We're just two weeks away from our free Engadget Expand event, taking place at New York City's Javits Center on November 7th and 8th and there's still so much to tell you about. If you can't join us in person, don't worry -- we'll keep you updated throughout the weekend with dispatches from the show floor and our livestream here on Engadget.
'Beam Yourself' to Expand
How does winning a free trip to Engadget Expand sound? Thanks to our sponsors and JetBlue Airways, we're flying one lucky winner and a guest to New York City for the big event. Also, the 10 first prize winners will get a block of time to roam around the show floor from wherever they are using Suitable Technologies BeamPro devices. Be sure to enter for your shot by 11:59 PM on Tuesday, October 28th.
Taking to the Stage
We've packed the schedule with some awesome folks including musician and producer RJD2, Paul Eremenko of Google's Project Ara and DARPA's Arati Prabhakar. Today, we're adding a few more to the lineup:
- Matt Richardson, Contributing Editor, Make: Magazine
- Kate Hartman, Associate Professor, OCAD (Ontario College of Art and Design) University
- Jeff Branson, Educational Outreach Coordinator, SparkFun
- Sarah Grant, 2012 Artist-in-Residence, Eyebeam; Technical Lead, The Barbarian Group
- Craig Dalton, Co-founder and CEO, DODOcase
- Patrick Buckley, Co-founder, DODOcase; Co-author of The Hungry Scientist Handbook
- Benjamin Heckendorn, Master modder and host of element14's The Ben Heck Show
- James Dietrich, Strategic Partnership/Developer Program Manager – Americas, Aldebaran Robotics
- Marte Roel, M.Sc., BeAnotherLab
- Niki Werkheiser, Project Manager for the 3D Printing in Zero-G Technology Demonstration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- Angela Ruggiero, four-time Olympic medalist
- Greg Sewitz, Co-founder, Exo
- Agnieszka Nazaruk, Co-founder and Biz Dev, Niwa
- William Woodworth, Project Coordinator/Content Developer, Geek Squad Academy
- Dr. Vaiva KalnikaitÄ—, Founder, Dovetailed
- Isaiah Kacyvenski, Head of Sports and Fitness Segment, MC10
You can find out who else is coming in the gallery below and know when they're taking to the stage using our schedule.
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