Last May, a jaw-dropping 45,000 people gathered at the San Mateo Fairgrounds in California for an event some called, “The Woodstock for inventors” and another 20,000 people had the same experience at Maker Faire Austin in October 2007. A one-of-a-kind event for tech geeks, crafty hipsters, DIY lovers, and basically, anyone who builds anything—from 7 year-olds to 70 year olds—Maker Faire brought together people from over 15 different countries and 40 different states. This spring, the award-winning Maker Faire returns to the Bay Area in 2008—May 3 and 4 at the San Mateo County Expo Center and Fairgrounds.

And in 2008 Ponoko will be there for the very first time! We are VERY excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at Maker Faire and that we are also looking for Ponoko Makers. We’d like to talk with 5 - 10 Makers based in the SF Bay Area or going to the Bay Area Maker Faire who use (or are able to use) Ponoko as a part of creating their exhibit. We are offering to help you in various ways to get that done. Please get in touch via email to dan@ponoko.com with details on your project for Maker Faire and how using Ponoko makes your life easier in making (and selling) your creations.