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Bay Area Maker Faire 2015 Program Guide
Bay Area Maker Faire 2015 Program Guide
10
AKING
of M
a DECADE
NG
th
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Make: MAGAZINE
GAME OF DRONES
TEXTILE TALK
Crafters share tips
EARTHMOVER
MAKE: DIY
Meet Make: authors
LIGHT WALL
SCIENCE
ZONE 5
ZONE
5
Battlepond
Startups
HAVE
Lock Picking
Make: Magazine
Kits: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Drones MakerEd
Art Maker Camp Makerspace.com
Fun
Mole-A-Whack
MAKE: EDUCATION
Making in school
HANDS-ON HOMEGROWN
Homesteading how-tos
ZONE
8
ACME MUFFINEERING
HULA HOOPS
3D PRINTING
YOUNG MAKERS
Tapigami
EarthMover
Young Makers
ZONE 7
Edible
Marketplace
CENTER
STAGE
ZONE
7
MAKER
SQUARE
PEDAL
POWERED
STAGE
Traveling
Spectacular
HOMEGROWN
VILLAGE
Key Note
Rube Goldberg
Speed Build
Nautilus
HANDS-ON
HOMEGROWN
MAKE:
EDUCATION
Learn
to Solder
ZONE 9
ZONE
9
MAKE: DIY
ZONE 4
ZONE
4
High
Five
ZONE 3
Cardboard
Robots
Dark
Room
ZONE
3
TESLA
STAGE
Giant
Soap
Bubbles
Exploratorium
NEW!
ZONE 10
ZONE
10
LOCKERS
NEW!
AJAX
Exosuit
Spirograph
Arduino
Craft
Robots
Coaster Dad
Acme
Muffineering
3D
Halloween Stereoscopic
Robotics
MAKER SQUARE
Food & farming demos
SAT 10AM8PM
SUN 10AM6PM
ZONE 8
Hackerspaces
CENTER STAGE
Voices from the movement
MAY 16+17
Primitive
Arts
RC Tanks
Live
Music
Steampunk
Carousel
3D Printed
Boat Race
Hands
On!
MAKERKIDS
MAKE: SCIENCE
Thrilling demos
Hacker
vs.
MAKE: Hacker
Auto Row
MASTER GARDENERS
LEARN TO SOLDER
COKE ZERO
& MENTOS
Family
Fun!
ZONE
6
EXIT
ZONE 6
GILLY
makerfaire.com/app
MAKE: LIVE
Tech & culture
MAKE: ELECTRONICS
Arduino, Raspberry Pi & more
TESLA STAGE
Dark room theater
for
MAKER EXHIBITS,
SPEAKER SCHEDULES,
LOCATIONS, PARKING,
and more event info:
3D Printing
Raspberry
Pi
Hula
Hoops
ZONE 2
ZONE
2
MAKE:
LIVE
EXIT
Fabrication
Labs
Young Makers
Music
Makers
MAKE:
ELECTRONICS
Game of
Drones
Megabot
Stage
Kinetic
Art
ATM
Walking
Pod
Swap-O-Rama-Rama
TEXTILE
TALK
Crucible
SOUTH
GATE
BIKE
VALET
Robot Resurrection
EXIT
TICKET
HOLDER
ENTRANCE
SHUTTLE
ZONE
1
Fire
Robots
Celestial
Mechanica
Cyclecide
Figure 8
Power Track
Racing Pedal Car
Series Races
ZONE 1
Bike
Stuff!
