[ale] [OT] Fwd: Invitation to Atlanta's first Maker Faire

Charles Shapiro hooterpincher at gmail.com
Mon Jul 18 15:23:05 EDT 2011


Great, but I thought the deadline for applications was Jul 10?

-- CHS


On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 2:49 PM, Aaron Ruscetta <arxaaron at gmail.com> wrote:
> This came to my attention through a post to the
> Eyedrum Art & Music Board of Directors list.
>  I'm sure there are many here who would be
> interested in a Maker Faire:
>
> *********************
> Subject: Maker Faire ATL - Call for Makers - Do you
> create/tinker/make/hack/craft/engineer/break/anything else?
>
> Good day!
>
> Do make stuff? Maybe you solder circuits or maybe you know how to silkscreen
> or maybe you create things that make people go "What's the point?". Perhaps
> you turned a golf cart into a giant moveable cupcake or maybe you figured
> out a way to teach science to elementary school kids and make it
> interesting.
>
> If any of this sounds like you, I'd like to personally invite you to come
> exhibit yourself at Altanta's first ever Mini Maker Faire
> (www.makerfaireatl.com). Maker Faires are a celebration of ingenuity,
> creativity, and the Do-It-Yourself mindset. These events showcase all of the
> unique people who, given the right tools and time, create extraordinary
> things. These Faires have been happening across the US since 2006, and we
> think it's time to bring the spirit of Makers to Atlanta.
>
> The Faire will be on September 10th from 10am to 5pm in a to-be-decided
> corner of Georgia Tech. We're still in the planning stages of it all, so
> more specifics will be available later, but at the moment we're sending out
> our "Call for Makers." We're looking for men, women, children, and anyone in
> between who has something they've made that they want to show off to other
> people. I, for example, took an old 1950's rotary payphone and converted it
> into a Bluetooth headset - so you just pair with it and then use it like it
> was an old payphone. Practical? No. Marketable? Not really. Awesome? Most
> definitely.
>
> Our projects don't need a reason - we make to make, and if you have
> something you've been working on, or if there's a group of you who have
> something you want to show off to others, then September 10th will be your
> day. Please check us out at http://www.makerfaireatl.com, look through the
> site, and then if you want to join us on the exhibitor side, click on
> Participate.
>
> For everyone else, mark your calendars. September 10th is going to be a day
> that you wont want to forget. It's free to exhibit, free to come and see,
> and free to be amazed.
>
> If you've got any questions, don't hesitate to ask. We're a very inclusive
> bunch, and whether you've got an art, craft, science project, or something
> that defies categorization, we want to see it.
>
> Thanks so much,
> David Sluder
> david.a.sluder at gmail.com
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