Re: [manchester-mini-maker-faire-:104] Aberdeen Mini Maker Faire
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Torben Steeg
Nov 19, 2012, 10:23:02 AM11/19/12
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Thats' a really useful summary of events Dominic, thank you. Nice problem to have…..
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> I think we absolutely need to start making the Mini Maker Faire a local makers event and planning them that way. As you know most Faires to date have had the same exhibitors at them (that would be you and me included).
I think that's a fair point and I expect that encouraging much more local contributions will be the way we want the Manchester MF to grow.
However, in our first year we'd have been quite a lot thinner without the support of the wider (national) maker community, so I wonder whether it might be nice to encourage as much national support for MMFs in their first year to help them attain profile and sustainability?
Cheers,
Torben
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On 14 Nov 2012, at 07:45, Dominic Morrow wrote:
> Hello Martin
>
> I expect I'll get myself there if I can. But not sure about exhibiting.
>
> I think you'll find that 2013 is going to be a bit of a Maker Faire year.
>
> I'm currently trying to do a small one in Bristol for early 2013 (Feb/March), we'll also be doing Derby again. I'm on the working group for one in London too. I happen to know that there is one in Edinburgh in early April and they'll probably do Manchester and Brighton again. Not to mention the actual UK Maker Faire in Newcastle late April. They are just the ones I know about.
>
> I think we absolutely need to start making the Mini Maker Faire a local makers event and planning them that way. As you know most Faires to date have had the same exhibitors at them (that would be you and me included).
>
> I know last year in the Hackspace world there was the "not ANOTHER Mini Maker Faire" syndrome.
>
> I'll be interested to hear what interest you might get for exhibiting. Would you like me to forward you contact details for the Edinburgh Faire?
>
> Dominic
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 14 Nov 2012, at 00:30, Stuart Dunbar <stuart...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
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> I think we absolutely need to start making the Mini Maker Faire a local makers event and planning them that way. As you know most Faires to date have had the same exhibitors at them (that would be you and me included).
I think that's a fair point and I expect that encouraging much more local contributions will be the way we want the Manchester MF to grow.
However, in our first year we'd have been quite a lot thinner without the support of the wider (national) maker community, so I wonder whether it might be nice to encourage as much national support for MMFs in their first year to help them attain profile and sustainability?
Cheers,
Torben
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On 14 Nov 2012, at 07:45, Dominic Morrow wrote:
> Hello Martin
>
> I expect I'll get myself there if I can. But not sure about exhibiting.
>
> I think you'll find that 2013 is going to be a bit of a Maker Faire year.
>
> I'm currently trying to do a small one in Bristol for early 2013 (Feb/March), we'll also be doing Derby again. I'm on the working group for one in London too. I happen to know that there is one in Edinburgh in early April and they'll probably do Manchester and Brighton again. Not to mention the actual UK Maker Faire in Newcastle late April. They are just the ones I know about.
>
> I think we absolutely need to start making the Mini Maker Faire a local makers event and planning them that way. As you know most Faires to date have had the same exhibitors at them (that would be you and me included).
>
> I know last year in the Hackspace world there was the "not ANOTHER Mini Maker Faire" syndrome.
>
> I'll be interested to hear what interest you might get for exhibiting. Would you like me to forward you contact details for the Edinburgh Faire?
>
> Dominic
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 14 Nov 2012, at 00:30, Stuart Dunbar <stuart...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
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