[Noisebridge-discuss] Maker Faire, let's do it
Rachel McConnell
rachel at xtreme.com
Fri Mar 20 20:19:58 UTC 2009
I will do the submission tonight unless someone else really wants to --
if so, just let me know so we don't enter twice.
Rachel
daniela Steinsapir wrote:
> Hi
>
> I agree with Mitch,
>
> we should do it, I am also going to be busy showing the interactive and
> space art program that I teach but I would be happy to support it
> anyway I can, going back and forth! I would submit it but I already
> did one and I am too busy catching up and surviving a flue..
>
> I think that the proposal should be fairly simple:
>
> project description:
>
> a non profit that is XXXXX that will show:
>
> hackable electronics- examples: robots, LEDS sign, more examples that I
> forgot and that is it.
>
> We could also or even do a small video intro to noisebridge and have
> it run it in a laptop besides showing couple of projects.
>
> it should be fun!
>
> D
>
> On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Mitch Altman <maltman23 at hotmail.com
> <mailto:maltman23 at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Hey Everyone,
>
>
> I am, indeed, setting up a HUGE Hardware Hacking Area at the SF
> Maker Faire (which is May 30 and 31 at the San Matea Fair Grounds).
> As well as teach zillions of people how to make cool things with
> microcontrollers (and how to solder) I will sing the praises of
> Noisebridge there!
>
>
> We will have workbenches with 40 solder stations going at once. At
> the Austin Maker Faire last year we had 38 stations, and it was
> totally hopping!! for most of the Faire. The SF Faire is about
> twice as big as the Austin one, so it will be beautiful chaos and
> pandamonium this year at the SF Faire! (I'll be needing volunteers
> again to make it all happen -- please let me know if you're
> interested).
>
>
> If we have a Noisebridge booth in the Faire (and I really think we
> should!) we can have them connected to one another conceptually
> (even though they will probably be in different buildings). I
> imagine a Noisebridge booth being an area where a bunch of people
> can show off their various cool projects. I will point people there
> from the Hardware Hacking Area (and also have stickers, and maybe
> more T-shirts). Of course, the Noisebridge booth should also have
> stickers, maybe T-shirts, and those cool new Noisebridge buttons!
> People can also have any amount of propaganda to pass out about
> their projects.
>
>
> As I said in a previous email, I am way behind on catching up on my
> emails, but if no one has taken a moment to enter a Noisebridge
> Booth proposal on the Maker Faire website, will someone be willing
> to do it? It only takes a few minutes:
>
> http://makerfaire.com/bayarea/2009/callformakers/
>
>
> Cheers,
> Mitch.
>
>
>
>
>
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> Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:32:56 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Maker Faire, let's do it
> From: marnia at gmail.com <mailto:marnia at gmail.com>
> To: john.menerick at gmail.com <mailto:john.menerick at gmail.com>
> CC: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> <mailto:noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net>
>
>
> I actually live a mile away and can walk over to help out.
> -Marnia
>
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 5:53 PM, John Menerick
> <john.menerick at gmail.com <mailto:john.menerick at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> I would have no problem volunteering.
>
>
> John
> aeonsf
>
>
>
> On Mar 11, 2009, at 5:42 PM, Ani Niow wrote:
>
> I for one volunteer for this position as well. Maybe by then
> we'll have a presentation involving the communication lasers
> we may be getting, hopefully with sharks attached.
>
>
> (someone had to)
>
>
> -Ani
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 2:03 PM, Rachel McConnell
> <rachel at xtreme.com <mailto:rachel at xtreme.com>> wrote:
>
> The deadline for participant applications is March 31.
> The fair itself
> is May 30 & 31. There is no cost to present and we'd
> get some number of
> free passes for those manning the booth (it's not clear
> exactly how
> many; from previous experience it's somewhat
> negotiable). This year
> they don't seem to be providing any tables or chairs, so
> we'd have to
> bring some.
>
> Full info:
>
> http://makerfaire.com/bayarea/2009/callformakers/
>
> We've discussed participating at the last 2 meetings.
> There has been
> talk of trying to join up with Mitch who is nearly
> certainly going to
> have a booth, but I suspect he'll be in the vendor area
> which isn't
> suitable for NB generally (at least in my opinion). If
> that's correct I
> think we ought to go anyway. Let's make a decision next
> Tuesday so as
> to be in time for the deadline.
>
> If we decide to go, I'm willing to be point person
> unless someone else
> really wants to :)
>
> Rachel
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