Call for Makers - Maker Faire Newcastle 2009

This two-day, family-friendly event celebrates the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset and features interactive exhibits organized by individual enthusiasts, hobbyist groups and clubs as well as student groups. It's for creative, resourceful folks who like to tinker and love to make things. Maker Faire is an opportunity to share what you do with others.

Maker Faire Newcastle, UK: Call for Makers! Are you a maker who would like to show off your project at Maker Faire Newcastle, UK, March 14th-15th? The call for makers is now open. Deadline for entries is February 8th, 2009. However, if you can, please submit your application as early as possible, and we'll begin the process to confirm your participation.

Key Points:

• Maker Proposal Due: Midnight: February 9th.
• Notification of Acceptance: all Makers will be notified by February 13th
• Maker Faire Newcastle, UK: March 14th-15th 2009
• Hours: Saturday 10.30am - 5.30pm, Sunday 10.30am - 4.30pm
• Entry Form (closed)

Organized by the staff of Make and Craft magazines, Maker Faire is a newfangled fair that brings together science, art, craft and engineering plus green, food and music in a fun, energized, and exciting public forum. The aim is to inspire people of all ages to roll up their sleeves and become makers. We encourage you to join the fun and enter a project to exhibit.

Entries

The first step to participating in Maker Faire is to submit an entry that tells us about your project. Please provide a short description of what you make and what you will actually bring to Maker Faire. Please link to photographs or videos of what you make. We particularly encourage exhibits that are interactive and that demonstrate the process of making things.

Physical Exhibit: Our standard setup for a Maker exhibit is roughly a 3 m x 3 m space, one table and two chairs. Use this space to display your work and/or demonstrate how you make something.

If you plan on doing an activity, which requires more space and additional resources, please let us know on the entry form.

Also, let us know if you are part of a group of makers who would like to exhibit together or near each other.

All proposals will be reviewed and we will notify makers of acceptance via email by February 13th 2009. We will be sending you a link to the Maker's Manual (coming soon) and ask you to confirm your participation by February 20th.

If you have any questions about participating in Maker Faire, please contact us by email: