Maker Faire proposal deadline extended to Sunday March 18, 2007

Maker Faire proposal deadline extended to Sunday March 18, 2007

Make 386
Dale has some good news – the Maker Faire proposal deadline has been extended!

We are getting many, many terrific proposals for Maker Faire. Nearly half of them have come in at the last two days. To relieve this crunch, we’ve decided to extend the deadline about two weeks to Midnight (PST) Sunday March 18.

We will begin reviewing all of those proposals submitted by the deadline and follow up on them very soon. In other words, if you got your proposal in by the deadline, you’ll hear from us before the date of the new extended deadline. You’ll be ahead of the rest of them.

Last year, we did accept a bunch of proposals up until the week before the Faire because it’s hard to say no to cool projects. However, accepting late proposals means that the programs and maps for attendees weren’t as helpful as they could be. So, to demonstrate that we learned something from having done this once, we really want to give ourselves (and you) the time to do it right. Thanks for your help.

Finally, here’s some ideas for topics that we’re looking for:

  • Halloween projects (props, costumes, interactive displays, music)
  • Recycled things
  • Ham Radio
  • Weather stations
  • Cars (hot rods, custom vans, especially with a tech flavor)
  • Airplanes and Aeronautics (models, etc)
  • History of Science & Engineering
  • Biology/Biotech
  • Chemistry
  • Cool RC Toys & Mods
  • Video Games (retro, arcade and more)
  • Trains
  • Looms (historical or unusual)
  • Sewing demonstrations
  • Kites
  • Boats
  • Old Farm or Garden Equipment (Tractors, etc.)
  • Temporary Structures (Tents, Domes, etc.)
  • Unusual Tools or Machines
  • How to Fix Things or Take them Apart (Vacuums, Clocks, Washing Machines, etc.)

We are really excited to see the wide variety of projects already proposed.

Thanks,
Dale

6 thoughts on “Maker Faire proposal deadline extended to Sunday March 18, 2007

  1. mumbo says:

    Thanks Dale. Where is it?

  2. morcheeba says:

    Thanks, too!

    Mumbo – it’s in San Mateo, which is just south of the San Francisco airport.
    More info about this and the Austin faire later this year: http://www.makerfaire.com/

  3. gunterhausfrau says:

    I was going to purchase online, but notice $3 per ticket for shipping? anyway to willcall to avoid shipping? (also noted I could do the +make@gmail.com email address as suggested by hackszine.com, wouldn’t accept a “+” in the email address)

Comments are closed.

Discuss this article with the rest of the community on our Discord server!
Tagged

current: @adafruit - previous: MAKE, popular science, hackaday, engadget, fallon, braincraft ... howtoons, 2600...

View more articles by Phillip Torrone

ADVERTISEMENT

Maker Faire Bay Area 2023 - Mare Island, CA

Escape to an island of imagination + innovation as Maker Faire Bay Area returns for its 15th iteration!

Buy Tickets today! SAVE 15% and lock-in your preferred date(s).

FEEDBACK