Assemble 2012 - the Crafts Council Conference - is being held on Thursday 20 September at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), London. The focus of the conference this year is the contribution that craft makes to innovation and enterprise, and the relationship between making and science, technology and engineering.

The Ards Crafts 2012 programme of Meet the Maker events 2012 includes craft workshops, demonstrations and exhibitions.

'Evolving Craft Communities - from the Stone Age to the Digital Age' is the theme of this year's conference. The conference takes place on the 24th March at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.