Moderator: Courtney Duffy (@cduffy90), Arts & Technology Policy Fellow at Fractured Atlas (@fracturedatlas), Public Knowledge (@publicknowledge), and the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation (@DeutschFound) Panelists: -Francis Bitonti (@francisbitonti), Artist and Fashion Designer, Francis Bitonti Studio -Kate Blacklock, Artist and Professor of Industrial Design, Rhode Island School of Design (@risd) -Adam Huttler (@AdamTheHutt), Founder and Executive Director, […]

Moderator: Grace Mastalli, Chief Executive Officer, Enable Community Foundation (@Enablehands_ECF) Panelists: -Jon Schull (@JonSchull), Co-Founder of e-NABLE and President of Enable Community Fund (@Enablehands_ECF) -Elinor Meeks, Co-Founder and Communications and Partnership Director, Enable International Haiti -Bo Pollett, DC ambassador, Tikkun Olam Makers (@TOMakeathon)

Moderator: Charles Duan (@charles_duan), Director of the Patent Reform Project, Public Knowledge (@publicknowledge) Panelists: -Ryan Hoover (@Ryan_Hoover_), Faculty of Interdisciplinary Sculpture, Maryland Institute College of Art (@mica_news) -Blake Marshall, Physical Scientist with the Advanced Manufacturing Office of the Department of Energy (@ENERGY) -Tyler McNaney, CEO of Filabot (@Filabot) -Annelie Koller, Design Researcher at Modern Meadow […]

Moderator: Chris Lewis (@ChrisJ_Lewis), Vice President of Government Affairs, Public Knowledge (@publicknowledge) Panelists: -Becky Button (@einsteinunicorn), 15-year-old Maker -John Button, 11-year-old Maker -Sophia Georgiou, Chief Designer and CEO of the company that created Morphi (@Morphi) -Lauren Slowik (@laurenlacey), Design Evangelist for Education, Shapeways (@shapeways) -Joseph Williams (@jswilliams), Director of Instructional and Informational Technology, Perris Union […]

Public Knowledge will host “3D/DC 2016,” its fifth annual Capitol Hill 3D printing event, on April 14, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Rayburn House Office Building, Room B340, where guests can interact with panelists covering crucial 3D printing policy shaping the industry. A 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. reception at the Rayburn Cafeteria, downstairs in Rayburn House, will enable guests to view the latest in 3D printing technology and speak directly with 3D printing experts. This event is free and open to the public. Check-in begins at 9:15 a.m. You may register here.

It’s hard to believe that 3D/DC 2016 marks our fifth year at the helm of the nation’s preeminent 3D printing policy event. To celebrate, we’re making this year’s event bigger than ever.

Courtney Duffy, PK’s Robert W. Deutsch Arts & Technology Fellow, spearheaded the 5th annual 3D/DC 2016, the premier 3D printing policy event in the nation. The event took place on Capitol Hill over the course of April 13 and 14. You can check out social media posts from the event using #3DDC2016, and follow Courtney Duffy on Twitter at @cduffy90. Here is a recap of the event.

It is hard to believe we are just a few days away from 3D/DC! My final interview for this series is with Teresa Sappington, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow. Teresa is a high school engineering teacher from Lamar County Center for Technical Education in Purvis, MS. She is sponsored by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science and has served as a Congressional Fellow on Capitol Hill with Congressman Mark Takano’s office since the fall of 2015.

Enable Community Foundation (ECF), an internet-based organization, is reimagining what it means to “do good” in the digital age. ECF and its affiliate project, Enable International Haiti (EIH) will be joining Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM) for a lunchtime panel at this year’s 3D/DC on Thursday, April 14. You should come.