3D Printing is a Game Changer

Instantly printing parts and entire products, anywhere in the world, is a game changer. But it doesn’t stop there. 3D printing will affect almost every aspect of industry and our personal lives.

Medicine will forever be changed as new bioprinters actually print human tissue for both pharmaceutical testing and eventually entire organs and bones.

Architecture and construction are changing as well. Now, 3D-printed models of complex architectural drawings are created quickly and inexpensively, rather than the expensive and time-consuming process of handcrafting models out of cardboard. And experimental, massive 3D printers are printing concrete structures, with the goal of someday building entire buildings with a 3D printer.

Art is already forever changed. Digital artists are creating magnificent pieces that seem almost impossible to have been made by traditional methods. From sculptures to light fixtures, beautiful objects no longer need to be handcrafted, just designed on a computer.

And there are developments where you least expect them: for example, archeologists can 3D scan priceless and delicate artifacts, and then print copies of them so they can handle them without fear of breakage. Replicas can be easily made and distributed to other research facilities or museums. It has been used to create a full-size reproduction of King Tutankhamun’s mummy and to repair Rodin’s sculpture, The Thinker.

The Future of 3D Printing

This is a disruptive technology of mammoth proportions, with effects on energy use, waste, customization, product availability, art, medicine, construction, the sciences and of course manufacturing. It will change the world as we know it. Before you know it.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5AZzOw7FwA

The 3d Printing Store opened in Denver, Colorado in November, 2012.  Cofounders Debra Wilcox and Kenton Kuhn decided that 3d printing was a cool technology, well known to engineers, but not readily available to the public.   The idea of a bricks and mortar store seemed to be the best way to make this a consumer facing reality. With a growing list of customers, the 3d printing store has quickly become the place to Print Your Ideas.

Debra Wilcox, Co-Founder

Debra Wilcox is a principal in Alex Air and a co-Founder of The 3d Printing Store.  Previously she was Vice President of Bye Energy, a start-up company developing an electric propulsion system for general aviation.  She was selected for the NREL Energy Executive Leadership Program in 2009.  Debra was the Department Head for Advanced Transportation Technologies for the Colorado Clean Tech Industry Association Fellows Institute in 2012.  Ms.Wilcox currently represents general aviation interests on the Colorado Aeronautical Board overseeing the 76 airports in the State of Colorado and is a member of the Citizens Advisory Committee for FasTracks.  She is actively involved in several aviation/aerospace business related groups and is a member of the Colorado Space Business Roundtable board.  She practiced commercial real estate law in Denver and previously worked for the Colorado Legislative Council researching and drafting legislation.  Ms. Wilcox holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in English Education from  the University of Northern Colorado and a Juris Doctor degree from the University Of Denver Strum College Of Law and a certificate in Leadership in Sustainability from DU. 

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 Gayle Dendinger is the President and Chief Executive Officer of CAP Logistics. He has been in the expedited freight services industry for over 30 years. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nebraska and has done post-graduate work in entrepreneurship at the University of Denver.

Recognizing the need for a venue for Colorado CEOs and leaders to be able to better work with each other, he founded The Colorado Business Roundtable in conjunction with the 23 roundtables of sister states and the National Business Roundtable in Washington, which advises the President.  

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I've been giving this one to non-geologist groups.  I cover the history of Colorado through geologic time with visuals like this below.  Show an "artist's conception" of Colorado (here with Utah-New Mexico-Arizona) at a point in geologic time, accompanied by pictures of the rocks that were produced during that time and how they look today. 

Jim Burnell is the Senior Minerals Geologist with the Colorado Geological Survey, responsible for metals, 

uranium, and industrial minerals. Jim is a Pennsylvania native who has lived in Colorado for 18 years. A 

Vietnam veteran, Jim received a bachelor’s degree in geology from Franklin and Marshall College, a M.S.

from the University of Minnesota – Duluth, and a PhD from Brown University. He has been involved in 

teaching (Auburn University), research (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), and worked in the 

fields of minerals, hazardous waste, and general geologic and management consulting and for a Native 

American Tribal organization in the private sector. With the State of Colorado since 1997, Jim joined the 

CGS in 2007. 

HOST: Tom Larkin 

 Tim O'Connor and John Hughes

John Hughes asked to schedule a DSE Rotary table talk as one of our programs prior to the beginning of the next Rotary year. He wants to get input/feedback/suggestions from the members for the next Rotary year (John?).

John/his board would like to submit the questions to the members, and determine the topics they want discussed.

Tim O’Connor

Swedish Medical Center-HealthONE, a Level I Trauma Center, serves as the region's referral center for neurotrauma and is a recognized leader in the treatment of stroke. Swedish's Centers of Excellence include: Adult and Pediatric Trauma Services, Neurosciences, Advanced Radiology Capabilities, Cancer Treatment Services, Cardiology Services and Women's & Children's Services. An acute care hospital with 368 licensed beds.

Swedish Medical Center was the first hospital in Colorado to use MRI and CT technology, as well as angiography. Swedish is a regional referral center for neurotrauma and in 2003 it was designated one of the four Level I Trauma Centers in Colorado.^[1] Swedish also became the first Comprehensive Stroke Center in Colorado in 2004.

the Vascular Malformation Center is the only center in the world that dedicates its care to the management of vascular malformations in all anatomic locations.

Swedish employs more than 2,000 people and has a medical staff of 1,200 physicians and allied health professionals. The hospital runs many community health programs, including Shots for Tots, a partnership with local Rotary Clubs to provide immunizations to children in need; Doctors Care, which provides healthcare, hospitalization and pharmaceuticals for the medically underserved; and a health clinic at nearby Englewood High Scho

 Marc Solnet:

It would be the entire program.  I think we can fill the whole time slot, like we did last August.  We talked about sharing iwth with the Race, but then we ended up doing the whole program and I think it was very successful.  

 About RYLA

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is Rotary's leadership training program for young people. RYLA participants can be ages 14-30, but most clubs and districts choose to focus on a narrower age range, such as 14-18 or 19-30.

RYLA emphasizes leadership, citizenship, and personal growth, and aims to

• Demonstrate Rotary's respect and concern for youth
• Provide an effective training experience for selected youth and potential leaders
• Encourage leadership of youth by youth
• Recognize publicly young people who are rendering service to their communities

Are You Ready to Be Insanely Successful? 

Your brain is either your most powerful competitive weapon or your biggest obstacle to success. It all depends on how you use it.

Using Your Brain to Win explores why parts of the brain are not well suited for today’s hyper-paced world, how that leads us to miss obvious opportunities and threats to our businesses, and why we often make flawed decisions based on fantasy rather than fact.

• Overcome the brain’s built-in blind spots that get in the way of your success
• Let go of outdated ways of thinking and working that keep you stuck in the past
• Get and keep your organization focused on winning
• Slow down in order to go fast 

Holly G. Green is CEO of The Human Factor, Inc. A former president of The Ken Blanchard Companies and LumMed, Inc. she combines leading neurological research with hands-on leadership experience to create the tools, techniques, and competencies companies and individuals need to win in today’s hyper-paced markets.