First Aid
San Francisco
Bazaar
Information
Restrooms
Rockets
Food
Nursing Area
Merchandise
F
IND US ON:
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
@makerfaire
PERFORMANCE Highlights
COKE ZERO & MENTOS SAT 1PM & 4PM; SUN 4PM Zone 5
GAME OF DRONES SAT & SUN ALL DAY Drones battle in the Combat
Arena Zone 2
POWER RACING SERIES SAT 12PM, 2PM, 4:30PM, 6PM;
SUN 1PM, 2PM, 4:30PM Zone 1
FIGURE 8 TRACK PEDAL CAR RACES SAT 11AM, 1PM,
3PM, 6PM; SUN 11AM, 12PM, 3PM, 4:30PM Zone 1
MEGABOT SAT & SUN ON THE HOUR Zone 10
THE TRAVELING SPECTACULAR SAT & SUN 11:30AM,
MEGABOT
1:30PM, 4:30PM Zone 5
TRASHION SHOW SAT 6PM Make: Science Stage, Zone 6
PEDAL POWERED STAGE SAT & SUN ALL DAY Live Music, Zone 7
MAKER
MOVEMENT
FOR ONLY
25
PRESENTING
GOLDSMITH SPONSORS
SATURDAY, MAY 16
11:30AM Jennifer George, Rube Goldbergs granddaughter
THE ART OF RUBE GOLDBERG
12PM Llisa Demetrios, sculptor & Eames granddaughter,
in conversation with The Exploratoriums Karen Wilkinson,
PROCESS IS NOT MAGIC: LESSONS LEARNED FROM
CHARLES & RAY EAMES
12:30PM Massimo Banzi, co-founder, the Arduino Project
MASSIMO BANZI
THE STATE OF ARDUINO
1PM Dale Dougherty, founder and Executive Chairman of
Maker Media and co-founder of Maker Faire 10 YEARS OF MAKER FAIRE
1:30PM Eben Upton, CEO, Raspberry Pi FOUR YEARS OF RASPBERRY PI
2PM Danielle Applestone, CEO, Other Machine Co. HOW
TO BUILD AN OTHERMILL: THE STORY OF A 400-PERSON BUILD
2:30PM Carol Reiley, robotics researcher, inventor,
and CEO of Squishybotz FROM RESEARCH TO TOYS: THE
FUTURE OF ROBOTICS
4PM Jimmy DiResta (DIRESTA), David Picciuto (The
CAROL REILEY Drunken Woodworker), Bob Clagett (I Like To Make Stuff),
and Mike Senese (Make: magazine) EPIC FAILS
6PM Zach Coffin (sculptor), Jess Hobbs (Flux), Christian
Ristow (sculptor & roboticist), and BettieJune Scarborough (Burning Man)
THE SCIENCE OF AWE: CREATING MONUMENTAL ART
SUNDAY, MAY 17
10:30AM Brit Morin, CEO, Brit & Co. THE FUTURE OF THE HOMEMAKER
11AM Lenore Edman (Evil Mad Science) with Super-Awesome
Sylvia Todd, Mark Frauenfelder (editor at Boing Boing and
founding editor of Make: magazine) and other surprise Maker Faire
celebrities LOOKING BACK AT MAKER FAIRE
12PM David Calkins (Robogames) with Mark Setrakian
(Robot Combat League), and Gui Cavalcanti
CARL BASS
(MegaBots) BIG BAD ROBOTS
1PM Carl Bass, CEO, Autodesk
MAKING FOR KIDS
1:30PM Fred Kahl, Emmy award-winning
creative director THE HISTORY AND LEGACY
OF TECHNOLOGY AS ENTERTAINMENT
2PM Chris Anderson, CEO, 3DRobotics THE NEXT
MAKER MOVEMENT
FRED KAHL
2:30PM David Lang & Eric Stackpole, co-founders,
OpenROV THE FUTURE OF UNDERWATER DRONES
3:30PM Libby Schaaf (Mayor, City of Oakland), Deborah Cullinan (YBCA/
Market Street Prototyping Fest), Nick Pinkston (manufacturing consultant),
and Peter Hirshberg (Silicon Valley entrepreneur) THE MAKER CITY
4:30PM Mark Hatch, CEO, Techshop THE RISE OF A NATION OF MAKERS
LIVE STREAMING
Cant attend? Catch the Faire
fun at makerfaire.com/live.
HOURS
RAIN OR SHINE!
Sat. May 16th, 10am8pm
Sun. May 17th, 10am6pm
LOCATION
San Mateo Event Center, 1346
Saratoga Drive, San Mateo, CA
TICKETS
On-Site (cash or credit)
Adults $45
Students $35 (ages 1321,
21+ with valid student ID)
Youth $25 (ages 412)
Children 3 and under are free
Military/Veterans: Military
ID required at the gate. See
website for details.
PLANNING
ATMs are available on-site.
Activity Wristbands required
to participate in all activities;
available at any Info Booth.
Express pick-up with signed
waiver on your online ticket.
Pets are not allowed, for their
safety. Strollers & backpacks
are allowed. Lockers available.
TRANSPORTATION
Alternative transportation
encouraged. Info available
at makerfaire.com/alt.
There is no parking on-site
at the San Mateo Event Center.
Check website for updated
parking & shuttle options.
Free bike valet.
The Hillsdale Caltrain stop
is a 10-minute walk.
Check @fairetraffic on
Twitter for live reports.
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