[Lab] wow, makerfaire 2016!

[Darcy Whyte]

Yeah, very good points.

I think Artengine and many others would have helped Anouk.

So the community is definitely there...

I think different sorts of meetups and events are always great ways of
connecting more dots... I'm all ears and would love to help with any
initiatives....





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On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 12:48 PM, Andrew Plumb <andrew at plumb.org> wrote:

> +1!
>
> Zinnia had a great time yesterday at all the kid-oriented crafting
> activities, and I could see her brain light up with ideas seeing everyone’s
> projects.
>
> As we wandered around, Anouk was pleased to see that we still have that
> enthusiastic/non-commercialized feel that the bigger MakerFaire events
> have lost over the years.
>
> Post-Mortem Thoughts:
>
> - Now that we have a few different hackerspace/makerspace facilities
> available in the area, we *really* need to plan on hosting an evening
> gathering or three leading up to and during (like the NYC Resistor
> gatherings that used to happen at MFNYC).  As the ‘Faire gets bigger,
> there’s less time to “talk shop” with the visiting makers; need to make
> sure the local community doesn’t get too insular/self-referential.
>
> - Arrange for workbench access (soldering, laser cutter, CNC, etc.) for
> last-minute prep/fixing activities.  I had already scheduled the time off
> work for miscellaneous stuff and “just in case” Fun Stuff was happening, so
> I was able to step in to get Anouk operational (with backup plans ready
> thanks to Darcy) in time for her Friday afternoon CBC Radio interview.
> That was for one person doing something I’ve already been following
> closely; it’s only going to get worse...
>
> - Next year is the big Canada 150 year/2017 set of events.  Gonna have to
> step up our game for that!
>
> Andrew.
>
>
> On Oct 17, 2016, at 7:41 AM, Britta Evans-Fenton <brittawater at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> I second that! What an amazing weekend! Thanks!!
>
> On Oct 16, 2016, at 9:31 PM, Darcy Whyte <darcy at inventorartist.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks to all the organizers and others involved!
>
> What a great event!
>
>
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