Maker Faire Newcastle 2009

Maker Faire Newcastle 2009

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Here’s some info about our upcoming Maker Faire Newcastle 2009

The first UK Maker Faire will take place in Newcastle 14-15 March 2009 as part of Newcastle ScienceFest – a 10 day festival celebrating creativity and innovation.

In the last decade Newcastle has joined forces with neighbouring Gateshead and has transformed itself into one of Europe’s most exciting places. Architectural icons such as the gigantic Angel of the North (whose 54m wingspan is longer than a jumbo jet!) best symbolises the region’s unquenchable thirst for creativity and sense of fun.

Innovation has always been at the heart of the city. Newcastle’s Mosley Street was the first in the world to be lit by electricity and famous inventors such as Charles Parsons, William Armstrong, George Stephenson and Joseph Swan have all lived or worked in the city. Today, Newcastle continues to inspire inventors, artists and scientists alike. Johnathon Ive, designer of the iPod studied at one of the city’s universities and scientists at the Centre of Life were the first in the world to successfully clone a human embryo!

The city is proud to host the UK’s first Maker Faire and looks forward to welcoming UK and international makers in March!

4 thoughts on “Maker Faire Newcastle 2009

  1. anachrocomputer says:

    Woo hoo! That’s great news, and on my birthday, too! Looks like I’ll be heading up to Newcastle in March, then.

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