Maker Faire
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| Maker Faire | |
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| Woman in costume at Maker Faire, San Mateo 2008 | |
| Location(s) | San Mateo, CA Austin, TX |
| Years active | 2007-2008 |
| Date(s) | May 3-4, 2008 |
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| Website | MakerFaire.com |
Maker Faire is an event created by Make Magazine to "celebrate arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset." Called the "Maker Faire," the first was held April 22 – 23, 2006 at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. It included 6 exposition & workshop pavilions, a 5-acre outdoor midway, over 100 exhibiting Makers, hands-on workshops, demonstrations and DIY competitions. Austin, Texas was the second city chosen to host Maker Faire, which occurred on October 20 - 21, 2007.
The 2008 Maker Faire was held May 3 & 4, at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. Highlights of the faire included a life-sized mousetrap, kinetic squid sculpture, bicycle-powered music stage, a solar-powered chariot pulled by an Arnold Schwarzenegger robot,[1] and over 500 booths from different makers. There was approximately 65,000 people in attendance [2].
[edit] Featured guests at Maker Faire San Mateo 2008
[edit] References
- ^ Autobots, Freaks and Geeks: Welcome to Maker Faire, Wired Magazine, May 03, 2008, accessed May 4, 2008
- ^ Maker Faire. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
- ^ Holy Crap: MacGyver Blockbuster Film Coming! Gizmodo.com May 3, 2008 Accessed May 5, 2008
[edit] External links
- "Home invention" The Economist May 1, 2008 accessed May 5, 2008
- Maker Faire more popular than ever by Daniel Terdiman, CNet News, May 4, 2008 accessed May 5, 2008
- The LifeSize Mousetrap
- Pictures from the Maker Faire
