<div><div>I was there from Friday to late Sunday and I didn't see a single person from Ottawa. Well, wait, there was one guy who came but not as a presenter.</div><div><br></div><div>I was quite surprised as I was sort of expecting to see a few tables from Ottawa. </div>
<div><br></div><div>A makerfaire is always worth going to and there aren't that many to go to. I only know of three in Canada. Vancouver, Toronto and Ottawa. So that's really two since Vancouver is a little far unless you want to foot a plane ticket which may not be cheap for a maker with a pile of stuff to transport. In usa, there's just New York and Detroit within easy driving distance (that I'm aware of). </div>
<div><br></div><div>You meet lots of people because you can cruise around the booths and chat. Lots of people will find your booth. You get a lot of peer review for your projects and ideas and may find relevant contacts such as suppliers or media. </div>
<div><br></div><div>If you have a product to sell that's even better since that will cover your gas and perhaps a beer or two. :)</div></div><br>
I didn't sell as many Squirrels as in New York but I sold more per capita for the event.<div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 9:25 PM, Ryan Stec <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ryanstec@artengine.ca">ryanstec@artengine.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">A very nice video on the Tdot Maker Faire. I tried to spot any Ottawa peeps. Looked like a great event. Congrats to Toronto!<div>
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