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Dear Sir/Madam,
Hello,


We're a non-profit group planning a technology enthusiast festival next summer and we'd be interested in talking to you about your venue as a possible location.
I'm one of the organisers of a three-day camping festival for the maker movement and am interested in your venue as a potential location. If you're not already aware of the maker community, these articles on maker culture and related events might give you a better idea of what we're about:


The event we're planning is along similar lines to a small camping music festival, with predominantly talks and workshops. We're initially looking at a capacity of between 500 and 1000 people (which would roughly mean an area between 4 and 10 acres), and dates of either the 24th-26th August or the 2nd-4th June next year. We're planning on applying for a license for both alcohol and public entertainment.
An introduction to Maker culture in the Economist (with a focus on US communities):<br/>
http://www.economist.com/node/21540392


If this is something you'd be interested in hosting, we'd greatly appreciate it if you got in touch.
About the Maker Faire, a popular international event for makers and creators to "celebrate arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset". (We are not formally affiliated with them, but we share many contacts.)<br/>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maker_Faire


yours
Our plan is to use the venue for just over a week, with the actual event taking three days and the rest of the time allocated for setup/tear down. We are planning to have talks and workshops throughout the event, so any enclosed areas would be advantageous.
 
We're looking for a venue that can accommodate the following:
* 250-500 people camping, varying on what the venue can accommodate
* Between June 1st and September 8th 2012
* Permission for an alcohol and music licence on-site (we would acquire the license)
 
If this sounds like your venue, we'd love to have a chat about taking it further.
 
Thanks,<br/>
<insert name>
<insert name>

Latest revision as of 21:52, 8 December 2011

Hello,

I'm one of the organisers of a three-day camping festival for the maker movement and am interested in your venue as a potential location. If you're not already aware of the maker community, these articles on maker culture and related events might give you a better idea of what we're about:

An introduction to Maker culture in the Economist (with a focus on US communities):
http://www.economist.com/node/21540392

About the Maker Faire, a popular international event for makers and creators to "celebrate arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset". (We are not formally affiliated with them, but we share many contacts.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maker_Faire

Our plan is to use the venue for just over a week, with the actual event taking three days and the rest of the time allocated for setup/tear down. We are planning to have talks and workshops throughout the event, so any enclosed areas would be advantageous.

We're looking for a venue that can accommodate the following:

  • 250-500 people camping, varying on what the venue can accommodate
  • Between June 1st and September 8th 2012
  • Permission for an alcohol and music licence on-site (we would acquire the license)

If this sounds like your venue, we'd love to have a chat about taking it further.

Thanks,
<insert name>

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