Win a Free Ticket to Maker Faire North Carolina

Edit: Entries are closed. Thanks!

Yup, that's right.  Free tickets!  What's better than the ridonculously low price of $4 for admission? $0 for admission!

All day today we will be giving away free pairs of tickets to Maker Faire North Carolina 2011!

But how do I get a free ticket, Jon?  It's easy, dear reader:

1. Post a comment on this blog post... say anything you want but make sure that your e-mail address is in there! (This is private and will NOT be used for anything other than this contest.)

2. Follow us!
Twitter:Follow @makerfaireNC
and/or Facebook

3. Tweet and/or Share on Facebook:

Maker Faire North Carolina is this Saturday in Raleigh! http://makerfairenc.com

4. Await e-mail notification/glory.

Winners will be announced in a followup blog post on Tuesday night 6/14.  Winners will be picked using a number generated at random.org based on the number of entries (comments to this blog post) received by midnight EST on Monday 6/13/2011.  Comments posted after midnight on Monday night will not be counted. You must be 18 or older to enter. Ticket is good for 2011 event only. Duplicate entries will be disqualified and deleted. Tickets will be e-mailed for home print-out and also available at will-call. Total tickets in this giveaway are 15 pairs (Them's good odds!). I humbly apologize for all these rules but we gotta say 'em.

Lightning Talks Tonight at Durham's Splat Space

Sorry for the short notice but better late than never, right?  Tonight at Splat Space, Durham's awesomest Hackerspace, there will be a series of lightning talks on a wide range of subjects. 

Cost: Free!

When: Friday, June 10, 2011, 7:30 PM 

Where: 331 W. Main St - Basement Durham, NC

RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/splatspace/events/19644181/

More on Durham's Hackerspace Splat Space.

Maker Faire:NC — ClockTHREEjr give-away announcement!

This just in from the ClockThree Team:

Challenge Extravaganza ClockTHREEjr Giveaway (-N- Stuff)

We are going to celebrate the 2011 Maker Faire North Carolina (June 18) by giving away a one-of-a-kind Maker Faire NC ClockTHREEjr complete kit courtesy of WyoLum and Hines Design Labs.

You will have to be clever if you want to win the prize.  The winner will solve 5 puzzles around the Faire at 5 different booths.  At four o’clock, a final clue will be revealed at the WyoLum booth and wyolum.com.  The first person to solve the final puzzle will win the prize.  If the prize has not been claimed by four thirty, an additional clue will be revealed.  And clues will continue to be revealed every five minutes until the prize is claimed.

See you at the MakerFaire!

Angus Hines has designed a three-tone, one-of-a-kind ClockTHREEjr faceplate to be given away on the day of the event.



Are You Coming to Maker Faire:NC Next Week?

Let everybody know that you'll be coming to North Carolina's awesomest event and replace your Facebook and Twitter profile pic with this awesome badge.

All the coolest kids are doing it, ya know... ;-)

Two Week Warning!

We're in the home stretch now, folks.  The main event is Saturday June 18th and we'll be there all day with metric boatloads of awesome.  With over 80 exhibitors and 8 musicians I'm pretty confident you'll get your $4 worth!

Reminders for Visitors:

• The doors open at 10AM but you can come a little early to get tickets or check in with your pre-ordered tickets
• Outside food and drink is not permitted due to our contract with the fairgrounds (concessions are inside but we have *nothing* to do with them or their pricing!)
• Pets are not permitted (robotic pets are OK)
• Musicians will be playing throughout the day at no extra charge but they'll have their tip jars at the ready
• Travel information is here.  Please consider carpooling and public transit.
• Pre-order tickets will be available until Friday 6/17 at midnight; there is no extra charge for tickets at the door
• We will be accepting cash and credit cards for tickets and t-shirts
• Bring a camera and consider sharing your photos in our Flickr group
• The Twitter hashtag is #MFNC

Reminders for Exhibitors:

• I sent out Exhibitor Information packets a couple weeks ago; if you didn't get it e-mail me immediately!
• I need your exhibitor agreements by 6/13
• Commercial vendors must pay their invoices by 6/13
• Preferred setup time is Friday from 12-7PM. Doors are locked at 7p for the night.
• Setup Saturday morning is possible from 7-9AM
• Opening reception is Friday night at 8p (invitations forthcoming)
• The floor plan is almost finished and I will be sending it out to you this week

Reminders for Volunteers:

• THANK YOU!!!!
• We will be sending you the schedule this week
• Drew Nelson will be contacting you about your job and t-shirt size
• There is a volunteer meeting on Friday at 6:30p at the fairgrounds
• Opening reception is Friday night at 8p (invitations forthcoming)