The Nation of Makers’ Collaborative Community-Wide Maker Convening 2020

The Nation of Makers’ Collaborative Community-Wide Maker Convening 2020

Sustainability: Building & Supporting an Ecosystem That Sustains Us All A national gathering of leaders representing the breadth of the maker movement, the Nation of Makers Conference ("NOMCON") aims to spark and increase connections across sectors, generate robust collaborations, and promote the growth of an inclusive Nation of Makers. A central goal of the event is to promote relationship-building across lines of regular conversation, generating an increased sense of a connected community throughout the entire ecosystem of maker-supporting entities. Join us for pre-conference tours, fun community events, dynamic keynote speakers, and engaging programs. Join Nation of Makers as we work together to sustain and strengthen our inclusive network of maker organizations, engage our diverse maker network in deep and meaningful collaborative exchange, celebrate the continued positive impact of the maker movement, and expand our Nation of Makers network. Together, we can sustain the maker movement by building an inclusive ecosystem that produces tangible projects and partnerships amongst maker organizations of all shapes and sizes,...
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FOSS ASIA Summit 2020 in Singapore – 19th till 22nd of March

FOSS ASIA Summit 2020 in Singapore – 19th till 22nd of March

The FOSSASIA Summit 2020 is an exciting Open Technology event for developers, students, and start ups using open source to build up their businesses. It is a unique opportunity to share the latest innovations in open source technologies and meet contributors and potential partners. It will take place once again in Singapore from Thursday March 19 - Saturday March 21, 20. After the event there will be a DevSprint on Sunday March 22, 2020. Since the first FOSSASIA meetup in 2009 in Ho Chi Minh City, FOSSASIA has taken the lead to organize Free and Open Source Software conferences in Asia. Past FOSSASIA events have attracted thousands of participants, speakers from 41 countries, and hundreds of volunteers. The FOSSASIA Summit has an over the average participation of female technologists. Get your tickets to FOSSASIA  here ...
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Africa Hardware and Open Science Summit 2020

Africa Hardware and Open Science Summit 2020

Focusing on DIYBio & Sustainability in 2020 Africa OSH Summit 2020 will be held in Yaounde, Cameroon, from 14 to 16 May 2020, under the theme ‘Growing the Do-It-Yourself & Do-It-Together (DIY/DIT) Culture for Community Transformation’. It will be hosted by Mboa Lab. The summit will host workshops, discussions and conferences on making, hacking and DIYBio for a wide range of stakeholders to engage with the processes of design, co-creation, problem solving. Additionally participants will be engaged on how the open science & hardware movement can contribute to sustainable change in Africa. Ultimately we aim to achieve an ecosystem for innovation that is locally adapted, culturally relevant, technologically feasible, economically viable, and environmentally sustainable APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED ON A ROLLING BASIS. We will close applications by 29 February, and finalize participant selection in early March. To apply, please fill the form below or visit bit.ly/AfricaOSH2020. ...
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