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I know I'm ahead of myself here, but I'm behind in other things, so it all evens out. Let us know when the time comes. I'm in.
>>Are you going to bring the whole tribe in your camper?
No, I'll be trying my best to escape all of my responsibilities for the weekend! I may even get to drink a beer or three. ;-)
We are still getting daily requests for info regarding the Jamboree/registration, etc. At this point in time we're still waiting for the "official"
word regarding our requests for classroom space, etc. so things still stand pretty much as they did a few weeks ago when I posted the notice above.
To add to all this everyone at Shopbot is really putting most of their time into final preps for the IWF Show in Atlanta which will be in Mid- August ( for those of you who haven't been keeping up Shopbot is a finalist for the "Challenger award" with the new Buddy/Powerstick machine. Here is a link to the web page article;
http://www.shopbottools.com/shopbot_buddy.htm).
SO we're all hoping good things happen at Atlanta ( plan to drop by the booth(s)if you are at the show) and as soon as the dust settles from that event we'll post registration info, and what we think will be the "final" schedule for the Jamboree...
Well...the dust has settled a little so we've gotten Jamboree information posted at http://www.shopbottools.com/jamboree.htm, with details on registering and a tentative schedule of events. We'll be posting more information here on the forum as details are finalized, but if you've been to a Jamboree before you know how much fun they are and how many new ideas you'll take home, and if you haven't attended one yet you're in for a treat.
If you register by Oct 1 you'll get a limited-edition ShopBot CD case as a free gift. So please register early so that we can make sure to have plenty of food, tshirts, and enough chairs for everyone to be able to sit!
Looking forward to seeing everyone in Austin,
The Jamboree team
The site that talks about the facilities is
http://www.co.travis.tx.us/exposition_center/
It only lists power and water for the RV area.
Hi Jo-Anne,
We'll post details about the camping arrangements as they are finalized, but the Make folks are working on a sewage solution for the RV lot....a couple of us will be there all week!
See you soon,
Bill
will there be shop bot buddies available for purchase in Austin? Thanks!
Karen,
This is something you'll need to speak to the office about. Give them a call during office hours for details. In the past we have tried to sell all of the tools we brought with us (so we didn't have to bring them home...and it also saves the buyer shipping charges as well...) We should have a few Buddies with us for this event.
Information on camping onsite for the Maker Faire has been posted on the Maker Faire website...
http://makerfaire.com/austin/2008/camping/
Bill
Bill, what do ShopBot attendees do for Tuesday night through Saturday morning if they choose to camp and not attend the Maker Faire?
For Maker Faire camping you need a Weekend Maker Faire ticket plus the camping fee.
Hey Mike,
I'll get clarification and post here as soon as I have more info, but I'm pretty sure that camping won't be available until Wed night for Jamboree attendees. If you're RVing, though, Oak Forest RV park is very close if you need to arrive earlier.
Martha stayed there for a couple of nights last year...it was nice.
Stay tuned...
Bill