Maker Faire this weekend

[MrVideo]

If you are looking for something to do this weekend, may I suggest you check out the Maker Faire at the San Mateo Co. Event Center. If you've never been to one before, you will be amazed at the amount of creative energy that surrounds the event.

 

I will be there on Sunday shooting HD video for the ARRL to show how young people interact with the ham radio demos there. There will be at least 5 ham radio booths with displays and interactive activities. Outside the center, you may see the a white van with multiple antennas. This belongs to the blackberry REACT group. Stop in to see their well equipped van.

 

Also of note; Sunday, Mike Rowe and Adam Savage of Discovery Channel will be there to give talks. I hope to get them on video at the FARS (Foothill Amateur Radio Society) booth.

 

Hope to see you there.

 

http://makerfaire.com/

[drafdog]

I will be attending with the kids but not sure if it will be sat or sun. Will keep an eye out for you.

[MrVideo]

I've posted my first video from the Maker Faire. See Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs stand in a Faraday cage and get hit by arcs from 2 tesla coils.

[TigerDan]

I really would have liked to go to that, but had too many other things to do. Bummer, since I was close by, at Chuck's in Woodside on Sunday. A buddy of mine ran the security for the fair, so if you saw folks in black shirts that said "Praetorian", that was them. I could have had a free pass (he offered) but just couldn't free up the time.

My buddy escorted Mike Rowe in from the parking lot, said he was just as friendly, genuine and down-to-earth as he comes across on TV. Not a fake like so many celebs. And Adam Savage was cool too, but didn't want an escort once they'd cleared a path for him through the crowd after his talk.

 

All in all it sounded like good time and an interesting event. Maybe next year...