Category: Events

EMS table in the Farmers Market pavilion

Re-Imagine Earth Day and Bottle Lights

Last week saw us with a table at the Re-Imagine Earth day event, put on by the MECCA, BRING, Shift Community Cycles, City of Eugene Waste Prevention, and Waste Wise Lane County–a part of Lane County Waste Management. We were one of dozens of local organizations in the Farmers Market...

Eugene Maker Faire: Call for Makers

It’s time to get ready for Eugene Maker Faire. We have just four short months to get our projects ready for show ‘n’ tell. Eugene Maker Space will be a big contributor to the Faire this year, as always. There will be plenty of opportunities to volunteer. Eugene Maker Faire...

The first-ever Eugene Maker Social

You’re invited to join Eugene Maker Space for the Eugene Maker Social. Eat and drink. Hang out with your fellow makers. Talk about geeky stuff. Eugene Maker Social Thursday, February 26 6:00 PM Falling Sky Pour House and Deli 790 Blair Blvd. Eugene, OR

MakesGiving: Fall Project Expo

Eugene Maker Space Invites You to Visit MakesGiving: Fall Project Expo Our Semi-Annual Show & Tell/Open House When: Saturday November 15, 2014 at 11:00 to 4:00Where: 687 McKinley Street, Suite #2Come see what we’re building now:Laser Cutters! Vacuum Tables! 3D Printers! Segways and More!

Second Annual Punkin’ Chunkin’ Competition!

  We are pleased to announce the second annual Eugene Punkin’ Chunkin’ competition! The competition is put together by Eugene Maker Space and hosted by The Science Factory. If you didn’t make it to last year’s contest, you missed some amazing contraptions and some pretty incredible pumpkin launches. Just watch the...

Eugene Mini Maker Faire 2014

  The Science Factory hosted the third annual Eugene Mini Maker Faire on June 7, 2014. Eugene Maker Space was there again making bracelets and soft circuits, as well as teaching people to solder. We also brought a bunch of member projects to show off. Team Low Earth Orbit setup...

EMS Kickstarter Panel Video

On March 2, 2014 Eugene Maker Space held a Kickstarter Q&A panel. Four panelists had successfully funded Kickstarter projects and one panelist ultimately decided Kickstarter was not the right solution. Watch the video to learn more about their experiences with Kickstarter! I edited this video together for EMS using their...

EMS Kickstarter Panel at the Downtown Library

You’ve probably heard of Kickstarter, the world’s most popular platform for crowdfunding projects. EMS member, Mark Danburg-Wyld, first heard of it a couple of years ago, but didn’t back a campaign until a few months back. Here’s what Mark had to say about his experience: “It was so easy – when...