About us

FAB26: Foundations for Fab Futures is a conference focused on fab labs, maker culture, and innovation. It accepts peer-reviewed papers and preprints, covering topics from entrepreneurship and ecological transition to inclusive education and AI.

Important Dates

Sun, Mar 1, 2026

Abstract registration deadline

Tue, Mar 31, 2026

Submission deadline

Call For Paper

Entrepreneurship and Open, Diverse Cultures

Ecological Transition and Sustainability Transformation

Inclusive Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Innovation

Inclusive Education and Life Long Learning

Life Science and other New Frontiers

Woman Makers

The conference welcomes empirical qualitative/quantitative studies, technical experiments, and conceptual/position papers. Full papers should be 3500-4000 words. Abstract submission is optional but encouraged. Preprints are also accepted.

Committee

Program Committee

Cindy Kohtala

chair

Peter Troxler

chair

Jan Peuckert

Ivan Sanchez Milara

Jessica Stanley

Liz Whitewolf

Sarina Till

Alessandra Schmidt

Pablo C. Herrera

Serena Cangiano

Organizing committee

Norella Coronell

FabFoundation

FAB26: Foundations for Fab Futures