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["Staffan Melin (Oscillator)" <staffan.melin AT oscillator.se>]

This might be of interest: http://www.storyarchitects.se/page5.php

As well as this: http://www.gothenburg.diydays.com/

/Staffan

PS "t 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 :)" What do you
mean by this? Serengeti held some of the most tech heavy
talks/workshops for kids in lecture rooms. Or do you only mean the
keynotes? DS

On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 12:57 PM, Gregoire 
<gregoire AT fripost.org>
 wrote:
> 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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