Hardware Innovation Workshop - May 14-15, 2013 at College of San Mateo
2012 Event received FAME award for Best First Time Event

Welcome to the 2013 Hardware Innovation Workshop
Experience the open hardware revolution firsthand!

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New! Master Class Manufacturing Workshop

Sorry! Due to the popularity of this event, the Master Class Manufacturing Workshop is sold out. We will be recording the Master Class Workshop and will make the content available after the event. If you are interested in receiving this content, please send an email to workshop@makermedia.com. Thanks for your interest. Please note that tickets are still available for the Hardware Innovation Workshop.

Overview

The 1-1/2 day event kicks-off Tuesday with a VC panel, "Pitch Your Prototype," and "Getting Started, case studies of maker pros with early stage products. The Innovation Showcase follows, a unique opportunity to casually engage with over two dozen makers who have their cutting-edge products and devices on display. Creating an almost magical atmosphere where hardware innovation and creative genius generates spirited ideation, the Innovation Showcase is not to be missed.

Wednesday is an all-star lineup with over 30 speakers representing leading entrepreneurs and thought leaders at the forefront of the maker movement. Investors, industrial designers, product development teams - anyone looking for insight into the early stage companies with the potential to change the global business landscape - should attend. Register today for early bird prices.

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Bloomberg Businessweek

The Maker Movement Meets the VCs

"[The maker movement is] as significant as the shift from agriculture to the early industrial era." Jeremy Rifkin, Wharton economist. Bloomberg Business Week, 2/16/12

Washington Post

Why It's China's Turn to Worry about Manufacturing

"Artificial intelligence, robotics, and digital manufacturing . . . these technologies will make manufacturing more creative, less expensive, more local and more personal." 1/10/12

The Economist

More than Just Digital Quilting

"The maker movement could change how science is taught and boost innovation. It may even herald a new industrial revolution." 12/3/11

Forbes

Moving the Economy: The Future of the Maker Movement

"I'm motivated and moved by the idea, the belief-that the people who invent and build and make things have the power to change the world." TJ McCue, 10/26/11 Forbes Blog

Wired

Big DYI: The Year the Maker Movement Broke

"Between MakerBot, Adafruit, MakerSHED and SparkFun, that's well over tens of millions of revenue . . .it's a real industry now." Phillip Torrone, Adafruit. 8/6/11

Entrepreneur

Maker Faire and the Growth of Do-It-Yourself

"The movement that caught on in the garages and basements of California's Bay Area is showing signs of true financial power." Gwen Moran 10/25/11