ThingConf is a conference for people who make a sell things online. The idea came to Rachel Binx, founder of Gifpop and Meshu, after realizing that there are not that many resources out there for people who want to turn creative ideas into a sustainable product. So she wants to bring creative entrepreneurs and inspiring makers together in one room to talk about all of the work behind the work. The focus will be on the work that happens after the initial idea – how to get that sketch and prototype of a thing into the real world. ThingConf is an opportunity to have some real talk with other creative entrepreneurs and the speakers are going to be droppin’ knowledge all day long. This project is based on an existing idea on Kickstarter. Student Project.

When attendees arrive at ThingConf, they can pick up a free Meshu product. Meshu is one of Rachel Binx’s online companies which takes a customers list of map coordinates and creates jewelry out of the connected points through 3D printing. I can imagine Rachel will want to promote her own product at this event, and the idea behind Meshu is very representative of what ThingConf is all about.