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[Vern Graner]

Official Call to Makers! :)

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Subject: Calling All Makers - Maker Faire Austin Call for Makers is Now 
  Open!

*Call For Makers: *
*Maker Faire Austin 2008*
*Maker Faire*
*Build, craft, hack, play, **MAKE**.*
Engineering • Crafts • Science • Art• FOOD • GREEN • MUSIC

*Austin*: Oct. 18 & 19 , 2008
Travis County Expo Center and Fairgrounds

*Maker Faire* returns to Austin, Texas for its second year.  This
two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates the Do-It-Yourself (DIY)
mindset and features interactive exhibits organized by individual
enthusiasts, hobbyist groups and clubs as well as student groups. It's
for creative, resourceful folks who like to tinker and love to make
things.   Maker Faire is an opportunity to share what you do with others.

*Maker Faire Austin: Call for Makers!* Are you a maker who would like to
show off your project at Maker Faire Austin, October 18^th – 19th The
call for makers is now open
<http://makerfaire.com/austin/2008/callformakers/> – www.makerfaire.com
<http://www.makerfaire.com/>.  Deadline for entries is *Thursday,
September 4, 2008*.   However, if you can, please submit your
application as early as possible, and we’ll begin the process to confirm
your participation.

*Key Points:*

     * Maker Proposal Due: Midnight (PST): Thursday, September 4th
     * Notification of Acceptance: all Makers will be notified by
       September 18 Hours: Saturday 10-10 pm; Sunday 10-6pm
     * The entry form is available at www.makerfaire.com

Organized by the staff of Make and Craft magazines, Maker Faire is a
newfangled fair that brings together science, art, craft and engineering
plus green, food and music in a fun, energized, and exciting public
forum. The aim is to inspire people of all ages to roll up their sleeves
and become makers. We encourage you to join the fun and enter a project
to exhibit. You can submit an entry through the web at
www.makerfaire.com <http://www.makerfaire.com>


*Entries*

The first step to participating in Maker Faire is to submit an entry
that tells us about your project. Please provide a short description of
what you make and what you will actually bring to Maker Faire – this
will appear on the web to promote your participation in Maker Faire.
Please link to photographs or videos of what you make.  We particularly
encourage exhibits that are interactive and that demonstrate the process
of making things.

*Physical Exhibit: *Our standard setup for a Maker exhibit is roughly a
10x10 space, including a table and two chairs.  Use this space to
display your work and/or demonstrate how you make something.



If you plan on doing an activity, which requires more space and
additional resources, please let us know on the entry form.

Also, let us know if you are part of a group of makers who would like to
exhibit together or near each other.


*Application Form:* Please go to the following URL and fill it out the
entry form to tell us about your project.

http://makerfaire.com/austin/2008/entry/

All proposals will be reviewed and we will notify makers of acceptance
via email by September 18^th 2008.   We will be sending you a link to
the Maker’s Manual and ask you to confirm your participation.

If you have any questions about participating in Maker Faire, please
contact us by email: info at makerfaire.com <mailto:info at makerfaire.com>

*Commercial Exhibitors and Event Sponsorship*

Makers do not pay a fee to exhibit at Maker Faire and maker exhibits are
expected to be non-commercial.  We welcome paid exhibitors who can sell
products or offer services.  Please contact Sherry Huss
(sherry at oreilly.com <mailto:sherry at oreilly.com?subject=>) to learn more
about becoming a sponsor or commercial exhibitor.

*Bazaar Bizarre *is our crafts fair partner at Maker Faire Austin.   If
you are interested in applying to this juried crafts fair please check
out this link: http://www.bazaarbizarre.org/austin_stuff/app2008/
And, for more information on Bazaar Bizarre: http://www.bazaarbizarre.org/

Thanks for your support and we are looking forward to another great
Maker Faire Austin.


Best,


Sherry Huss
Director
Maker Faire
707-827-7074
415-902-2050 - cell
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