We have been in discussion with the organises pretty much constantly since the last event, and we'd really like to support the next event too- we had a brilliant time this year with BBCWeatherbot.com (site still up- the BBC site controllers ain't seen it yet obviously!) and it was good for staff involved.
However there's context: 1/. it clashes this year with the Big Bang science fair in Manchester, whch we also want to support. 2/. there was a similar event we clashed with last time held in Glasgow, and we really want to try and share the love around a bit rather than be focussed on a single thing year in year out. 3/. it was cheap for us to do in terms of money (just the car hire, accomodation and a few extra bits of kit) but actually very expensive in terms of time- I recon we spent about 20 person-days in prep, and for the weekend we had seven staff who between them probably snatched 6 hours sleep (ah the fun of 4am debugs!). 4/. as has ben said, it is very near to the move. I can't overstate what a huge deal the move is- it's already devouring a large chunk of everyone's time, and in February next year just don't expect to hear a peep out of anyone from the R&D south lab. The aim is to be back 'in harness' by the 15th of March, immediately after Maker Faire! In light of this, I'm sending all the kit we have built up to support these things to Manchester. That is NOT everything we sent to Newcastle of course, because that included a fair amount of demo kit from projects in the South Lab. We'll try and set up some way to support two events in March out of the kit sent up to manchester and people based up there, but I can't make any promises now. However, here's a thought- this year we could perhaps attend the Maker Faire not as BBC R&D, but as BBC Backstage instead, and in that capacity it would be perfectly accpetable in principle to have the demos built and stands manned (sorry can't find a gender non specific equivalent term) by members of the Backstage community. I can already see a few headaches (insurance, risk assesment etc.) but I'm sure, if we can come up with a decent plan we could work these through. Anyone fancy it? ant On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 5:53 PM, Ian Forrester <[email protected]> wrote: > Not sure, maybe. Its not in the middle of the move. > > > Secret[] Private[x] Public[] > > Ian Forrester > Senior Backstage Producer > > BBC R&D North Lab, > 1st Floor Office, OB Base, > New Broadcasting House, Oxford Road, > Manchester, M60 1SJ > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tim Dobson > Sent: 17 November 2009 09:02 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [backstage] [Fwd: Maker Faire Newcastle 2010] > > Will the Beeb be making an appearance again at Maker Faire asa you guys did > last year? (see R&D TV ep1) As it's in the middle of "The Move"(tm), is that > likely to make it difficult/unlikely this year? > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [uk-hackspaces] [Fwd: Maker Faire Newcastle 2010] > Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:26:46 +0000 > From: Adrian McEwen <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > The first UK Maker Faire was a great weekend earlier in the year (I wrote a > bit about it on my blog [1]), and they've just announced the dates for the > next one. There's also a link in the announcement email to the sign-up page > for any new makers who want to submit a proposal to show things off. > > Hopefully see you all in Newcastle in March :-) > > Adrian. > > [1] <http://www.mcqn.net/mcfilter/archives/computers/maker_faire_uk.html> > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Maker Faire Newcastle 2010 > Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:26:25 -0000 > From: MakerFaire <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > > > > *Maker Faire Newcastle 2010* > > * * > > Dear Makers > > We’re delighted to confirm we’ve secured sponsorship to run another Faire to > coincide with Newcastle Science Fest next March. The dates have been > confirmed for the weekend of 13^th and 14^th March which will coincide with > the opening weekend of the ten day Science Festival. > > We’ve learned a lot from running our inaugural Faire in March and we’ll be > making improvements for both the exhibitors and the attendees. The principal > change is to incorporate the Makers indoors within the Centre for Life > (roughly where the Robo- Challenge was located). We’ll still have the Marquee > in the Square but that will be used for larger exhibits and for Makers that > may require more space or have demands beyond the conventional space > requirements. > > We’d ask you to confirm your interest in attending next year’s Faire and > submit a brief proposal of the project you’d like to bring to the Faire. > This should be submitted by replying to this email no later than Friday 11^th > December. We’ll then be considering all proposals from past exhibitors and > potential new Makers and confirm to everyone that’s applied for space no > later than 8^th January 2010 if their proposal has been accepted. > > If you know of other Makers that were not involved in this year’s Faire but > who may want to submit a proposal, please point them to the sign-up page here > <http://oreillymedia.co.uk:2474/makersinitialform.asp>. > > Of course, in the interim, please don’t hesitate to contact us with any > queries you have and we’ll be delighted to assist you. > > Best wishes > > The UK Maker Team > > Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > Tel: +44 (0) 1252 711776 > > www.makerfaire.com/newcastle/2010/ > <http://www.makerfaire.com/newcastle/2010/> > > www.makerfaire.com <http://www.makerfaire.com> > > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. 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