Importance of How Things are Made: a discussion w/ Bzn MakerSpace
Bozeman MakerSpace will present Made in the Valley, a panel of four speakers involved in making things in the Gallatin Valley area. The speakers will discuss a variety of topics related to the value of how the objects we use are made. Thinking about how things are made is extremely important, whether in the context of global trade, educating our next generation of scientists and engineers, creating expressive art objects, or just knowing how to change your own oil. Made in the Valley will investigate and celebrate these issues with a particular emphasis on how they are relevant to the Gallatin area. Made in the Valley will take place at the Bozeman Public Library’s large community room on Wednesday, April 5th from 6:30–8:30pm. This event is free and open to the public.
The speakers are set to include: Dana Gleason, co-founder of Mystery Ranch Backpacks, manufacturers of highly-regarded backpacks for outdoor recreation, wildland firefighting, military operations, and hunting.
Eleanor Barker, Executive Director of the Children’s Museum of Bozeman and its STEAMlab program, which provides hands-on experiences for kids to explore technology.
Justin Hogan, a staff mechanic at the Bozeman Bike Kitchen, a cooperative cycling center. Justin is also an electrical engineer who has been involved in projects ranging from spaceflight payloads to electricity-generating bike hubs.
Matt Hertel, co-founder of PocketNC, a company that manufactures advanced machinery for small-scale CNC milling for entrepreneurs and hobbyists. T
he project was originally funded by the most successful Kickstarter campaign in Montana history. The Bozeman MakerSpace is a nonprofit organization and physical workspace dedicated to sharing the resources of space, tools, and knowledge with the Gallatin area for making things of all sorts. The MakerSpace believes anyone should be able to make, maintain, and modify the objects in their life, and they strive to help them do so. Bozeman MakerSpace hosts numerous events including: classes, discussions, tours of local workshops, tech challenges, and a free weekly open-build evening on Thursdays from 6–9pm for anyone to bring a project in and work on. Additionally, MakerSpace members have access to the facilities to work on their own projects. Further information about these and other events can be found by visiting www.bozemanmakers.org/. •
All are welcome!
April 5
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
“Made in the Valley” Panel Discussion
Location: the Bozeman Public Library’s Large Community Room
Think about all the objects that you use every day: How were they made? Who made them?
Were any of them made in Montana? Did you make any of them yourself?
The Bozeman Makerspace wants you to join this conversation about what you can gain from learning how things are made and how we can do a better job of making things, both locally and globally.
Made in the Valley is an upcoming panel discussion on the cultural and economic importance of makers and making in Bozeman area.
The Makerspace is proud to present the following speakers to share their thoughts on making:
Dana Gleason, Co-founder, Mystery Ranch Backpacks
Eleanor Barker, Executive Director, Children’s Museum of Bozeman, STEAMlab
Justin Hogan, Staff Mechanic at Bozeman Bike Kitchen and Electrical Engineer
Matt Hertel, Co-founder, PocketNC – desktop milling machinery
