Construct3D 2018 at Georgia Tech
Construct3D 2018 is a vendor agnostic 3D printing/digital fabrication conference and expo focusing on academic use, best practices, and professional development opportunities for faculty, staff, and students. This year’s event will be hosted by Georgia Tech, October 5-8, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Our 2018 keynote speakers will be:
Jessica Rosenkrantz and Jesse Louis Rosenberg — Nervous System
Jessica is co-founder / creative director of Nervous System. An artist, designer, and programmer, Jessica graduated from MIT with degrees in biology and architecture, and studied architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. She is currently a Lecturer at MIT teaching design.
Jesse is co-founder / chief science officer of Nervous System. Jesse is an artist, computer programmer, and maker who is interested in how simulation techniques can be used in design and in the creation of new kinds of fabrication machines. He studied math at MIT and previously worked at Gehry Technologies in building modeling and design automation.
Nervous System is a generative design studio in Massachusetts that works at the intersection of science, art, and technology. Writing computer programs based on processes and patterns found in nature, the studio creates unique and affordable art, jewelry, and housewares. Nervous System has pioneered the application of new technologies in design, including generative systems, 3D printing, and webGL, and regularly releases online design applications that enable customers to co-create products in an effort to make design more accessible. Their designs have been featured in WIRED, the New York Times, Forbes, and elsewhere, and their work is a part of the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art, the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
George Hart
George is an interdisciplinary sculptor, mathematician, computer scientist, and educator. A former research professor at Stony Brook University, George is a pioneer in using computer technology and 3D printing in the design and fabrication of sculpture. Examples of his artwork can be seen M.I.T., U.C. Berkeley, Duke University, Princeton University, and Stony Brook University. He has developed original education materials to incorporate 3D printing into the high school math curriculum, and has helped many teachers bring this work into their own classrooms. George is a co-founder of North America's only Museum of Mathematics. As chief of content, he set the "Math is Cool!" tone of the museum, and spent five years designing their original exhibits and workshop activities.
Larry Rosenstock
Larry is CEO and founding principal of High Tech High, a network of twelve K-13 public charter schools in California focused on project-based learning, and is President of the High Tech High Graduate School of Education. He holds a JD from Boston University Law School, an M.Ed from Cambridge College, a BA from Brandeis University, and a Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa from Cambridge College. Larry and his work have been featured on Oprah, Lehrer, Newsweek, and Forbes. He is an Ashoka Fellow, and a winner of the Ford Foundation Innovations in State and Local Government Award, and the McGraw Prize in Education.
On the programming side, we are committed to soliciting top presenters in the tracks our community of educators have determined to be critical to their fields. The tracks for 2018 include:
- Accessibility
- Art, Architecture, and Design
- Digital Scanning / Archiving
- Drones
- Education
- Equity/Access and Social Justice
- Health and Medicine (includes assistive devices)
- Innovation (includes the evolution of product design, and AR/VR)
- Interdisciplinary Approaches
- Libraries
- Makerspaces
- Math
- Science (includes engineering and aerospace)
- Social Sciences
- STEM in K1
Construct3D is unique. Not only does the event provide a platform for educators, students, and academic institutions to share their latest research and in-the-field experiences, but the event also strongly encourages action and collaboration. Attendees come together to help provide leadership and evangelize adoption of this rapidly expanding area of research and development.
To join us at Construct3D 2018, submit a proposal to give a talk or lead a workshop at this year's conference!