Re: [LUG] Proposal to develop a Fab Lab / Maker Lab in Exeter

Hi!

Interesting. I proposed a HackLab/FabLab to the Exeter City council and Devon county council back in 2007. The idea was to get funding to set up a RepRap and then replicate it, so every school in the county could own one. Also nice place to hang out for tech savvy students. Sadly, did not get a reply back then.

Le best,

Jaan

On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 11:42 AM, Simon Belshaw <simon.belshaw@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello

I have had this message from a colleague at Devon County Council about a proposal for the new library and we hoped that many of you would be interested. There is an online survey that you can complete if you wish.

Simon

Proposal to develop a Fab Lab / Maker Lab in Exeter

Devon County Council is trying to establish if there is an interest in getting a Fab Lab or Maker Lab off the ground, possibly in Exeter Library (which as you know is currently closed for refurbishment, re-opening in April 2014).

Please click through to this short survey - only 12 quick questions! - online here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1p9t4rOn5_WxPSmrEQ8gwttRjeZamuQp8JBy0gGn51VE/viewform

What is a Fab Lab / Maker Lab?

A Fab Lab (= Fabrication Laboratory) is a low-cost digital workshop equipped with laser-cutters, routers, 3D scanners, 3D milling machines, and programming tools, where you can "make almost anything." There are over 100 Fab Labs around the world, open to local inventors, small businesses, and garage entrepreneurs. The Fab Lab concept was created by Prof. Neil Gershenfeld and Bakhtiar Mikhak at MIT.

Proposal

To develop a digital fabrication facility (“Fab Lab”) in the refurbished Exeter Library to enable early-stage product prototyping and the ability to “make almost anything” for businesses, community users, artists and education, adopting the principles of the Fab Lab movement.

Further information

Please contact Tom Dixon at Devon County Council via:

Phone: 01392 382744
Email: tom.dixon@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Twitter: @tom_s_dixon

Tom Dixon

Innovation / Business Support / Mobile Broadband / Devon Work Hubs

Economic Development Officer
Devon County Council

Please note I do not work Thursdays

:: 01392 382744 (internal 2744)
:: tom.dixon@xxxxxxxxxxxx
:: Devon County Council, Economy & Enterprise, Lucombe House (AB2), County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QD

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