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ShopBot Jamboree 2008, October 16-17
Jamboree A Few Highlights!
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Dennis Michaud discusses
backyard Shed he designed with Larry Sass (MIT).
Shed/workshop/studio was cut by
Bill Young and Robert Bridges entirely with a ShopBot. Using
techniques similar to those developed for the innovative
"New Orleans" House
on display this summer and fall at New York's Museum
of Modern Art (MoMA), they've created a versatile
concept for digital fabrication of backyard sheds built
entirely with interlocking plywood parts and assembled
without nails or screws using only a mallet. (Assembled
on site at this year's Jamboree!)
A little video of the Shed >>>
One of many blogs on the Shed>> > |
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Brian Moran and James
Booth introduced amazing new 3D sculpting and
modeling software from
Vectric
called Aspire. Aspire is a CAD/CAM program for those
wanting to create relief carvings. It combines
incredible features, a new ease or use for 3D software,
and a remarkable low price. It comes with 50 pieces of
3D clip art from James'
VectorArt-3D collection. Aspire will be priced at
$2,000. But will have an introductory price of
$1,750 until the end of the year. For owners or PartWorks or V-CarvePro the introductory price will be
$900. (Available today from ShopBot for PartWorks owners.) |
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Some of the Show & Tell ...
More Jamboree photos (CLICK) ...
Jamboree Photos on Flickr (CLICK) ...
About the ShopBot Jamboree
As part of our quest to make it easier for ShopBotters all over the
country to attend the Jamboree (and because the Maker Faires have
been so much fun for all the ShopBotters who have attended), this
year the Jamboree will be held in Austin, Texas on October 16-17,
the two days leading up to Maker
Faire Austin. Like all Jamborees, we'll have presentations on all
kinds of ShopBot-related topics, vendors set up on Friday afternoon to
talk about their products, a chance to show off your creativity
during Show & Tell and lots of time to talk to other ShopBotters.
And, if you really want to immerse yourself in the Jamboree
experience, you'll be able to camp on the grounds with some of ShopBot's
staff and friends.
Location: All events will be held on the grounds of the Travis County Exposition
Center, Austin Texas (Map
of the area) Registering: The registration fee
for the Jamboree is $35 and includes a t-shirt, breakfast and lunch on
Thursday and Friday, a BBQ cookout on Thursday evening at ShopBot's
Campers in the RV lot, and a one-day pass to the Maker Faire on Saturday or Sunday
after the Jamboree is over. As a special incentive to get people to sign up
early, if you sign up by Oct 1 you'll receive a special-edition ShopBot
CD/DVD case! You can register by calling ShopBot from 9-5 on Monday thru
Friday at 888-680-4466
Camping onsite: Information on camping at the
fairgrounds, both tent and RV, is available at
http://makerfaire.com/austin/2008/camping/
ShopBot Training session on Wed Oct 15th: In
addition to the regular Jamboree events, we'll be hosting an abbreviated
one-day version of the ShopBot training. There's no change for this
class but it's very popular and space is limited, so call ShopBot early to register.
Special Women's class on Friday Oct 17th: This special
session, taught by Sallye Coyle, is open to all interested women and no
ShopBot experience is required. It's held on Friday morning from 9-12
and is free of charge. It does require a separate registration, though, so contact
Sallye to
sign up.
Official Maker Faire Hotel: If you decide not
to camp, the Make folks have negotiated a special Maker Faire rate at
the Radisson Hotel and Suites in downtown Austin ($147 room rate). To
access this special rate, please go to the
Austin Radisson site
using the unique promotional code, MAKER (the promo
code area is located in the column on the right hand side of the page
under the header: Search for Special Rates). This hotel is right
next to the famous
Congress Avenue Bat Bridge and within easy walking distance of
6th Street, the heart of Austin entertainment.
It's about a 20 minute drive to the Jamboree and Maker Faire.]
Jamboree 2008
Schedule:
Wed, Oct 15:
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9 AM-4 PM: ShopBot
Basic Training (Skyline Club)
Sallye Coyle, ShopBot Tools
Abbreviated version of the ShopBot Basic Training course offered at
ShopBot Headquarters (Training session is free, but advance
registration is required)
Thursday, Oct 16:
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8-9 AM:
Registration & Breakfast (Skyline Club)
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9-10 AM: Welcome
(Skyline Club)
Ted Hall, ShopBot Tools
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10-11 AM:
Software Update (Skyline Club)
Brian Moran, Vectric & James Booth, Vector Art 3D
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11 AM-Noon:
Guidelines for Pricing Your Jobs (Skyline Club)
Ray Chapman, Chapman Design Studio
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Noon-1 PM:
Lunch (Skyline Club)
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1-2
PM:
Fourth-Axis Indexing (Skyline Club)
Scott Cox
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2-3
PM:
The Business of ShopBotting (Skyline Club)
Robert Ball, Habitat for Bats
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3-4
PM: ArtCAM
Pro Software Update (Skyline Club)
Brad Devereaux, Delcam
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4-4:30
PM:
Digitally Fabricated Housing (Skyline Club)
Dennis Michaud, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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4:30-5
PM:
Green ShopBotting (Skyline Club)
Jon Santiago, Sustainable South Bronx's FabLab
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6-8 PM: BBQ Cookout (ShopBot
Mobile Headquarters in the RV Lot)
Friday, Oct 17:
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8-9 AM: Coffee &
Donuts (Skyline Club)
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9 AM-Noon:
ShopBotting for Women (Show Barn)
Sallye Coyle, ShopBot Tools (Session is
free, but additional registration is required)
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9-10 AM: 3D Design
Options (Skyline Club)
James Booth, Vector Art 3D
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AM-Noon: Show & Tell (Skyline Club)
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Noon-1 PM Lunch
(Skyline Club)
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1-5 PM: Free Play
(Skyline Club & Show Barn)
Talk to vendors,
network with other ShopBotters, or just hang out in the ShopBot
booth
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Chris Connors from
MIT's FabLab project will be speaking throughout the afternoon on
the topic of Distributed ShopBotting
Saturday, Oct 18 10AM-10PM and Sunday, Oct 19
10AM-6PM:
You can contact us at
campshopbot@gmail.com for further info, and
watch this page and the
ShopBot forum for more details as they become available.
Past
Jamborees
[2007]
[2006]
[2005]
[2004]
[2003]
[2002]
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