{"id":2515,"date":"2014-04-30T16:02:36","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T16:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/2515-event-roundup-newcastle-westport-and-washington-d-c.html"},"modified":"2014-07-03T17:34:21","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T17:34:21","slug":"event-roundup-newcastle-westport-and-washington-d-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/event-roundup-newcastle-westport-and-washington-d-c","title":{"rendered":"Event Roundup: Newcastle, Westport and Washington D.C"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nWhat a crazy weekend! Shapeways was all over the Northern Hemisphere this weekend with community events.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>With thousands of visitors attending the Newcastle Maker Faire, this sure was a successful event. On Saturday Ralph, Alan Ruud and Ryan teamed up with Shop Owner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/shops\/mygadgetlife\" target=\"_blank\">Steven Gray<\/a>&nbsp;displaying his designs, and they managed to meet some Storm Troopers too.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/photo41.jpg\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Over in the USA, Dan was joined by <a href=\"shapeways.com\/shops\/bholddesign\" target=\"_blank\">Susan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/shops\/fitz\" target=\"_blank\">John<\/a>, <a href=\"\/shops\/3dartefice\" target=\"_blank\">Jeffrey<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/shops\/LGCollections\" target=\"_blank\">Lorna<\/a> in Westport for the Mini MakerFaire. The sunny weather had them outside under the tent and they spoke with hundreds of families from the area.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140426_123921620_HDR.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In Washington DC, Blair, Eric and I were joined by 150,000 kids for the epic Science and Engineering Festival. With interactive science exhibits, astronauts, lasers and robots, we were joined by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/shops\/crowsnestmodels\" target=\"_blank\">Drew<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/shops\/Stinger\" target=\"_blank\">Rich<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/shops\/tonykarp\" target=\"_blank\">Tony and Marylyn Karp<\/a> displaying their work and helping us teach kids about the possibilities of 3D printing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/photo40.jpg\" style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_8684.jpg\" style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>We hope to see you at events in your area, so let us know &#8211; where we should go next?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a crazy weekend! 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