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The team behind the very first Maker Faire in Australasia in Melbourne in January 2012 is organising a sequel to that event.
Eurisko, a maker/ DIY expo, will be held as part of Melbourne Knowledge Week on November 2 and 3, 2013. Knowledge is considered to be the $28 billion key to Melbourne's economic future.
Eurisko is derived from the from the Greek phrase "discover by doing" and the organisers hope event will turn out to be the grand finale for Melbourne Knowledge Week 2013.
Paul Szymkowiak, Director for Eurisko Melbourne told Electronics News: "When we ran the first Mini Maker Faire in Australasia, we found that long-term "makers" in Australia didn't identify strongly or positively with the "Maker" label. For example, the long-term electronics community here, the Men's shed movement, the ATA electric vehicle group.
"We found the Australian community needed something broader and more encompassing than a "maker" event: something more inclusive. Eurisko doesn't have any existing baggage: it's just an event platform for DIY groups.
"So although the "Maker" community has a strong presence at Eurisko (lot's of 3D Printing, Raspberry Pis, Arduinos, Home-made satellites), we'll have folks like the Tripoli Rocket community and Amatuer Radio Victoria also participating."
According to the City of Melbourne, Eurisko is a community celebration of discovering by doing and will draw in makers, crafters, hackers, tinkerers, players and sustainability experts.
A showcase of Do It Yourself (DIY) and Do It With Others (DIWO) experiential learning will help attendees get hands-on with various projects.
Eurisko is something everyone does, every day, throughout their entire lifetime: it may be considered heuristic or experiential learning. These concepts are central to a growing transformation happening globally, a revolution in the form of 'knowledge activism' as people reconsider how we make, use and share things.
Open knowledge, the hacker and maker movements, and the community workspaces they create to support their communities are part of the foundation of this change.
Over the course of this two-day event, visitors can learn about DIY 3D printing, yarn bombing, space exploration, instrument making, the Internet of Things (IoT), bee keeping, robots, music making, wearable electronics, sustainable systems, wool felting and electric vehicles.