Conference – cancelled

Sadly, we have made the decision to cancel the conference. Thank you for your support.

Wednesday 1st April 2020, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK.
Registration: 9:30, Talks start at 10:30, Lunch approx 12:30, Close by 17:30

Due some very generous sponsorship, we are able to offer some free tickets to those who would not normally be able to afford / justify coming. Please email info@guildofmakers.org if you would like to apply for one.

Speakers include:

  • Dr Lucy Rogers (@DrLucyRogers) – Inventor and Founder of the Guild of Makers, RAEng Visiting Professor of Creativity and Communication at Brunel University
  • Andy Stanford-Clarke (@AndySC), IBM CTO UK and Ireland – talking Quantum
  • Jo Hinchliffe (@Concreted0g & @ORocketry) – talking Rockets
  • Tanya Fish (@Tanurai) – talking about “Nothing new in making, so why bother?”
  • Alex Clarke (https://youtu.be/cDrsBXjoxU8) – talking Blending Physical and Digital
  • Jude Pullen (@Jude_Pullen) – talking Creativity – nature or nurture
  • David Elliot, Art Therapist (www.davidreedelliott.com) – talking about his work
  • Show and Tell / Lightning Talks by members

Workshops and Tours:

  • Paper Animation Workshop with Rob Ives (@RobIves)
  • Programming using Node-RED on a Raspberry Pi with Sean Tracey (@SeanMTracey) (Re-run of this … https://www.meetup.com/IBM-Code-London/events/263227409/). You need your own laptop to power + program the Pis. 
  • Knots with Robert Nixdorf (@diodenschein)
  • Spud-Node construction workshop with Giles Corby from London Sculpture Workshop (@LondonSculpture)
  • Tours of Brunel University Engineering Department

Also, we will have our usual “Show and Tell” lunch time sessions and also a Swap Shop – so bring stuff you no longer want. (But please be prepared to take it home again if no-one else wants it!)