rochesterfaireinfo, Author at Maker Faire Rochester

Hello everyone!

We are putting the finishing touches on the Rochester Mini Maker Faire so it has been a very busy past week. But we are happy to say that we are only two days away and everything is looking good!

Just a reminder that over 80% of our booths are absolutely free to participate. We do have a little less than 20% that are selling items that they have made. You may want to do a little shopping and beat the Black Friday rush while at the Faire. Regardless we want to save you money on the entrance fee.

The Advance Tickets are heavily discounted from the at the door price. Where else can you take the entire family, 2 adults, 3 kids ages 5 to 18, and kids under 4 are free . . for just $30 for a Family Pass? At the door the price goes up to $45! Save $15 for your family and buy the ticket online. You get a PDF that you print out, and we simply scan it at the door. It will also speed your entry as you won’t have to stand in the line for ticket purchases.

The Advance single ticket is $7. At the door it is $12! You can save $5 per single ticket by purchasing tickets online! And just like with the Family Pass, you will get into the Faire faster through the ticket scanning line.

Get your Online Tickets Here http://rochesterminimakerfaire.eventbrite.com

View the most up to date and accurate list of our makers with descriptions and links to their websites by using this link:

http://bit.ly/1qKNqjf

Download the Rochester Mini Maker Faire Map. Ideal for printing double sided! We will have a few thousand copies available NEXT WEEK at the Rochester Mini Maker Faire.

Rochester Mini Maker Faire Map 2014

We hope to see you next week at the Rochester Mini Maker Faire!

We have a few minor changes in the Makers that will be attending. A few have decided not to come, and we’ve added a few others. We will be updating the lists as soon as we are able. The current list is about 98% accurate with the changes.

In the meantime …

The Rochester Mini Maker Fair is just days away! And it looks like we can now give a more accurate picture about the number of booths and talks.

Provided we do not have any unexpected cancellations, we will have 93 maker booths and 6 maker talks/presentations.

Some of the booths are very large and will offer multiple exhibits and interactive activities. Especially booths such as RMSC, RIT, TakeItApart, Zest for Art, University of Rochester, Simplified Building, Connect a Million Minds from TWC, the Monroe County Library System, RARA, MCC, Hummingbird Makeshop, the Physics Bus . . and I could just keep going and going and going.

Get your tickets while they are cheap!! YES, you can buy them at the door, but why pay $12 for a ticket, when you can pay $7? Why pay $45 for a Family Pass when you can pay $30?

http://rochesterminimakerfaire.eventbrite.com/

Our Call for Makers is now closed.

Thank you to everyone who submitted applications to be Makers at the Rochester Mini Maker Faire! We had just over 90 applications submitted. You will start to receive acceptance notices shortly.

Everyone should expect a list of ALL accepted makers, and talks by the end of next week. It will be a tentative list as it will also include those that have not yet sent their Maker Agreement form back to us.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the Mini Maker Faire next month. Only 37 days till then!

October has STARTED???? That means . . . . that means . . .. there’s only a few days LEFT to get your application it to have a Booth or Give a Talk or Performance at the Rochester Mini Maker Faire!!!!

Let me make a few of things clear.
1. You don’t have to live in the city of Rochester to apply. If you can drive here you can apply here.

2. You do NOT need to be a professional. If you are a child (you do need to have your parent apply for you) that does tons of Papercraft, or painting, or robotics, and you want to share what you do . . we’d love to see you apply. If you are a tinkerer and have never really shown the world the things you create or alter/hack NOW’s the TIME!

3. We are getting close to 60 applications, and we would like to FILL the first floor of the convention center. We can take in a lot more. IF you know of any artisans or craftsmen, tinkerers, hackers, robotics oriented people, or whatnot please encourage them to apply. If your local school does anything like this stuff . . give them a big push to apply and share.

And there are some benefits to having a spot at the Faire. Makers can get up to 8 free tickets for their booth. If you only need a couple of people to man your booth, then you can take shifts and still have a chance to enjoy the Faire. You also can pass out business cards, and make new friends and connections.

Deadline October 15!!!
Apply Now! http://makerfairerochester.com/call-for-makers/

This is the PowerPoint that we used at the Community Meeting that was held on Saturday the 27th at the Rochester Makerspace. Feel free to take a look.

https://docs.com/Embed/View/1DC1R

1. This Saturday, Sept 27 is our next community meeting. 11:30 AM at the Rochester Makerspace. Agenda includes a tour of the Makerspace, social networking time, and an update of the Rochester Mini Maker Faire.

We will be discussing promotion ideas, the faire day schedule, the venue layout and signage, showing the materials that just came in for our soldering workshop, and we will preview the complete current list of confirmed Makers. There will also be refreshments.

2. Speaking of Makers, we are now up to 46 applications, and our partners put us up to 50! So we are at about 50% or more capacity. Space is filling up!

3. The deadline for application submissions is October 15. Make sure to have yours in soon. http://makerfairerochester.com/call-for-makers/

Join us for our second community meeting!

Sat, Sept 27 at the Rochester Makerspace at 11:30 AM.

850 St Paul St, Rochester, NY 14605 starting

The meeting will comprise of Updates: including our current list of accepted Makers, volunteer opportunity information, Q & A time, a tour of the Rochester Makerspace, networking meet and greet time, and food and fun.

You don’t have to RSVP to join us, but it would help to make sure we have enough of everything.

We hope to see you there!

Rochester Mini Maker Faire Committee

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Today we are proud to announce our first 20 confirmed Makers. We will be adding to this list as we are currently waiting on paperwork for 8 more accepted applications, and we are still waiting on YOUR submission to be at the Rochester Mini Maker Faire.

Please take a look at the current list located here: http://makerfairerochester.com/meet-the-makers/. We hope that you see it offers a very divers set of Makers alread. Why not add your voice to the mix and complete the Call for Makers application. We would love to have you at the faire. The application is open for Makers of all kinds, ages, and affiliations.

If you don’t think a booth would do you justice, then perhaps submit to give a 45 minute talk or presentation about what it is that you create? We have lots of space left for those that would like to be part of this event.

We hope to see you there!

Today we have a new In-Kind Sponsor. iDesign Solutions –http://www.idesignsol.com/ . They will be at the Rochester Mini Maker Faire with a hands on robotics activity. And they are donating a brand new VEX IQ robotics starter kit for our prize drawings. This kit retails for $250.

Their exhibit sounds great and this is a wonderful prize for any budding robot enthusiast.

You must be at the Rochester Mini Maker Faire to win so get your tickets now before prices go up. Early Bird pricing is in effect and lets you get tickets for a substantial discount of at the door sales.

A single Early Bird single ticket is $5. That same ticket will be $12 at the door.

An Early Bird Family Pass is only $20 and it admits 2 adults and 3 children ages 5 to 18. That same exact family pass will cost $45 at the door.

In ALL cases, children under 4 are free with an adult.

We want to make this event as affordable as possible for everyone to attend and bring the family. It’s great for kids to be exposed to the creative side of life, and can truly be inspirational and eye opening for everyone. Get your tickets here: http://rochesterminimakerfaire.eventbrite.com/

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