Monthly Archives: August 2016

11 Days – Maker Expo will be LIVE Podcasted

Hello everyone, Cam here. The exhibitor team is thrilled to have a very new kind of activity at Maker Expo this year. Woot Suit Riot will be live podcasting all day from the 2nd floor. They’ll have a couch and everything, but let me introduce you to kwartzlaber and Concept Crucible podcast co-host Jim Tigwell […]

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12 Days – Maker Expo is NOT just for kids!

We get questions all the time about what our target audience is. Most often the question is something like “Is it just for kids?” The simple answer is that while there are LOTS of things for kids to do, Maker Expo is just as entertaining, inspiring and hands-on for adults. Let’s look at just a few: […]

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Maker Expo radio check

The TL;DR: Maker Expo 2016 is only 12 days away. Sep10/10am6pm/Kitchener City Hall. DW here from the planning team with a short message: you are most definitely invited. It is, I think, notable that to put on a one-day event there are about eleven thousand things to do which keep us busy around the calendar […]

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13 Days – SPEED Making, Walk Fast

Thirteen days from RIGHT NOW Maker Expo will be under way. Have you taken a moment to check out the Exhibitors and Installations to make a plan for what you want to see? Well, you should. Let’s do some math: There are 73 exhibitors and vendors, 7 generous sponsors and 17 installations or workshops. That’s 97 different […]

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#MakeitKitchener Sponsors Maker Expo

Today we’d like to share with you a video we’ve produced in partnership with the City of Kitchener. The philosophy of Maker Expo — We are ALL Makers — is a major part of the City’s economic development strategy and we’re thrilled to have them as partners. Make it Kitchener is the City of Kitchener’s […]

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