in Amsterdam I connected with FabLab Arnhem through Skype, so I could see the proceedings in the FabLab, and they could see me sign the license in front of the camera.
Glorianna Davenport talking, Titia Bredee showing the signed license, me doing the same on the screen.
FabLab Arnhem will open to the public five days a week in September. They will be busy finishing the installation of all necessary machines and equipment until then. But today was the official opening with a lot of people attending. More pictures are available.
Toasting the new FabLab Arnhem, ltr Ella Hueting (director of technology), Inez Kohlmann (FabLab project leader), Glorianna Davenport (MIT Medialab), Titia Bredee (director of education)
FabLab Arnhem is the fifth FabLab in the Netherlands, and combined with the two FabLabs in Belgium, and the mobile FabLab, the eighth FabLab in the BeNeLux. We are happy to welcome the FabLab Arnhem at the HAN into the network!
(all pictures in this posting by Hans Mestrum)
