Event Information:
This is a fully in-person event taking place on March 13th and 14th at Temple University’s Charles Library in Philadelphia, PA. Paper presentations will be recorded for online viewing after the event. The workshops require registration, all other events at the Electronics Faire do not. The registration form for each workshop (+ more info about the workshop and the instructors) is linked next to each workshop.
Thursday March 13th, 2025
Morning Workshops
- Bareëmins with Sofy Yuditskaya, Meg Schedel, and Jess Rowland 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Makerspace) Register on the Library’s Website
- HTML Journal with Paloma Kop 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (Innovation Studio) Register on the Library’s Website
Lunch 12:00-1:00 PM (lunch provided) Main Area of the LCDSS, Third Floor
Afternoon Workshops
- Sound Writing with Pooja Chopra, 12:30 – 2:00 PM (Innovation Studio) Register on the Library’s Website
- The Vape Synth with David Rios, Kari Love, and Shuang Cai 1:30 – 4:30 PM (Makerspace) Register on the Library’s Website
- NFC Tag workshop with Richard Green 2:30 – 4:00 PM (Innovation Studio) Register on the Library’s Website
Coffee/Tea Break 2:00 – 2:30 PM (coffee, tea, and soda provided) Main Area of the LCDSS, Third Floor
Evening Art Reception
Low Tech Exhibition Opening Reception 6:00 – 8:00 PM, Huddle215 at 338 Brown St.
Low Tech Exhibition Participating Artists: Catia Colagioia, Charlie Manion, David Rios, Francesca Lally, Gregory Kramer, Hannah Tardie, Jamison Mead, Jazmyn Crosby, Kelly Chen + Caleb Chase, Logan Crompton, Maddie Brucker, Noah Kernis, Ollie Goss, and Rachael Henson.
Friday March 14th, 2025
Coffee Hour 9:00 – 10:00 (coffee and tea provided), Main Area of the LCDSS, Third Floor
Sit and Tinker Faire 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM, Main Area of the LCDSS, Third Floor
Gateway Electronics, Jungle Network Zine, WKDU, Philly Community Wireless, Low Pass, Iffy Books, South Philly Typewriter, Bareëmins
Morning Workshops
- Tiny Handmade Speakers with Lily Crandall 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM (Makerspace) Register on the Library’s Website
- Shadow Puppetry with an Overhead Projector with Madeline Shuron 9:30 – 11:00 AM (VR Lab) Register on the Library’s Website
- Programming a BASIC Game with Lee Tusman 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (Innovation Studio) Register on the Library’s Website
- Introduction to Cheap Video Synthesis with Andrei Jay 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (Fourth Floor Event Space 401) Register on the Library’s Website
Lunch 12:00 – 1:00 PM (lunch provided), Main Area of the LCDSS, Third Floor
Lecture Series 1:00 – 2:00 PM First Floor Event Space
- Will Hallett, Godzilla vs Voltron: A Theoretical Overview of Low Tech Aesthetics
- Jacob Weinberg, Encountering Entropy, Low and High
- Lily Crandall, Archiving Family Memories through Interactive Textiles
- John Petitt, A/V Archiving at the SCRC
Keynote Lori Emerson: 2:15 – 3:15 PM First Floor Event Space
Coffee + Tea Break 3:15 – 3:30 PM (coffee, tea, and snacks provided), First Floor Event Space
Low-db performances
3:30 – 5:30 PM, Fourth Floor Event Space (401) + Fourth Floor Outdoor Roof Terrace (weather permitting)
- David Rios
- Gregory Kramer
- Gwyneththth
- Francesca Lally
- Elias Jarzombek
- G Santucci
- Octavio Figueroa
- i <3 files (Clara Venice & Zsofi Valyi-Nagy)