{"id":2506,"date":"2014-04-22T17:17:29","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T17:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/2506-weekend-events-in-the-us-and-uk.html"},"modified":"2014-07-03T17:34:13","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T17:34:13","slug":"weekend-events-in-the-us-and-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/weekend-events-in-the-us-and-uk","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Events in the US and UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Hey, US and UK Shapies! We&#8217;re participating in a few events this weekend that we&#8217;d love for you to be a part of.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usasciencefestival.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">USA Science and Engineering Festival<\/a> is happening Friday, April 26, to Sun, April 27, in Washington, DC. This event&#8217;s mission is to the is to re-invigorate the interest of the nation&#8217;s youth in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) by producing and presenting the most compelling, exciting, educational, and entertaining science festival in the USA.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Save_the_date_small.jpg\"><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div>Natalia, Blair and Eric from Shapeways will be there with community members all weekend and we&#8217;d love for you join us. Stop by <strong>Booth 1045 in Hall A<\/strong> to say hi and check out our famous community-designed materials wall.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Friday is preview day but Saturday and Sunday the event will be open to the public from 9am to 6pm, with free admission.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>To kick off the event, our CEO, Peter Weijmarshausen, will be speaking to students during Session Two of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usasciencefestival.org\/schoolprograms\/x-stem-extreme-stem-symposium.html\" target=\"_blank\">X-STEM Extreme Symposium<\/a>, <strong>Thursday, from 10:40am to 11:40am<\/strong> at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Peter will be speaking alongside scientist, inventor and entrepreneur&nbsp;<span>Saul Griffith<\/span><span>, to middle and high school students in Room 144.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><em>Also, in Connecticut&#8230; &nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span>On the other end of the East Coast, on <strong>Saturday April 26, from 10am to 4pm<\/strong>, we&#8217;ll be returning to Westport, CT, for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westportmakerfaire.org\" target=\"_blank\">Westport Mini Maker Faire<\/a> at the <a href=\"http:\/\/westportlibrary.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Westport Library<\/a>. Stop by and chat with Dan and Jessica from Shapeways, as well as some Shop Owners like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/shops\/bholddesign\" target=\"_blank\">Susan from bhold designs<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Meanwhile, in the UK&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Shapeways\/events\/176399752\/\" target=\"_blank\">Newcastle meetup<\/a> on Friday, April 25, from 7pm to 9pm, the night before <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makerfaireuk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Maker Faire UK<\/a>. It&#8217;ll take place at Revolution. Come hang out and talk shop all weekend with Shapeways team members Ralph, Alan, Ruud, and Ryan, as well as some Shop Owners. More info about all our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/2497-European-Events-in-April.html\" target=\"_blank\">April European events here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Hope to see you somewhere with Shapeways this weekend!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey, US and UK Shapies! 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