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====== Makerfest/ | ====== Makerfest/ | ||
+ | January 7, 2014 | ||
===== Attendees: ===== | ===== Attendees: ===== | ||
Brant, JimK, Colleen, AdamC, DL, ScottS, TomGz, Lexie, Lance, MikeC, KathyC, Carrie\\ | Brant, JimK, Colleen, AdamC, DL, ScottS, TomGz, Lexie, Lance, MikeC, KathyC, Carrie\\ | ||
===== Notes ===== | ===== Notes ===== | ||
+ | - Recap | ||
+ | - Names/ | ||
+ | - Retaining or using Makerfest | ||
+ | - Who " | ||
+ | - What are our goals? | ||
+ | - Make makers? Inspire others? | ||
+ | - Community awareness? | ||
+ | - Goals will vary from person to person | ||
+ | - Money and bodies through the gate? | ||
+ | - How important are certain aspects to us? | ||
+ | - What if Summerfest said no to Power Wheels? | ||
+ | - PG or G ratings? Alcohol, tobacco, firearms, adult content, etc. | ||
+ | - Summerfest | ||
+ | - Milwaukee World Festival, 501c3 that runs festivals and facilities | ||
+ | - Things we don't want to worry about | ||
+ | - We are hoping others take care of these items | ||
+ | - Parking | ||
+ | - Trash | ||
+ | - Food and drink | ||
+ | - Logistics | ||
+ | - Taxes? Sales tax? | ||
+ | - Things we **do** care about | ||
+ | - Assuming we handle the content, curators | ||
+ | - Bring in other makerspaces, | ||
+ | - Our events, our projects | ||
+ | - Small vendors | ||
+ | - Do we care about being compensated for curating the content? | ||
+ | - Defray costs, supplies and expenses | ||
+ | - Break even | ||
+ | - Better define our financial goals | ||
+ | - In-kind and donations | ||
+ | - Rewards for donors, perks | ||
+ | - Historical financial records | ||
+ | - What we can and can't do, questions to ask when we meet with others | ||
+ | - Scheduling and Dates | ||
+ | - Bad dates | ||
+ | - Detroit end of July | ||
+ | - Try to avoid August | ||
+ | - Sept 20 is New York Maker Faire | ||
+ | - September 5-7 Asian Moon Festival | ||
+ | - Good dates | ||
+ | - September 13 or 28? | ||
+ | - Lead time with Maker Faire? | ||
+ | - 6 or 9 months? | ||
+ | - How much time do we need for loading in and setup? | ||
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