Vermont Makers will be at the following events this summer and fall.
We hope to see you there!
SolarFest
July 12, 13, & 14, 2013
http://www.solarfest.org/
South End Art Hop
September 6-8, 2013
http://seaba.com/art-hop/
Champlain Maker Faire
September 28 & 29, 2013
http://www.champlainmakerfaire.com/
Vermont Tech Jam
October 2013
http://www.techjamvt.com
Makers on Deck
Friday, May 17th, 5-8pm
Cosponsored by Vermont Makers and Burlington City Arts
BCA Center, Burlington, VT
Bring a problem, project, or a question, and let the MacGyver-esque team of artists, engineers, and scientists brainstorm with you.
NEW! }HEXDUMP{ will perform at 8pm. Not to be missed!
Comment on a Maker Space proposal for the Moran Plant in Burlington! One of 50 proposals for Burlington’s Public Investment Action Plan (PIAP)
Public Investment Action Plan (PIAP) Open House
Please join the Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO) at an open house to solicit feedback on project concepts received through the City’s Public Investment Action Plan (PIAP). We received fifty concepts during a two-month Request for Concepts period for infrastructure improvements on the waterfront. These will now be reviewed by a Public Investment Team. Finalists will be invited to submit a full proposal this summer. Citizens can review the concepts and comment on them during two day-long open houses with all feedback going to the Public Investment Team for consideration.
Location: Fletcher Free Library, Fletcher Room (upstairs)
Dates/Times: Tuesday, May 7th, 9am-9pm, Wednesday, May 8th, 9am-6pm
Questions or need reasonable accommodations? Contact Diana Colangelo at CEDO at dcolangelo@burlingtonvt.gov or 802-865-7187. And stay tuned for information on how to offer feedback online. Check CEDO’s website at www.burlingtonvt.gov/cedo for info as it becomes available.
APRIL 12 – MAY 18, 2013
USER REQUIRED
Opening Reception: Friday, April 12, 5-8pm
Member Preview: Thursday, April 11, 5:30-7:30pm
View photos of the exhibition on facebook
Innovative light and sound-focused technologies that are fueling a new generation of art “making” are the focus of this exhibition. The BCA Center is transformed into a multi-floor interactive space, showcasing experiential and customizable technologies that blur the distinctions between science, art, and technology. Each project in the exhibition will facilitate an engaging, provoking, and multi-sensory experience of contemporary art.
Artists and collaborators include: Colin Brahmstedt, Marcelo Coelho, John Cohn, Maxwell Cohn, Mike Fortney, Eric Hall, }Hexdump{, Dave Howell, Ken Howell, Jennifer Jacobs, Jenn Karson, Al Larsen, Renée Lauzon, Kathy Marmor, Robin Perlah, Jeffrey Pierce, Jie Qi, Rebecca Schwarz, Chris Thompson, Karen Walkerman, Homer Wells, and Jamie Zigelbaum
Exhibition: User Required
April 12 – May 18, 2013
Burlington City Arts Center
135 Church St, Burlington, VT 05401
An exhibition of Burlington City Arts
Members of Vermont Makers will have work on view and Vermont Makers will host special complementary programming, see below:
More exhibition info
Vermont Makers Meetup
April 25 7pm
Burlington City Arts Center
135 Church St, Burlington, VT 05401
Cosponsored by Vermont Makers and Burlington City Arts
Join us in the galleries of “User Required” for a special Vermont Makers Meetup! Converse with artists, technologists and scientists about the ideas and technology of the works on view.
“User Required” Curator talk with Kathy Marmor and Michael Fortney
Thursday, May 2nd, 7pm
Burlington City Arts Center
135 Church St, Burlington, VT 05401
A Program of Burlington City Arts
Join artist Kathy Marmor, engineer collaborator Michael Fortney, and BCA Curator DJ Hellerman for a discussion about cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Makers on Deck
Friday, May 17th, 5-8pm
Cosponsored by Vermont Makers and Burlington City Arts
Bring a problem, project, or a question, and let the MacGyver-esque team of artists, engineers, and scientists brainstorm with you.
Beginning Arduino Workshop
May 4 from 1-5
Burlington City Arts Center
135 Church St, Burlington, VT 05401
Cosponsored by Vermont Makers Burlington City Arts
Register Here
What is Arduino?
Arduino is a tool for making computers that can sense and control more of the physical world than your desktop computer. It’s an open-source physical computing platform that uses a “system on a chip” integrated circuit, and an easy to use development environment for writing software.
Why Arduino?
