Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth — a family-friendly festival of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the maker movement.
Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these people come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.
Explore below to see the best of Maker Faire, and head to makerfaire.com for more information.
The RepRap 3D printer is unique. Development happens without planning. Project has core developers such as myself, but what’s built is decided only by evolutionary principles. This gave birth to many crazy project breeds.
Supporting Makers around the World Featuring Iana Aranda
Sustainable global development needs great makers! Explore Engineering for Change (E4C) via case studies and a virtual tour of E4C’s online platform to learn more and join in helping improve people’s lives around the world.
Join Kickstarter cofounder Yancey Strickler for a primer on how to bring your Kickstarter project to life. We’ll look at some successful projects and learn what kind of rewards work best, how to spread the word, and other helpful tips.
World Maker Faire 2012: John Robb,”Building Resilient Communities”
Do you live in a Resilient Community? A resilient community produces the food, energy, water, things, and incomes it needs locally. If you don’t live in one, build one. I’ll tell you how.
World Maker Faire 2012: AnnMarie Thomas, “Every Child a Maker”
AnnMarie will talk about the work of the Maker Education Initiative, focusing on developing the people, places and practices that will allow more children the opportunity to be makers. Supporting the next generation of makers is an endeavor that has a role for everyone!
World Maker Faire 2012: John Dudas, “FIRST for the Future”
Jon will speak about how FIRST and Maker share the same spirit- he will share team stories about the importance of collaboration, how FIRST helps kids find their passion for STEM and gives them an opportunity to pursue their passion as a career.
World Maker Faire 2012: The Arduino Hour with Massimo Banzi & Alf-Egil Bogen
Catch up on the latest news and the story behind Arduino, the popular open-source electronics prototyping platform. Massimo Banzi, co-founder of the Arduinio Project, will share the latest developments in the Arduino open source microcontroller; Alf-Egin Bogen, CMO of Atmel and one of the three inventors of the AVR microcontroller architecture, will talk about the creation of the ATmega series of AVR chips, the hardware heart of the Arduino movement. Bring your questions session will end with open Q&A.
