The creator fair at the Leicester Space Center have had a few let downs for their reinvented Maker Faire event... it'll be great practice for our own Faire and a great opportunity to engage with the wider maker community!
they've had a few techy makers drop out and are mad keen to establish their event and need a little help.
you can ask for a little towards travel and accommodation exoenses in your application! I'll be in New York (probably) so can't join you it but Martin Raynsford (my laser cutting colleage) and your good friends from Nottinghack and Leicester Hackspace will be there as well as lots to see and do. If nothing else it's a good way to get a look around the space centre which is usually charged at something like £8 per head!
If you do apply tell them I (Dominic) sent you along.
Dominic