MAKER’S CORNER By Dan Woods, Associate Publisher
If you were among the fortunate 20,000 makers
who converged on the sunny San Mateo County
Fairgrounds for the first-ever Maker Faire on April
22nd and 23rd, 2006, our heartfelt thanks for
helping to make this event the kind of success that
drew attention from CNN, CBS News, The Discovery
Channel, and The Tonight Show, among others.
If you weren’t able to join us, you’ll be pleased to
know we’re working on two new Maker Faires — an
encore Bay Area Maker Faire slated for the weekend
of May 19th and 20th, 2007, and a Southwestern
Maker Faire planned for early fall 2007 in Austin,
Texas. And yes, we are also exploring other potential
Maker Faire venues across the planet.
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Be sure to check out page 48 for a special look back at the first Maker Faire.
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