Inexpensive – Arduino boards are relatively inexpensive compared to other microcontroller
platforms. The least expensive version of the Arduino module can be assembled by hand, and even the pre-assembled Arduino modules cost less than $50.
Cross-platform – The Arduino software runs on Windows, Macintosh OSX, and Linux operating systems.
Simple, clear programming environment – The Arduino programming environment is easy-to-use for beginners, yet flexible enough for advanced users to take advantage of as well.
Wokshop Logistics
Attendees must bring their own Windows 7, Windows XP SP3, or Mac laptop (sorry, no Linux).
Arduino Unos will be provided for the class. A donation of $20 (or more 
is suggested, but not required. This money will be used to sponsor further workshops.
Reservations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Class size is limited to ten stations, and sharing hardware is encouraged (more than one person/station).
Youth under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
Arduinos and additional hardware can be purchased through Vermont Makers for a discount after attending the workshop. We have educational discounts through SparkFun and Adafruit. Certain group minimum order restrictions apply.
Here are some resources from Jon Bondy, a Vermont Makers Meetup presenter
Jon Bondy has years of experience with 3D design, traditional part fabrication (machine shop), and now with additive 3D printing. He combines his love of creation with his experience in electronics, firmware, software, and mechanical design to create useful and/or intriguing objects, such as guitars, kinetic sculpture, lighting systems, and science toys. If you are interested in 3D printing, please consider joining Jon and other local enthusiasts at the new Burlington 3D Printing Meetup (no experience necessary). In addition to his interest in the Maker movement, Jon works full time for a local software company, serves in town government, and runs a local intellectual discussion Meetup. Other interests include music (guitar, bass, drums), photography, and reef tanks.
www.jonbondy.com
jonbondy.wordpress.com
John’s Pyramid Lamp:
Burlington 3D Printing Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/
3D Printing Overview: http://www.
Printer Comparison: http://blog.makezine.com/
Printer Comparison: http://www.additive3d.com/
Printer Comparison: http://www.3ders.org/
Solidoodle: http://www.solidoodle.com
Aluminatus: http://trinitylabs.com/pages/
Model Repositories: http://www.thingiverse.com
Model Repositories: http://www.grabcad.com
Mcor Iris (Staples) Printer: http://www.3ders.org/articles/
Glass Printing - http://www.thisiscolossal.com/
Concrete Printing: http://civilisation2.org/
Inventables Store: https://www.inventables.com/
Please join us!
Vermont Makers Meetup: Three Enthusiasts Discuss the 3D Printing Revolution
Monday March 25, 7pm
Miller Center, Champlain College
175 Lakeside Avenue, Burlington, VT
This is a 1.5 – 2 hour event
Suggested donation at door: $5 – $15
Three makers, inventors, and entrepreneurs will discuss 3D printing technologies, current 3D printing options, and the future of 3D printing. Printers, software, and example printouts will be available. Come learn how you can become involved with the future of home manufacturing.
Jon Bondy is a software engineer who is also a compulsive Maker, with years of experience with electronics, firmware, software, and 3D design. Jon will review current 3D printing technologies, and then describe some of his recent 3D printing projects.
Tim Humphrey is a tinkerer who will share his story of researching, building, and using his 3D printer. With an emphasis on the tool chain he uses to go from idea to object, he will exhibit some projects he’s worked on, and discuss the role the printer plays in his life.
Tyler McNaney is the inventor of Filabot. Filabot is a system that turns waste plastic into filament, basically the ink for 3D printers. Tyler will be talking about where 3D printing will be in the next few years and beyond!
Book Club: The Toaster Project
New Date and Time: Wednesday March 20, 6pm
Miller Center, Champlain College
175 Lakeside Avenue, Burlington, VT
More about Vermont Makers Book Club
Vermont Makers Meetup: Three Enthusiasts Discuss the 3D Printing Revolution
Monday March 25, 7pm
Miller Center, Champlain College
175 Lakeside Avenue, Burlington, VT
Three makers, inventors, and entrepreneurs will discuss 3D printing technologies, current 3D printing options, and the future of 3D printing. Printers, software, and example printouts will be available. Come learn how you can become involved with the future of home manufacturing.
Jon Bondy is a software engineer who is also a compulsive Maker, with years of experience with electronics, firmware, software, and 3D design. Jon will review current 3D printing technologies, and then describe some of his recent 3D printing projects.
Tim Humphrey is a tinkerer who will share his story of researching, building, and using his 3D printer. With an emphasis on the tool chain he uses to go from idea to object, he will exhibit some projects he’s worked on, and discuss the role the printer plays in his life.
