{"69751":{"#nid":"69751","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Mini Maker Faire Celebrates DIY on Campus","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESpinning off an idea from \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/makezine.com\/\u0022\u003EMAKE Magazine\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/oreilly.com\/\u0022\u003EO\u2019Reilly Media\u003C\/a\u003E,\na mechanical engineering student will bring the first Atlanta Mini Maker Faire\nto Georgia Tech\u2019s campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe event \u2014 which\ncalls itself \u201ca celebration of all things DIY\u201d \u2014 will feature the skills and creations\nof a variety of makers from the region, including blacksmithing, kinetic\nsculptures, robots and 3D printers. About 50 makers will be in attendance with\ntheir wares, including many from the Tech community. This smaller version of\nlarger Maker Faires that have been held in Detroit, New York and California gives\nthe event its \u201cmini\u201d moniker.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI thought Atlanta would be a great place for a Mini Maker\nFaire because there haven\u2019t really been any in the South before, and I know the\nSouth is filled with just as many makers and crafters as the rest of the\ncountry,\u201d said Eric Weinhoffer, the ME student organizing the event. \u201cGeorgia\nTech is an extremely good location to host an event like this, thanks to the\ntechnological advancements that come out of the Institute every year. The\nschool itself is an inspiration to makers.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe event is free to attend and will welcome students,\nfaculty, staff and guests in the Manufacturing Related Disciplines Complex (MRDC)\nparking lot, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.edu\/calendar\/event.html?nid=69229\u0022\u003ESaturday, Sept. 10\u003C\/a\u003E, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Most makers will be\nexhibiting their work, but some will have creations for sale as well. To learn\nmore about the makers who will be in attendance, visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.makerfaireatl.com\/Atlanta_Mini_Maker_Faire\/Home.html\u0022\u003EAtlanta Mini Maker\nFaire website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe first Atlanta Mini Maker Faire will take place on Georgia Tech\u2019s campus.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The first Atlanta Mini Maker Faire will take place on Georgia Tech\u2019s campus."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2011-09-01 08:55:21","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:05","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"69230":{"id":"69230","type":"image","title":"Atlanta Mini Maker Faire Logo","body":null,"created":"1449177239","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:13:59","changed":"1475894606","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:26","alt":"Atlanta Mini Maker Faire Logo","file":{"fid":"192738","name":"atlanta_minimf.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/atlanta_minimf_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/atlanta_minimf_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":48446,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/atlanta_minimf_0.jpeg?itok=jRq6kXZd"}}},"media_ids":["69230"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.makerfaireatl.com\/Atlanta_Mini_Maker_Faire\/Home.html","title":"Atlanta Mini Maker Faire"},{"url":"internal:\/!\/AtlMakerFaire","title":"Atlanta Mini Maker Faire on Twitter"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"143","name":"Digital Media and Entertainment"},{"id":"148","name":"Music and Music Technology"},{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"14181","name":"ammf"},{"id":"13945","name":"atlanta mini maker faire"},{"id":"541","name":"Mechanical Engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:eweinhoffer@gmail.com\u0022\u003EEric Weinhoffer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EAtlanta Mini Maker Faire\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.shaw@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Shaw\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ECommunications and Marketing\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}