Difference between revisions of "Project:UK Hack Camp/letter"
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location. If you're not already aware of the community, these articles on other maker events might give you a better idea of what we're about. | location. If you're not already aware of the community, these articles on other maker 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) | + | An introduction to Maker culture in the Economist (with a focus on US communities)<br/> |
http://www.economist.com/node/21540392 | 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.) | + | 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 | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maker_Faire | ||
| − | O'Reilly Radar (US): "The maker movement's potential for education, jobs and innovation is growing" | + | O'Reilly Radar (US): "The maker movement's potential for education, jobs and innovation is growing"<br/> |
http://radar.oreilly.com/2011/11/dale-dougherty-make-white-house.html | http://radar.oreilly.com/2011/11/dale-dougherty-make-white-house.html | ||
| − | Our plan is to use a 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 | + | Our plan is to use a 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: | We're looking for a venue that can accommodate the following: | ||
Revision as of 15:39, 8 December 2011
Hello,
we're attempting to organise a three-day camping festival for the maker movement and are interested in your venue as a potential location. If you're not already aware of the community, these articles on other maker 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
O'Reilly Radar (US): "The maker movement's potential for education, jobs and innovation is growing"
http://radar.oreilly.com/2011/11/dale-dougherty-make-white-house.html
Our plan is to use a 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 2011
- Permission for an alcohol licence on-site (That we would acquire)
If this sounds like your venue, we'd love to have a chat about taking it further.
Thanks, <insert name>