MKGN #46 will be held on Thursday December 7th 2023 at a NEW VENUE! We're exciting to be hosting the December event at the South Central Institute of Technology, Sherwood Dr, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 6DR.
The SCIoT Campus is located a short walk from Bletchley train station and has parking on-site too.
Doors open at 18.30 with our first speaker on stage around 19.30. The bar stays open until 22:30 so stick around for drinks and chat.
We're looking for sponsors to help support this not-for-profit community event. Take a look at our opportunities.
Topics, speakers & schedule
Dani Clode
Assistive, augmentative and adaptive: Considerations for designing the future body.
About Dani
Dani Clode is an upper-limb augmentation and prosthetics designer - the founder of Dani Clode Design, the Senior Technical Specialist at the Plasticity Lab at Cambridge University and a collaborator of the Alternative Limb Project. Dani’s work investigates the future architecture of our bodies, challenging the perception and boundaries of extending the human form. Dani exhibits her award-winning work worldwide, including four permanent museum exhibitions, and is an author on multiple scientific publications. Her main project the ‘Third Thumb’ is currently being utilised in collaboration with neuroscientists at Cambridge University, investigating the brain’s ability to adapt to human augmentation by exploring the boundaries of neuroplasticity.
Documentally
Adventures in Radio - Tales from the first global social network
Mobile comms, Wifi, IOT, radio waves all play a crucial role in our daily lives, but despite the ubiquity of one touch international messaging there are a hardcore group of radio operators that hang onto the older, simpler ways. People who without the internet can bounce messages around the planet.
Why?
Join Christian Payne aka Documentally aka G5DOC as he explains while describing his journey from walkie talkies in the park, to extra terrestrial communications in his shed.
Who knows, he may even entice you to join this legacy of original hackers who have kept the spirit of analogue communication alive for generations.
About Documentally
Christian Payne is a writer and creative technologist.
When not training other people how to share better multimedia stories, he's making them.
Besides being @Documentally on Twitter, he mainly brain dumps into a weekly newsletter at documentally.com/newsletter
AJ & Ceb
Visual Effects, Animation & Immersive Experiences
About AJ & Ceb
Always tinkering with new technologies to find the shortest line between imagination and human connection; AJ & Ceb are a tech-loving, creative business duo. As a married couple, they offer insight on running a creative business, work-life balance, and the challenges of 'couple'-preneurship. AJ & Ceb are Founders of Cebiso M Studio, a Milton Keynes-based media production house that specialises in VFX, Animation, and Immersive Experiences.
Upcoming events
- #47 March 14 2024