[Lab] Open Hardware Summit & Maker Faire NYC

[Darcy Whyte]

I couchsurfed in the Bronx one night and the rest of the trip I used AirBnB.
That system seems alright.




On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 4:31 PM, Sam Roesch <samroesch at gmail.com> wrote:

> Does anyone have good ideas for a place (for 2) to stay that weekend? I've
> looked into hostels, but even they seem quite expensive. AirBnB<http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/129754> could
> be an option, has anyone ever given it a go?
>
> Sam
>
> On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 9:00 AM, Andrew Plumb <andrew at plumb.org> wrote:
>
>> Definitely not as large as the Faire, but all the big names in OSH will be
>> there (Adafruit, Arduino, SparkFun, Seeed Studio, Solarbotics, etc.).
>>
>> Yes, it's being held again at the New York Hall of Science:
>> http://www.openhardwaresummit.org/attend-2011/
>>
>> If you're thinking commercial, you're "everybody else". ;-)
>>
>> On 2011-08-08, at 8:42 AM, Darcy Whyte wrote:
>>
>> > Is it a large event like the faire?
>> >
>> > I noticed the New York Hall of Science is a sponsor. Is that the venue?
>> >
>> > On the ticket prices I wonder if I'm an artist or an "everybody else".
>> :)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 8:38 AM, Andrew Plumb <andrew at plumb.org> wrote:
>> > Yup, I went to last year's inaugural OHS.  Great fun, having the chance
>> to put faces to all the names & handles we're so used to seeing online every
>> day!
>> >
>> > The first batch of 100 Early Bird tickets were released on Thursday:
>> http://www.openhardwaresummit.org/2011/08/04/attend-the-summit-2/
>> >
>> > On 2011-08-08, at 8:31 AM, Darcy Whyte wrote:
>> >
>> > > I'm going to drive to NY as usual.
>> > >
>> > > I never new about the Open Hardware Summit. And it's around time of
>> the MakerFaire. I should probably look at that. Have you been to it yet?
>> > >
>> > > I'm going to bring one or two people but perhaps we can help watch
>> each others booths this year.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 11:26 PM, Andrew Plumb <andrew at plumb.org>
>> wrote:
>> > > Hey Everyone,
>> > >
>> > > Aside from myself and (probably) Darcy, who else is going to NYC for
>> this year's Open Hardware Summit and/or Maker Faire?
>> > >
>> > > I'm flying Porter; ping me off-list if you want to try syncing up with
>> my itinerary. The "book by August 10" 30% off promo code right now appears
>> to be "LEAP" - http://www.flyporter.com/
>> > >
>> > > I'll be couch surfing (same as last time) and helping out with
>> MakerBot stuff at both OHS and MF so I have more time to see other things
>> this time.
>> > >
>> > > Andrew.
>> > >
>> > > --
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>> > >
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