Join is on November 1st-3rd to learn, make, create and collaborate. The theme of our 2019 MakerCon is Making an Accessible Future.

Ottawa, Ontario
Joined May 2016
Replying to @uOMakerCon
@uOMakerCon 2019 Making an accessible Future. Looking forward to listening Jon Schull Founder of @Enablethefuture global network of volunteers using #3D technologies to make free, open-source 3D-printed prosthetics for children & underserved populations. #makerCon19
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Replying to @uOMakerCon
@uOMakerCon “Wicked problems” to solve working together from all sectors. @MidiaHassan @uOttawa_hanan Thanks for the invite tonight. Ss need to be impacted by being teams to see the problems, skills & judgement. #designthinking #Engineering
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Replying to @uOMakerCon
@uOMakerCon @Enablethefuture started with 7 pins interested in joining to 70 & a bigger community. #Sustainability Better Than Nothing. Lower price for all to make a difference. Open source project of a multidisciplinary team. #design #Engineering
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Replying to @Enablethefuture
@Enablethefuture An individual interaction of the social significance. @3Dextra @uOMakerCon Assistive Tech solutions. #design #Engineering #prototyping of contributions to close the gaps that Organisation don’tdo. #connected #humanitarianism
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Spider like organization, Star fish organization to be robust! World problems today from traditional disciplines & organizations. As @Enablethefuture The challenge how to go from few people to more people for functional benefits. Importance of shared vision & values. @uOMakerCon
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Enable ecosystems of shared visions. Strategic planning committee @Enablethefuture community of proposing projects. @uOMakerCon “do-ocracy” a caring economy. Physiological & Survival Needs.
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Thank you @shelina_adatia for being the most active participant on social media during our conference!! We look forward to seeing you again next year
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Thank you @ommiconference @uOttawaEdu @MidiaHassan @UOMakerspace @DeannaBurgart @misspollock for such a wonderful experience: new connections, new memories and new-found inspiration for social entrepreneurship and design!
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Congratulations to the winners of the Design Competitions
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Starting our morning with a VR workshop by Elisha Pruner
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Shout out to @PhonesavanhT hope you enjoyed the tour in @uOttawaCEED facilities 🙏
Sandra, a maker from Ghana, agrees with a researcher of makerspaces from uOttawa that academic curriculum built by government ministries don’t cater to informal sectors to address the complexities of learning and making in makerspaces @ommiconference
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Impressive startup journey @yowtoollibrary ..Thank you Bettina for sharing your story with us
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Our very own Nagham El Houssamy @nelhoussamy speaking on a panel on Making and Inclusion in Africa @ommiconference @Afrinnovation . You can still catch the livestream: facebook.com/OMMIConference/…
Wonderful resources for teachers and mentors. Thank you @misspollock and @rolat #OMMIC18
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OpenAIR’s panel session on Making and Inclusion in Africa at @ommiconference in collaboration with @uOttawaCEED is underway with panelist from Canada, Cairo, Cameroon, Togo, and Uganda #research #practice #intellectualproperty #makerspace #africa
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Am looking forward to moderating tomorrow's @Afrinnovation "Making & Inclusion" panel here at @ommiconference. Panel: Sandra Juliet Ahiataku of @KumasiHive, @Ousiafb of @EcoTecLab, Thomas Hervé Mboa Nkoudou of #APSOHA, Nagham ElHoussamy of @A2K4D, Omar El Safty of Fab Lab Egypt.
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Just came out of this excellent "Making the World Accessible" session here at @ommiconference. Among the points made: In the world of accessibility innovation, you need to pursue both "generalisation" of accessibility-enhancing tech and "adaptation to the individual".
“Making the world accessible” our accessibility panel is discussing their projects and work in accessibility #OMMIC18
“Making Maker Education” - a session delivered by @uOttawaEdu #OMMIC18
Introduction to coding -Java language by the amazing @uOttawaCEED staff #OMMIC18
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