[dorkbotpdx-blabber] MakerFaire in Portland?

[dan p]

It would be nice to have something bigger and more diverse. Small show and
tell is great for a bar, but having lots of big space for different stuff
would be cool, but then getting organized has never been a strong suit for
me.



On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Gintz, Travis <TGintz at leviton.com> wrote:

> Don't we kinda do that twice a month at a bar anyway ;)
>
> But Yeah, I think it'd be a blast to get an area set up to a maker
> faire-esque sort of thing. Makezine started off small. In fact I
> remember when Phillip Torrone had his website setup with all the
> projects he did... Back in the early 2000's. He got intrest up, and took
> it to the next level... There's intrest that's for sure.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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>  [mailto:dorkbotpdx-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org] On Behalf Of Thomas
> Lockney
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>
> I actually bought the domain diypdx.org at one point hoping to do
> something with it centered around the idea of something like MakerFaire
> but more Portland-oriented. I figure with the number of craft-types,
> DIYers, Dorkbots, Makers, Hackers, etc. in Portland, it would be easy to
> make it successful. But as it turns out, I'm really good at
> overcommiting myself, so...
>
> Still, I'd love to help push something in the right direction.
>
> On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Jamie Hudson <toolery at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Good idea, it would be a much shorter drive...
> > And it wouldn't have to be branded by O'Reilly...
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dorkbotpdx-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org
> > [mailto:dorkbotpdx-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org] On Behalf Of Wm Leler
> > Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 2:30 PM
> > To: A discussion list for dorkbot-pdx (portland, or)
> > Subject: Re: [dorkbotpdx-blabber] MakerFaire in Portland?
> >
> > When are we going to have a MakerFaire in Portland?
> >
> > --wm
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