Maker Faire roundup: Lots of events coming up!
With no fewer than three Maker Faires this summer, and four mini Maker Faires, there is a lot to keep up with. Here’s the skinny on all of the events:
Crafty Events
SparkFun founder Nathan Seidle to speak at MIT 3/29
MIT professor and LilyPad Arduino creator Leah Buechley writes in: Nathan Seidle, the founder & CEO of SparkFun Electronics, is giving a talk this coming Monday about the history of SparkFun. If you’re interested in starting a business with $0 of investment capital, building a profitable company around open-source technology, designing electronics for manufacturability, or […]
The Upcycle Exchange in St. Louis
CRAFT contributor Autumn Wiggins writes: The Upcycle Exchange is a pilot program that realizes some of the concepts I wrote about in Craft: Vol. 9’s “Crafting a Green World” article. I compile a wish-list of specific items local indie crafters are looking for on our website, and when people donate items to us, we offer […]
Harrison Bergeron party from back in the day
OK, that allusion is a little unfair, since there’s really only, er, augmentation going on here, rather than deliberate handicapping. Anyhoo, waaaaay back in 1997, German artist Hans Hemmert (who since has done some interesting things with balloons) threw a party at which each guest was outfitted with a pair of shoe-stilts chosen to bring his or her height up to 2.0 meters, so that all the guests could interact, literally, on the same level. I’m guessing, however, that there was no dancing. [via Core77]
Yuri’s Night 2010
What could be better than a regular party? A space party, of course!
Maker Faire Bay Area 2010 Deadline Approching: Call for makers!
You have until March 31st to submit your project to exhibit at Maker Faire Bay Area 2010! The first step to participating in Maker Faire is to submit an entry that tells us about yourself and your project. Entries can be submitted from individuals as well as from groups such as hobbyist clubs and schools. […]
Maker Faire Bay Area 2010 Deadline Approching: Call For Makers!
You have until March 31st to submit your project to exhibit at Maker Faire Bay Area 2010! The first step to participating in Maker Faire is to submit an entry that tells us about yourself and your project. Entries can be submitted from individuals as well as from groups such as hobbyist clubs and schools. […]