Notes for presentations at Innovation Station pop-up, Columbus VA Center, August 2019.

 Intro to the Maker Movement & MakerX

The Maker “Movement”

• • What ever happened to wood shop?
  • Social and technological trends
  • The branded version: Make & MakerFaire
  • 2019: who is not a maker? What is not a maker space?
  • Why get involved in a maker space?

Local Maker Spaces with Public Access

General Purpose

• • Idea Foundry (Franklinton)
  • The Point at Otterbein (Westerville)
  • Buildmore Workshop (Dublin)
  • Cloudhaus (airport)
  • Reynoldsburg Fablab (East Reynoldsburg)

Specialty

• • Central Ohio School of Metalwork
  • Glass Axis
  • Columbus Printed Arts Center
  • Franklin Art Glass
  • Studio Creative
  • Cultural Arts Center

Local Meetups

• East Columbus Maker Meetup
• Columbus Arduino Raspberry Pi Enthusiasts – CARPE (part of Techlife Columbus)
• 3D Printing Monthly MeetUp
• VR Columbus
• Central Ohio GameDev Group

Regional Annual Maker Festivals

• MakerX The Columbus Maker Festival
• Make It Dayton
• Ohio MakerFaires: Cleveland, Cincinnati, Akron, Toledo, Wayne County

Other Resources

• Microcenter
• Make48 TV Series

Electronics Workshop

Possible topics with notes

1. Introduction to electronics
2. Soldering
3. Microprocessors