Maker Faires are “all-ages gathering[s] of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors”, organized by Maker Media (who also publish Make: magazine) to promote the creativity of these individuals and organizations at specific venues around the world. One of the largest of these gatherings is held in New York City every year in the fall, typically at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in the Hall of Science. Triple Cities Makerspace has had an active presence at the NYC World Maker Faire for the past three years, hosting a booth in the Makerspaces compound at the Faire to promote the activities and projects of individual TCMS members and the organization as whole. The Events Committee is responsible for this booth and the projects featured inside it which, this year, consisted of Cliff’s 3D printer, Eric’s “Doctor Who” chess set, Adam’s “Drink Bot” (upgraded with an aluminum frame and a Raspberry Pi 3 controlling all of the hardware), and Leslie’s geometric piece building set). The booth was manned by various members of the Committee throughout the entire weekend of the Faire, rotating through several shifts to allow everyone to appreciate all of the other exhibits at the Faire. Several other members of the Makerspace came down for the weekend to check out all of the awesome stuff at the Faire as well, and their photos of the booth and other exhibits at the Faire are featured in the Google Photos album linked at the bottom of this blog post, along with photos taken by the members of the Committee. We look forward to attending 2017’s Faire!
Faire photos are available here, c/o Kris Brown.
Sources:
“Maker Faire: A Bit of History.” Makerfaire.com. Maker Media, 1 Jan. 2017. Web. 3 Jan. 2017.