San Mateo Camp Shopbot/maker Faire !!!

[billp]

We will be holding our annual Camp /Maker Faire weekend this year May 21-23, at the San Mateo,CA Fairgrounds ! http://makerfaire.com/
The Camp will be Friday the 21st, and all "Campers" who attend will be able to pick up a pass to attend the Maker Faire at no charge for the weekend.
We're still waiting for details on the MF agenda, but as far as the Camp goes we'll have a number of Shopbot staff on hand, as well as one of the new "Tyro" bench top machines to show off!
Keep an eye on this thread for updates ( but give us a little time as we still have a few Camps and the Jamboree to run between now/then)...

[ron_moorehead]

Hi Bill,

Do we need to call ShopBot and let them know if we are coming. I will be there.

[billp]

Ron,
I'll add your name to the list right now. Thanks for the RSVP, we'll see you there...

[shoeshine]

I'm in... already planning on attending the faire, so a day early, and some "bot" goodness, would be even better.

[billp]

Great. Don't forget to pick up your pass for the Faire while you're at the Camp !

[billp]

I have already received about a dozen "RSVP's" off line from people planning to attend the Camp/Maker Faire.
We plan to bring along two of the new "Tyro"machines, as well as a 48" "Buddy". And we'll be cutting with them at both the Camp, and Faire.
As usual we'll have a bunch of Shopbot staff on hand to answer questions, and there will also be the standard hum and roar of large, motorized invertebrates, and machinery being assembled all around us as we try to do so...
Please drop us a note and let us know if you plan to attend as we have to arrange food, chairs, passes for the Maker Faire, etc. Thanks !

[wrp]

To all botters in the area, my wife and I will be attending the camp. We are from eastern Canada (Ottawa) and would like to visit local shops to see what we could learn about California projects

We will be in the area of Palto Alto for about a week. If any local shop is interested we would appreciate the opportunity to visit

My work so far has been signs, musical instruments and other small items. My shop is small but well equipped

Regards Bill

[billp]

Just a gentle reminder for those who plan to attend the Camp/Faire; please bring something with you for the Show and Tell session. If you are traveling from afar some pictures would do just as well. It's always great to SEE what people are doing out there in their shops...By the way it's also a good idea to bring a camera to ANY Maker Faire so people at home WILL believe you...
And if you have not YET contacted us, please do so very soon as we'll be finalizing the numbers with the restaurant/Faire people in the next week or so...Thanks !

[billp]

As usual we'll have our 'meet/greet/eat' session between 8-9AM at the "Expo Cafe". This will give everyone a chance to find the place, and catch up with everyone before we get started.
The Expo Cafe is right across from the 'Show barn"where we will have (1) Buddy, and (2) "Tyros"on display.
This year's Maker Faire is expected to be their largest event to date ( and they had over 80,000 last year) . In fact they will need to use new sections of the Fairgrounds because of the larger number of exhibitors/guests expected.
As far as an "agenda" goes we're still planning to have sessions on the Tyro, latest developments in hardware/software, the indexer, 100K garages, business survival skills, etc., etc.
Ted Hall, Bill Young, Brian Moran of Vectric, Russ Todd of Widget works, and a few others will be on hand to speak with.
And of course even if you can only make the Friday session you'll get to see some of the wonderful weirdness which has become the trademark of the Maker Faire over the last few years. We usually have most of our sessions finished by early afternoon so people can wander around the Fairgrounds and watch some of these exhibits being assembled. Then if you have the time, come back on the weekend for a full dose of industrial
discombobulation.....

[chiloquinruss]

Great line up as usual Bill. Linda and I can't wait! The Tyro sounds like a great idea and i will bring back some data sheets to the troops up this way. See ya! Russ