Maker Faire Austin 2007

by Scott Beale on September 10, 2007 · 4 comments

Maker Faire

The first Maker Faire Austin takes place October 20th & 21st at the Travis County Fairgrounds. Tickets are now on sale, including camping passes if you want to stay through the weekend and camp on the fairgrounds.

In a nutshell, Maker Faire is a two-day, public gathering of tech DIY enthusiasts, teachers, students, tinkerers, hobbyists, inventors, science clubs, authors, manufacturers and retailers, print and broadcast media all coming together to share their projects. There will be scheduled performances, demonstrations, and an abundance of hands-on activities, all designed for an amazing and thrilling experience for those who attend!

To get a better idea of what Maker Faire is all about, check out my photos from the Bay Area Maker Faire events from 2006 and 2007.

photo credit: Scott Beale

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1 Tracy September 11, 2007 at 1:31 pm

I think the Lifesize Mousetrap will be in Austin. Mark Perez, and crew are some of my favorite people on the planet. And after seeing their contribution to Burning Man this year, I will probably go to my grave beaming with pride because I was lucky enough to know them.

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2 Heidi March 28, 2008 at 11:46 am

Hey,

I have a great link for an interview of Dale Dougherty at the SXSW Interactive Festival, filmed in the famous Austin City Limits Studio. Dougherty is the editor of CRAFT and MAKE magazines and founder of Maker Faire. The interview focuses on Dougherty’s views on how building do it yourself (DIY) communities can be similar to building online communities (Blogging). Here is a link to the video from the website of the show Docubloggers on the PBS station KLRU in Austin, TX. Enjoy!!!!!

http://www.klru.org/docubloggers/?p=263

OR

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WdLBjhLFiEU

-Heidi

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