Tyler McNaney is the inventor of Filabot. Filabot is a system that turns waste plastic into filament, basically the ink for 3D printers. Tyler will be talking about where 3D printing will be in the next few years and beyond!
Exhibition: User Required
April 12 – May 18, 2013
Burlington City Arts Center
135 Church St, Burlington, VT 05401
An exhibition of Burlington City Arts
Members of Vermont Makers will have work on view and Vermont Makers will host special complementary programming, see below:
More exhibition info
Vermont Makers Meetup
April 25 7pm
Burlington City Arts Center
135 Church St, Burlington, VT 05401
Cosponsored by Vermont Makers and Burlington City Arts
Join us in the galleries of “User Required” for a special Vermont Makers Meetup! Converse with artists, technologists and scientists about the ideas and technology of the works on view.
“User Required” Curator talk with Kathy Marmor and Michael Fortney
Thursday, May 2nd, 7pm
Burlington City Arts Center
135 Church St, Burlington, VT 05401
A Program of Burlington City Arts
Join artist Kathy Marmor, engineer collaborator Michael Fortney, and BCA Curator DJ Hellerman for a discussion about cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Makers on Deck
Friday, May 17th, 5-8pm
Cosponsored by Vermont Makers and Burlington City Arts
Bring a problem, project, or a question, and let the MacGyver-esque team of artists, engineers, and scientists brainstorm with you.
Beginning Arduino Workshop
May 4 from 1-5
Burlington City Arts Center
135 Church St, Burlington, VT 05401
Cosponsored by Vermont Makers Burlington City Arts
Register Here
What is Arduino?
Arduino is a tool for making computers that can sense and control more of the physical world than your desktop computer. It’s an open-source physical computing platform that uses a “system on a chip” integrated circuit, and an easy to use development environment for writing software.
Why Arduino?
Inexpensive – Arduino boards are relatively inexpensive compared to other microcontroller
platforms. The least expensive version of the Arduino module can be assembled by hand, and even the pre-assembled Arduino modules cost less than $50.
Cross-platform – The Arduino software runs on Windows, Macintosh OSX, and Linux operating systems.
Simple, clear programming environment – The Arduino programming environment is easy-to-use for beginners, yet flexible enough for advanced users to take advantage of as well.
Wokshop Logistics
Attendees must bring their own Windows 7, Windows XP SP3, or Mac laptop (sorry, no Linux).
Arduino Unos will be provided for the class. A donation of $20 (or more is suggested, but not required. This money will be used to sponsor further workshops.
Reservations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Class size is limited to ten stations, and sharing hardware is encouraged (more than one person/station).
Youth under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
Arduinos and additional hardware can be purchased through Vermont Makers for a discount after attending the workshop. We have educational discounts through SparkFun and Adafruit. Certain group minimum order restrictions apply.
Please join us for the first Vermont Makers Meetup of 2013! We are excited to have three local presenters who are passionate about flexible, printable and paintable circuits. For a preview of this meetup see this recent interview with Molly Smith of WCAX.
New (and Not So New):
Techniques and Technologies for Flexible, Printable, even Paintable Circuits
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Time: 7pm. This is a 1.5 – 2 hour event
Suggested donation at door: $5 – $15
Miller Center, Champlain College
175 Lakeside Avenue, Burlington, VT
Michael Metz will share his 35+ years experience working in the world of printable electronics. Topics covered will include: the history of printable electronics, materials used, printing techniques, current applications, revolutionary new technologies and emerging applications.
Chris Thompson will show his recent experiments in producing do-it-yourself printed circuit boards. He will demonstrate his technique using desktop illustration software and a CNC vinyl cutter to produce these flexible, adhesive PC boards from copper foil.
Ken Howell will show some of the ways artists and designers are using conductive materials to build working circuits on flexible substrates. We’ll look at what’s available and try out some materials to build a simple circuit or two at the meetup.
We look forward to seeing you!
Thank you to Champlain College’s MFA in Emergent Media Program for hosting this event.
Join us in reading books that reflect on technology and contemporary culture as part of our Technology and Culture Book Club
For links to more information about the books on this survey:
http://vermontmakers.org/arduino/technology-culture-book-club/
Voting closed Feb 15, 2013. Thanks to everyone who voted!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for an E-Origami workshop with SparkFun’s Jeff Branson! Thank you Jeff and SparkFun! We explored a whole new set of tools for both learning and teaching concepts in electronics. In the coming months we hope workshop participants will find opportunities to further explore and share this unique practice that combines the ancient art of origami with emerging technology.
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Thanks to this event’s sponsors:
SparkFun Electronics, Champlain College’s MFA in Emergent Media, and Sesemedia New Media.