I would love to! I am considering doing a whirlwind trip: fly from SG to USA, attend the fair, and then fly back. I would probably spend more time traveling than in the USA, but I know the fair would be a blast to experience.
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Timothy D. Swieter, E.I. www.brilldea.com - Prop Blade, LED Painter, RGB LEDs, 3.0" LCD Composite video display, eProto for SunSPOT www.tdswieter.com
My wife and I went to the San Mateo Maker faire a couple of years ago. The amount and variety of weird, old, new, artistic, technical things was absolutely incredible! A full day isn't really enough time to see it all.
Traffic was a nightmare getting there; it was so heavy that we must have spent two hours creeping the last few miles to the faire, but the organizers and the local cops did a pretty good job managing to find parking for everyone in nearby office parks. I think next time I'd either plan to arrive really early, or else take the commuter train to get there.
On parking: don't drive. If you drive, drive to the nearest Caltrain stop instead and take
the train. It's a super easy walk from the appropriate stop to the Fair and back. And
you'll enjoy seeing your fellow makers on the train, anyway.
I went two days last year, for hours and hours each day, and didn't even come close to
seeing everything. But it did help inspire me to get my ham license!
If someone's thinking of exhibiting, well, it's probably too late to start a project. But if
you are already planning to exhibit, and you need help, I may be able to help man a
booth.
It's always been a trip, and I expect no less this year.
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Jon McPhalen
Hollywood, CA
Traffic was a nightmare getting there; it was so heavy that we must have spent two hours creeping the last few miles to the faire, but the organizers and the local cops did a pretty good job managing to find parking for everyone in nearby office parks. I think next time I'd either plan to arrive really early, or else take the commuter train to get there.
On parking: don't drive. If you drive, drive to the nearest Caltrain stop instead and take
the train. It's a super easy walk from the appropriate stop to the Fair and back. And
you'll enjoy seeing your fellow makers on the train, anyway.
I went two days last year, for hours and hours each day, and didn't even come close to
seeing everything. But it did help inspire me to get my ham license!
If someone's thinking of exhibiting, well, it's probably too late to start a project. But if
you are already planning to exhibit, and you need help, I may be able to help man a
booth.
It's always been a trip, and I expect no less this year.