WMD Cozy to Be Featured at Maker Faire

Maker Faire weekend is just 4 weeks away on May 19th and 20th. The location: The San Mateo County Fairgrounds, just 15 minutes south of San Francisco.

The best way to describe this family-friendly weekend is part science fair, part craft fair, part county fair, and part Burning Man.

A two-day, family-friendly event celebrating arts, crafts, engineering, science projects, and the do-it-yourself (DIY) mindset, Maker Faire is for creative, resourceful folks who like to tinker and love to make things. We call them Makers. Check it out: http://makerfaire.com

Here's a small taste of the line up: Survival Research Labs (SRL), Five Foot Russian Submarine, Junkyard Jet, Bazaar Bizarre, Silicon Death Valley, RoboGames' Combat Robots, Power Tool Drag Races, Neverwas Haul, Life-size Mousetrap, Walking Robotic Chariot, Build Your Own Blinkybug, The Electric Giraffe, The Disgusting Spectacle, Tomato-basket Dragons and Whales, Internet Crane Game, The Art of Motion Control, Puppy Mover Monorail, Model Rocket Video Camera, Hydrofoils (homemade, human-powered, ornithopter and wooden), Chris Benton's Kite Aerial Photography, Electric Supercars, Swap-O-Rama-Rama, Roobma Hacking, Winners of the Most Spectacular Failures contest, WMDcozy and acres more...

Maker Faire is anticipating a huge turnout (last year they had north of 20,000). But you can avoid the lines and save yourself some bucks by purchasing tickets online: https://store.makezine.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=35 BUT CUTOFF FOR ADVANCE TICKET SALES IS MAY 10.

And, if you're really itching to produce something for Maker Faire, here's your chance. This Earth Day, April 22, Alameda County Computer Resource Center (ACCRC) and MAKE magazine kick off a three-part Earth Day extravaganza. On Earth Day, ACCRC and MAKE will be collecting any household electronics—-including old projects, failed inventions, and half-finished prototypes—-and diverting them to ReMake. Once all of the electronics have been collected, a team of makers will work for 24 hours, April 28-29, to create new, amusing, and quirky items. ACCRC will provide internet, sleeping quarters, food, and plenty of toys to aid makers in the quest for creating the ultimate new gadget. The reused items will then be displayed at this year's Maker Faire, May 19-20 at the San Mateo Fairgrounds, showcasing how a little innovation can make the old new again. Who: ACCRC and MAKE magazine What: Bay Area Electronics Recycling Event Where: Alameda County Computer Resource Center (ACCRC) 1501 East Shore Highway Berkeley, CA 94710

When: Step 1: Earth Day, April 22, 2007 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Donate your old electronics, computers and/ or appliances Step 2: ReMake, April 28-29, 2007 Makers will gather to create new gadgets Step 3: Maker Faire, San Mateo Fairgrounds, May 19-20, 2007 Remade items will be on display So we hope to see you at Maker Faire. Buy your tickets online before May 10th to avoid lines and save money. And if you can, swing by the ACCRC and MAKE magazine ReMake on April 28th and 29th in Berkeley.