The maker fair will offer a range of specialist workshops and lectures for all ages. Examples of these include:

Workshops:
- 3D printing for beginners and experts
- Design Thinking
- Drone school and racing
- Carpentry
- Precious Plastic. How to make the 4 machines to recycle all types of plastic

Lectures:
- Nanotechnology for Makers
- The new Silicon Valley. Schenzhen, China
- Biotechnology. What is DIY Biology?
- Fairphone
- New education models
- 3D printing and medicine - Conflict-free Technology

This year the IMechE will be participating to promote the engineering profession for current & future engineers on two fronts:

• Providing information on the international services offered by the IMechE, both in the specialist industrial sectors such as Aerospace, Automotive, Bio-medic

  al, or Energy and Power, but also in the competence and career development programmes for students and professional engineers

• The preparation of workshops, clubs and competitions aimed at both current and future engineers.This will initially be based in the automotive sectors, presenting different levels of projects from a local Kid’s kitcar club, competitions such as the Greenpower Education Trust’s range of events (www.greenpoower.co.uk) and Formula Student, to the Bloodhound SSC (//www.pedrorafa.com/careers-education/supporting-teachers/bloodhound).