maker faire singapore 2016 call for makers
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2016 Exhibitor opportunities for Makers
Maker Faire Singapore24th to 26th June 2016,
SUTDPlus Year round STEAM engagement
programmes at Science Centre Singapore
Make: The Power to Create
Inspires, informs, connects and entertains thousands of attendees in a family friendly environment that celebrates technology, education, science, arts, crafts, engineering, sustainability and more.
OVERVIEW
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Number of Makerspaces in Singapore 2012 2013 2014 2015
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Number of Participating Makers
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Number of Attendees
ÞExponential growth of participating Makers and attendees over 4 years
ÞExponential growth in Makerspaces and co-working spaces across the island over 4 years
OVERVIEW
43% attend with
family
20% look for
opportunities in education
49% Women 35% between 25 and 45 years of age
give Maker Faire Singapore high praise noting it was
“'Very well done, got inspired so much. Good for kids,
adults and lifelong learning”
Men 48%
71%
Other Key Initiatives by Science Centre Singapore
Make as a Family workshopsMaker Immersion Camps
Pop up MakerspacesMaker in Residence programmes
Maker Faire SingaporeHour of CodeSG
Maker programmes in schoolsWorkshops for teachers
12,000Number of
attendees in 2015:
Maker Faire Singapore 2015https://youtu.be/ympYjCwCPek
Overall reach in
201520,000
PARTNERSOrganized by:
Sponsors:
Supported by:
Community Partners:
PRESS• The Taiwan National News did a nice 4 minute coverage on Maker Faire Singapore- many makers were
featured, including Pan Yew, Mo and Gabriel Kang. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_KUpB0v7IU • 12 year old boy builds his own car – Profile on Yee Chern:
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/12-year-old-boy-building-his-own-car • More than 50 events at Singapore Science Festival – Feature on Ferris and Shun Git, allowing science to add
creativity to everyday lives, Lianhe Zaobao• Science Festival – feature on Sophia, Tamil Murasu • Improving parent-child bonding through Making – feature on Sarah and children – Lianhe Zaobao• The old man of origami – profile of Mr Chan – The New Paper • Fairs with creative flair – Writeup of Craft Fairs in Singapore, with a special mention on Maker Faire Singapore:
http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/fairs-with-creative-flair • Making Figurines of Everyday people – Profile of Sze Sze:
http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/making-figurines-of-everyday-people • Start Up turns Old bikes to fun rides – Profle of Mo from Bikes4Fun:
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/start-up-turns-old-bikes-into-fun-rides • Turning Leaves into Art – Profile of Davy Young from Leaves with Memories:
http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/arts/turning-leaves-into-art • Junk Convertors Episode 9 featured the Making Toys and Games workshop. Many of our Makers made
appearances on TV: http://video.toggle.sg/en/series/junk-converters/ep9/333084 • Junk Convertors Episode 10 also mentioned the Makers movement in Singapore and visited the SP
Makerspace: http://video.toggle.sg/en/series/junk-converters/ep10/334206
How can you take part in Maker Faire Singapore?Maker Commercial
MakerVendor Community
partnerSponsor
• Free to participate
• Showcase of project or work
• No selling allowed
• 1-2 booth spaces for 2 days
• Custom spaces available on request
• Workshops and presentations
• Selling of products that you have made
• 1-2 booth spaces for 2 days
• $50 per booth for 2 days
• Workshops and presentations
• Selling of products / kits that you have not made
• You already have an existing business
• 1-2 booth spaces for 2 days
• $100 per booth for 2 days
• Any combination of makers and commercial makers
• Curating a minimum of 5 booth spaces
• Logo will be placed in the onsite banner and website
• Organizers will work with you to get the best possible location for the community space
• Cost is per commercial maker booth
• For companies• Refer to the
Maker Faire Sponsorship deck
http://makerfairesingapore.com/get-involved/makers-2/
What MFSG organizers will do • Profile you as a maker – stories on the blog, stories to
pitch to media• Make sure you send us information early and as
complete information as possible• Community groups can highlight interesting individual
projects• Publicize your booth/ workshop as part of Maker Faire• Blog• Facebook• Event listings• Mailing list
• Include your logo in our partners banner and website (Community partners only)
• Have a sign for your booth, with your name on it
What Makers can do
• Submit complete information early • Closing date is 30th April• Publicity begins well before that, so the earlier you
submit, the more exposure you have• Take part in lead up events and road shows• Road shows in NLB• Lead up events in Science Centre
• Share your project on social media as it is made #sgmakerfaire or on the makerfaire Singapore facebook page.
• Invite your friends and family to attend the Faire
The location
The location
The location
Booths
Booths: Bike Builders,
Yarnbombers, dangerous demos
The location
Booths: Dark Room/ Dark tent??
The location
Booth t
ables
: tent
ed
The location
The location
Booths for Community
partners and sponsors
The location
Booths for Community
partners and sponsors
The location
Urban gardening and ground up initiative like programmes. Tents are possible
The location
Multipurpose hall.
The location
5 workshop rooms, 1 presentation room (for smaller presentations), 1 lecture hall (for keynotes and forums)
Sourcing for ideasÞ How to get the word out so that more people can come to the Faire?Þ How to have better logistics to attract visitors to the Faire?Eg. Shuttle buses to the Faire venue? *Free* goody bag upon arrival for pre registered participantsÞ General logistics like table sizes, waste disposals etcÞ Special tracks for workshops/ talks
Þ Educator track and Developer track in the worksÞ How to make the Makers more comfortable/ keep the energy high throughout?
Þ Music/ cold drinks in a dedicated Maker room?
Please send your ideas to [email protected] by 4th February. This will help us to spec the tender for event management.
http://makerfairesingapore.comhttps://www.facebook.com/makerfairesingapore
twitter.com/SingaporeMMF
Organised by: With thanks to:
Find out more:[email protected]
Dr Kiruthika [email protected]
DID: 6425 2521
Ms Sue [email protected]
DID: 6425 2379