This is the introduction of FabLab Oita in its version "0,0" - under preparation, but progressing. Presented at Fab9 in Yokohama.

1. Fab Lab Oita (V.0.0)
Aug 24, 2013
@ Fab9, Yokohama
Izumi Aizu
Institute for HyperNetwork Society
Oita Prefecture/City
Population: 1.2M / 0.4M
Tokyo
Oita

2. Institute for HyperNetwork Society
• Origin: 1985 – COARA Grass-root citizens
making “Virtual Community”
• Est. 1993, to build better Information
Society
• Led by Shumpei Kumon’s vision on
Information Society
HyperNetwork Conference – 1990 to 2013
Speakers: Howard Rheingold, Kevin Kelly, Mitch Kapor,
Dave Farber, Albert Bressand, Artur Serra, Anthony
Townsend, Joi Ito, Jun Murai, Daniel Kaplan, Anders
Comstedt, Gerri Sinclair, and more

3. Working partners
• Local Government of Oita Prefecture
• Oita Prefectural College of Art & Culture
….and YOU!

4. Our Workspace & Events - Today

5. Coming Events:
Aug 31
Social Fab Conference 2013 in Tokyo
What kind of Society and Culture are we going to build_
Hiro Tanaka Laurent Ricard Peter TroxlerShumpei Kumon

6. Sep 1-2
BBC 2013 – “Nurturing the Social Fab”
@Oita city, College of Art and Culture
Fab Festival: Workshops and Demos for kids

7. 1st Fab Faire in Oita,
next week, open to Citizens

8. Making Laser Cutter
out of Printer/Scanner & DVD-writer
Building cheap low power laser cutter out of an old
printer/scanner, a broken DVD writer, an old power brick,
an Arduino Uno, 2 Easy Drivers, AixiZ laser housing, and
wood scraps.
The laser safety goggles were the most expensive purchase
and cost more than all the other parts together.
The device should be able to cut dark paper and foam.

9. Oita Prefectural College of Art & Culture
Fusion of conventional art and new digital skills

10. New product design course w/3D printer

11. Our targets
Schools: educators and students
Local SMEs
Senior Citizens
Mobile Fab Lab – to reach all citizens of the region

12. Our Dream Project
• Build Fab Lab House ourselves
– Open design, open construction
– Many workshops can be included
– Eco-design built-in
– Small, appropriate size and design
– Copied, moved, transplanted, modified …