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.



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)

Jon Danforth on The Home Power Hour

I will be interviewed about Maker Faire:NC on The Home Power Hour radio show on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 10:00AM.  The show is on WCOM 103.5FM.  Internet stream is here. I'm recovering from a cold so cross your fingers for me!

Sign up for FOSS Fair 2011

The NC State Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) community will hold FOSSFair 2011 on Saturday, Feb. 12 on Centennial Campus. The FOSS Fair is done unconference-style--completely driven by its participants. Any and all topics related to free and open source software is fair game. Visit the FOSSFair website to register, suggest a session, or volunteer to give a talk yourself.

Reminder: 3rd Triangle PechaKucha Night is TONIGHT!

PechaKucha Nights are local idea-sharing events in the 20 x 20 format: speakers present 20 slides for 20 seconds per slide. Slides advance automatically to keep things moving forward at a rapid pace. Anyone can present, but meaningful PechaKucha presentations are the ones that uncover the unexpected -- unexpected talent, unexpected ideas. The key to a great presentation is to present something you feel passionate about. Many people use PechaKucha Night to present their latest creative projects or work.

Date & Time: June 17th, 2010, at 7:30 pm (doors open at 6:30)
Location: Relevance, 200 North Mangum Street, Suite 204, Durham, NC, 27701
Register: www.pknraleigh.com

Check out our previous post about this exciting event to see their list of speakers and get more information.