[Robotgroup] Additional Maker Faire Info

[Vern Graner]

 > OFFICIAL Public hours of operation for MAKER FAIRE:
 >
 > Saturday, October 20, 2007: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
 > Sunday, October 21, 2007: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

More Show Details for Exhibitors:

ENTRANCE, LOAD-IN, PARKING, AND TEARDOWN

Entrance and Parking

Please go directly to Gate One for Exhibitor parking. Exhibitors may 
drive to and/or into the closest building door. Quickly unload, go park 
your vehicle in the designated Exhibitor parking area, and then return 
to set up your exhibit.

-Load-In Hours Thursday, October 18th – 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  (by appointment only)
-Friday, October 19th – 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
-Saturday, October 20th – 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Complicated Exhibits: Exhibitors who need to work after 8:00 p.m. on 
Friday must make arrangements with the Maker Faire Production Team. 
Major construction must be completed on

Friday, and all final touch-ups must be completed by 9:00 a.m. on 
Saturday, October 20th.

Please contact Louise Glasgow, Show Producer, at louiseg at chispa-sf.net 
for any assistance you may need.

Vehicles are not permitted in the buildings once the show begins.

Map for the event site: 
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?zip=78724-3847&country=US

Tear Down: Tear down begins after 5 p.m. on Sunday. All exhibits must be 
intact and open to the public until that time.

All exhibits must be removed completely by 11 p.m. on Sunday night. You 
will receive notice on-site about any important strike information on 
Sunday morning. All exhibits must stay open until 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Load-Out: Load-out cannot begin until everyone from the public has left 
the grounds. We estimate that it could take 30 minutes to an hour for 
the crowds to clear.

More details can be found in the Makers Manual:

http://makezine.com/images/makerfaire/au07/MakerFaireAustin2007ExhibitorManual.pdf

Vern

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