About Kwartzlab

Who we are

Kwartzlab is a registered not-for-profit organization in the Waterloo Region. Our members include self driven learners, long time enthusiasts, artists, advocates for maker culture and owners of maker-themed businesses.

Mission:

Kwartzlab exists to provide shared tools, education, and community space for people interested in hands-on making, technology, and the arts.

Our Objects:

The establishment and operation of a social society for individuals interested in applying the do-it-yourself mindset to various disciplines, especially technological and artistic, for the purpose of:

  • providing facilities and equipment for the pleasure and accommodation of members and guests;

  • sharing information and knowledge for the mutual benefit of the members;

  • organizing technical, educational, and social events for the members and the community at large;

  • promoting do-it-yourself, technical and artistic endeavours in the community in general;

  • and such other complementary purposes not inconsistent with these objects.

Governance.

  • Sarah Jones

    President

  • Sid Drmay

    Chair

  • Garnet Koebel

    Treasurer

  • John Potts

    Director

  • Saatvik Bhayana

    Membership Coordinator

  • Scott Calway

    Assistant Treasurer

  • Laura Schuhbauer

    Secretary

  • Procedures, Bylaws, and Code of Conduct

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Kwartzlab Supporters:

Thank you to those who help us continue to grow!

Logo for a local business Blackberry
Logo of the city of Waterloo.
Logo for the KW Awesome Foundation.
Logo for a local developer, HIP Developments.
Ontario Trillium Foundation logo with black and green leaf design, text in English and French, and government agency note.
Logo for the City of Kitchener.