The first-ever Kickstarter Project Jam

Join us on Saturday, May 18 for an afternoon of hands-on learning about Kickstarter and shaping your creative project.

What is a Project Jam?

A Project Jam is a collaborative workshop on how to launch a Kickstarter project. Kickstarter staff and experienced project creators will share tips, experiences, and best practices on all things Kickstarter.

Things to know

A Project Jam is an in-depth workshop on how to build your Kickstarter project, beginning at 1pm and ending at 6pm. Participants should plan to be there for the duration of the event.

The Project Jam is intended for people interested in launching projects. We'll be announcing meetups in all of these cities shortly, and look forward to seeing current and past creators there in the evening.

Join us to celebrate the second anniversary of ADX!

Everyone is welcome - from members to those of you who "have been meaning to check that place out."

Highlights include: Food, and beer from sponsor our Ninkasi Brewing Company, the “Men of ADX” car wash a dog wash with Charles, the Mayor of ADX demonstrations throughout the shop facilities games, races, skateboarding, and bands! an Arduino workshop (from 10am-5pm; sign up online) a bike trailer building workshop with the Center for Appropriate Transport (from 12pm-5pm) and a furniture show from Studio Moe (from 12pm-10pm)

...with more to be announced!

As ADX enters its third year, our efforts in business incubation, product development, and small manufacturing have begun to bear fruit. The public is invited to celebrate this milestone and learn more about our community, facility, and members.

Over the last two years, ADX has seen thousands of visitors from around the world for events, gallery shows, tours, classes, creative off-sites, and more. Businesses have worked or launched from the space, developing new products, while the in-house fabrication team has built projects for a diverse client base. ADX has partnered with Supportland, Portland Made, and a myriad of local organizations and businesses.

Hey Everyone!

Want to build your own unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)?

This December we are going doing a two weekend open-sourced design challenge to take an existing UAV design, make it better, and build it. What for? To save rhinos.

Presently rhino poaching is a horribly growing epidemic. By creating an inexpensive, effective, reliable, open source UAV we'll be able to help security teams respond to these fast moving and well-organized crime details.

We're working with local maker space ADX, locally developed design software Fusion 360, the PDX Drone User Group, and UAV professional Stan Hisel.

Come join us!

Event is Dec 7/8 & 14/15 (in the mornings) at ADX Portland. There is no cost to participate, just pay your way on your team's materials. Space is limited to six teams.

The timing of the challenge is set to coincide with a bigger competition called the Wildlife UAV Challenge which has $65k in prizes to the winner. If things go well in this tiny challenge it's a great springboard to move forward.

Here are two links with more details:

http://www.adxportland.com/build-a-drone-save-rhinos/ http://t.co/bItZ7UWGHg

Very Best, Mike

Mike Aubry Fusion 360 - Build a Better UAV Challenge - PDX Coordinator

Winter has arrived in Portland, and now is the time to stay in and keep warm next to your 3D printer's cozy heated bed.

Come celebrate the arrival of the holiday season with fellow 3DP enthusiasts at a happy hour social sponsored by local 3D printing innovators ProtoPlant in conjunction with the Portland 3D Printing Meetup Group, Autodesk and MAKE magazine.

Mix, mingle, and watch 3D printers in action. Food and beer provided. Win door prizes from MAKE, Matter Compilers, and ProtoPlant!

YOU MUST RSVP for this free event, as we are limited in space to 150 people.

RSVP here on our Meetup page.