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[Gregoire <gregoire AT fripost.org>]

Hello Thomas,

I think that we've had some collaboration in the past with Gothenburg 
hackerspace on a maker oriented track (although if I remember correctly, it 
didn't work out this year)

But I absolutely love the idea of having a mini makerfaire at fscons. :-)

We had some very large, unexploited spaces this year and that would be a very 
good way to develop the out-of-the-lecture-room part of the conference. It 
could also help make the conference more kids friendly, as Makerfaires 
usually are, while potentially keeping the kids out of the lecture rooms, 
which I consider a win-win situation :-)
A few robots and 3D-printers could maybe even warmth the heart of some of the 
technically inclined people who have been disappointed by the broadening of 
topics at fscons those last 2-3 years ;-)

I'm in :-)

Grégoire

P.S. too bad I'm not in Gbg right now I would have loved to come to the Oslo 
Faire!!!!
BTW, I don't really know of any maker related event in gbg, except maybe for 
the hackerspace meetings, and would be interested to learn about them :-)


On Jan 14, 2014, at 2:10 AM, Thomas Gramstad wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm wondering if it could be a good idea to have a Maker
> track at the next FSCONS?
> 
> I'm referring to the Maker Faire events that are spreading:
> 
> "Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, 
> Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, 
> educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, 
> artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these “makers” come to 
> Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have 
> learned."
> 
> (quoted from http://makerfaire.com/makerfairehistory/ )
> 
> I believe there are already Maker events in Gothenburg.
> 
> And this upcoming week end there is the Oslo Maker Faire (maybe
> some of you in Gothenburg would like to take a trip to Oslo?) :
> 
> The Oslo Maker Faire festival takes place at Teknisk Museum
> (11-18).
> Program and practical info at http://makerfaireoslo.no/ .
> (I'm involved in it as I'll talk there about "Open Money and
> Cryptocurrencies".)
> 
> Thomas
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