TRIESTE
MINI MAKER FAIRE, TSMMF
As you may know, the ICTP in the year of its 50th
Anniversary is organizing the first TRIESTE MINI MAKER FAIRE
(TSMMF) on Saturday, 17th May in collaboration with Maker
Media Inc. and the Immaginario Scientifico Science Centre.
We expect it to be a major, entertaining event and foresee
about 5.000 visitors since it is the first of its kind in this
part of Europe. Besides Italy, it will also be publicized in
the neighbouring countries.
VENUE
It will be held at the Leonardo Building on Saturday, 17th
May 2014 and will be open to the public from 10.00 to 18.00.
STANDS & TENTS
The
stands will be spread out on the terrace of the Leonardo
Building, in the main parking lot, in the cafeteria and most
probably in the rear parking lot. The
other
areas of the Leonardo Building will not be used.
There will be up to 100 stands with Makers/companies
presenting their inventions or experiments. It will bring
together and uncover makers, inventors, scientists, crafters,
artists and all other passionate creative enthusiasts. The
Makers will install their equipment from 08.00 in the morning
and remove them before 22.00 in the evening. The
LB parking lot will be closed from the evening of Wednesday 14
May.
PRESENTATIONS, MUSIC,
THEATRE, CATERING, TRANSPORTATION
There
will be some presentations and talks in the small lecture
rooms in the Euler area.
Some
music and entertainment will add to the good atmosphere of the
event. There will be simple catering services both in the main
parking lot and in the cafeteria.
For the Makers, there will be a theatrical performance in the
Main Lecture hall from 18:00 to 19:00, immediately after the
closure of the stands. However, for space and safety reasons,
this performance will not be open to the general public. The
volunteers are however welcome to join.
We
have asked Trieste Trasporti to provide increased bus
frequency to/from Trieste so that visitors can reach us by
public transportation.
CALL
FOR VOLUNTEERS
You are hereby kindly invited to sign up as a
volunteer - as soon as possible - as your
presence/cooperation is essential to ensure the smooth
running of this important event. You
may also sign up family members and friends as volunteers.
It
goes without saying that all your friends and families are
invited to the MINI MAKER FAIRE, so kindly let them know. For
info see: http://www.makerfairetrieste.it
Volunteers are needed for various functions, such as providing
information, crowd-controlling, giving directions,
monitoring. We will organize volunteers in shifts (morning,
midday, afternoon). Should you wish to sign up as a
volunteer, kindly send an e-mail to giancovi@ictp.it
with VOLUNTEER in the subject line.
In it, please indicate if you prefer morning,
midday or afternoon or even a larger part of the day and
also indicate your T-shirt size.
Volunteers will receive a meal voucher and a T-shirt as
compensation for helping us with the MINI MAKER FAIRE.
Since your T-shirts will have to be ordered very soon, please
sign up quickly.
We
will also be needing staff to kindly collaborate on Friday
16th May with the installation/decoration of all the
tents/tables/flags, logistics, else. So, kindly let us know if
you are available on Friday during office hours.