[Lab] Mini Maker Faire Ottawa 2010

[Darcy Whyte]

What's the Electric Fields Festival?

--
Darcy Whyte
Darcy at Siteware.com
613-563-3634
Ottawa, Canada | N 45° 25'03.1" W 75° 42'21.4"

Inspirational Flying Machines:
http://www.rubber-power.com
MAAC 23153

Social Media, Interaction, SEO
www.generalSocial.com

Software services since 1988
Web, Database, LAMP
www.Siteware.com


On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Ryan Stec <ryanstec at artengine.ca> wrote:

> The same info is on our site now, so you can send this link around to
> anyone who you think might be interested.
>
> http://artengine.ca/makerfaire
>
> More information will slowly be put up there as well as more information
> about the Electric Fields festival in general. Also if you are interested in
> volunteering for the festival or the Maker Faire specifically please do get
> in touch with Emily and I.
>
> Cheers,
> Ryan
> AD
>
> On 2010-09-21, at 3:15 PM, Darcy Whyte wrote:
>
> I've got a submission in!
>
> On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc <
> jeanmarc.leblanc at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Sorry I Read too fast :P oct 18th :P
>>
>> Jean-Marc Le Blanc
>> ---
>>
>> "Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and
>> wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc
>> <jeanmarc.leblanc at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > is there a deadline?
>> >
>> > Jean-Marc Le Blanc
>> > ---
>> >
>> > "Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and
>> > wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Emily Daniels <emily.daniels at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >> Hello Everyone!
>> >>
>> >> Ottawa just got a little more awesome. We will be hosting a Mini Maker
>> Faire
>> >> in conjunction with the Electric Fields Festival in November. We are
>> working
>> >> to get the Maker info page up on Artengine's site but for now if you
>> have
>> >> any questions or know of any interesting groups to reach out to please
>> >> forward or let us know!
>> >>
>> >> Mini Maker Faire
>> >> 12 – 6PM
>> >> November 6th and 7th, 2010
>> >> 2 Daly Ave.
>> >> Free
>> >>
>> >> “Considering that some of the greatest leaps forward in American
>> >> technological history have been scrappy homebrews (Apple Computer was a
>> >> literal garage startup), it’s really kind of exciting to think that,
>> given
>> >> its explosive growth, the Maker Faire might well help along an
>> invention or
>> >> two that’s truly important.” – Advertising Age
>> >>
>> >> The innovation laced through the capital region is impressive, and this
>> >> first ever Mini-Maker Faire is a chance to connect creative people from
>> all
>> >> over our region in a celebration of the DIY spirit. A Mini-Maker Faire
>> >> brings together families and individuals who celebrate Arts, Crafts,
>> >> Engineering, Food, Music, Sustainability, and Science and those who
>> embrace
>> >> the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) spirit. At Maker Faire, the focus is on the
>> process
>> >> of making – not just the finished product.
>> >>
>> >> The real story here is the curiosity, vibrancy, and passion of the
>> Makers
>> >> themselves, the people who comprise the rapidly emerging DIY category.
>> >> Scientists, homemakers, students, automotive enthusiasts, software
>> >> developers, musicians, crafters of all stripes: individuals and
>> communities
>> >> of people drawn together by a common delight in the magic of tinkering,
>> >> hacking, creating, and reusing materials and technologies.
>> >>
>> >> Are you a Maker? Reserve your spot now!
>> >>
>> >> There can’t be a Maker Faire without Makers, so please submit your idea
>> for
>> >> a table or project or demo and become an exhibitor. Before Monday
>> October
>> >> 18th we need:
>> >>
>> >> -a 250 word description of exhibition idea
>> >> -your space needs
>> >> -your technical needs (power, network, etc.)
>> >>
>> >> Please send a PDF by email to operations at artengine.ca.
>> >> Please put “Mini-Maker Faire Exhibitor” in subject line.
>> >>
>> >> If you have questions please feel free to contact us at Artengine.
>> >> Ryan Stec
>> >> Artistic Director
>> >> Artengine
>> >> 613-686-1941
>> >> artistic at artengine.ca
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Emily Daniels | emilydaniels.com | @emdaniels | awesomefoundation.org
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> _______________________________________________
>> >> Lab mailing list
>> >> Lab at artengine.ca
>> >> http://artengine.ca/mailman/listinfo/lab
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Lab mailing list
>> Lab at artengine.ca
>> http://artengine.ca/mailman/listinfo/lab
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Lab mailing list
> Lab at artengine.ca
> http://artengine.ca/mailman/listinfo/lab
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Lab mailing list
> Lab at artengine.ca
> http://artengine.ca/mailman/listinfo/lab
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://artengine.ca/pipermail/lab/attachments/20101021/cb0dfd3b/attachment.htm>