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Here's a delightful video of each of the presenters at the Kansas City Mini Maker Faire, by Roger Dodger Aviation. They write:

This was a first for Kansas City. Dozens of exhibitors displayed a wide variety of science, art, craft, DIY, and maker projects. We had stuff for kids like the paper rocket launch, mini-building blocks, soldering lessons, hacking happy meal toys, beginner robots and more. For big kids we had CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machines, an electricity-spitting Tesla coil, a replica working submarine, 3D printers, big rockets, big robots, a cable-climbing space elevator, 3D scanners, a thermal electricity generator and more. The event was held on August 22, 2010 and we're hoping for an even bigger event next year. Thanks to all the sponsors, exhibitors, businesses and volunteers that made the KC Mini-Maker Faire a success!

In addition to producing the above video, they also assembled a list of each of the presenters at the Faire. If you're interested in any of the above projects, you can check them out here:

Make Magazine
Make:KC
Cowtown Computer Congress
Main Street Parkville Association
HMS Beagle Science Store
Clayco Electric
Kauffman Foundation
Greater KC Chamber of Commerce
KC Space Pirates
Argonaut Jr.
Metro Homeschool Robotics
Hack Art Lab
Kansas City Robotics Society
Roger Dodger Aviation
I, Bioloid
Drink Bot
STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) Society
Wii Labyrinth
Robotic Golf Table
Habitat for Humanity ReStore KC
KC Association of Rocketry
Orange Grapes
Glow Doodle
Github
SCOPE
Versonova
SprayPaintArt
DIY Security Screwdrivers
Hallmark Christmas Ornaments
Remote Control Nerf Turret

More:

• Scenes from the Kansas City Mini Maker Faire
• Announcing: Kansas City Mini Maker Faire 2010
• Playable Mini Drumset rocks out in cars, on roofs

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Crazy concept, right? Not really, just common sense. Of all the makers I've spoken to and interviewed in the past, most say that as children they learned through the insatiable desire to take things apart. In the current issue of MAKE, Volume 23, we profiled young Michigan maker Andrew Archer. At Maker Faire Detroit, I had the chance to meet Andrew and two of his partners in creativity, Bilal Ghalib and Alexander Honkala. Collectively, they were running the Robotics Redefined booth, a lively space set up with tools and old electronics, surrounded by kids who were deeply engaged and busily taking everything apart.

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Crazy concept, right? Not really, just common sense. Of all the makers I've spoken to and interviewed in the past, most say that as children they learned through the insatiable desire to take things apart. In the current issue of MAKE, Volume 23, we profiled young Michigan maker Andrew Archer. At Maker Faire Detroit, I had the chance to meet Andrew and two of his partners in creativity, Bilal Ghalib and Alexander Honkala. Collectively, they were running the Robotics Redefined booth, a lively space set up with tools and old electronics, surrounded by kids who were deeply engaged and busily taking everything apart.

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Here's a great opportunity for free Maker Faire tickets, help us spread the word!

Post flyers and place postcards in your local community (suggested locations listed below) and earn two Adult Maker Faire day passes worth $50.

It's easy. We will send you a packet of 25 flyers and 200 postcards and you go to all the places you already go (maybe a few more) and pin or tape a flyer on a bulletin board or in a window and a small stack of postcards on the front counter. Of course you will need to ask permission first! Then in a few of the places snap a picture for us and when your done send us a few so we can see the great work you have done.

When your done let us know and we will send you two Adult tickets to World Maker Faire. You won't have to wait in line for your tickets, save a little cash and you will have helped us spread the word about this great event within your community.

Here are some great places to post flyers and place postcards:

Bookstores
Colleges
Coffee shops
Cafes
Toy Stores
Hobby Shops
Craft Stores
Restaurants
Scrap Stores
Community Centers
Hacker Spaces
Tech Shops
After School Programs
Garden Centers
Thrift/Vintage Stores

Simple requirements:

1)To join, email us your name, address and phone as well as the area you'll be covering to: Streetteam@makerfaire.com
2) We're looking specifically to cover the following neighborhoods. Have another place in mind? Email us!

• Park Slope
  
• Gowanus
• Sunset Park
  
• Ditmas Park
• Kensington
• Williamsburg
  
• Bushwick
  
• Greenpoint
• NYU
• Parsons/New School
• Hunter
• SVA
• Columbia
• Pratt
• East Village/Lower East Side
• Long Island City
• Sunnyside/Jackson Heights
• Astoria
• Ft. Greene
• Navy Yard
• Jersey City
• Hoboken

3) The deadline to sign up is September 15.

While you're out:

1) Snap and send us 3 pictures of locations you have placed World Maker Faire flyers and/or postcards. We'll post 'em up here!

2) Please don't post flyers/postcards at any location w/o asking permission or if not permissible

3) Please don't post flyers/postcards all in one place. We are trusting that you will be a good World Maker Faire street team member and will spread these materials out throughout your community :-)

Source photo from Free Williamsburg.

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