2013 Bay Area Event- Agenda
Tuesday May 14th
Welcome
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Liking the GuestCaring about your user is a design principal
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Keynote
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Getting Started: Case Studies in SuccessIn fast-moving markets we can learn from makers who faced the challenges of going pro and succeeded.
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Pitches with Prototypes
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VC Panel: Where We Invest and WhyWhat maker seeking funding doesn’t want to know what VCs are thinking? Hear it here, first hand.
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Wednesday May 15th
Keynote #1 Drones Take FlightRobots are taking to flight and nobody is flying higher than Chris Anderson’s 3D Robotics.
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Keynote #2 CAD for MakersMost hardware ideas don’t become real without design software. Learn how the landscape is changing from Autodesk’s Carl Bass.
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ShopBot Tools Announcement
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New Dimensions to 3D PrintingAdditive manufacturing is heading in new directions, including the cloud.
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Incubation: Mentorship and ResourcesEvery maker going pro can benefit from help but one size doesn’t fit all. Come hear from three models of incubation.
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Board BuildingThe electronics of hardware innovation leverage great platforms and build on them. Key players discuss parts of the board ecosystem.
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Things and the InternetCome hear how more things, new things, strange things are getting connected to the Internet.
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Collaboration: The Wisdom of the CrowdLeveraging a community to pre-sell, to gain funding, to improve design and more will be discussed by those who know from experience.
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Partnering to Get it MadeMany paths are available for getting your product manufactured; hear from experts who know.
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Tales of EvolutionLittle is standing still in the maker movement and as with so many other things, software tools are changing.
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Closing Comments
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