Every year, the Fab City Summit brings the global network together — cities, regions, makers, researchers and partners building locally productive futures. We gather to connect, foster collaborations and showcase research. A space to share what's working and prototype what comes next on the road to 2054.
Fab City 's annual gathering will take place this year in Boston as part of FAB26, the global event of the Fab Lab Network. Fab City is proud to co-host FAB26 together with the Fab Foundation and the Center for Bits and Atoms at MIT.
Across 56 cities and territories, a transition is already underway. On July 30–31, Fab City brings that work to FAB26 Boston and invites you to be part of what comes next. Through a series of panel discussions and workshops, gather knowledge on regenerative systems, AI-enabled local production, circular economies, and alternative ways to live the future.
Taking place in Prague, this Summit highlighted initiatives in the Fab City community engaging with policy and effective climate communication. Two new Fab localities joined the Network, and the Fab City Award winners presented their projects to an international community of changemakers.
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The Summit gathers experts, local communities and organisation representatives committed to exploring open source, localised and regenerative solutions that support people and planet. For a distributed movement like Fab City, the Summit is a yearly opportunity to bring the global community together. It allows us to reflect on the year and set a collective agenda towards locally productive, globally connected initiatives. The Summit also marks the annual pledge of new cities, regions and other territories joining the Fab City Network, committing to producing almost everything they consume by 2054.
Redesigning the relationship between production and place
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