Lates (not quite news, for those who were there) of the Hamvention

[Andre Kesteloot]

On 7/30/2011 19:47 PM, Joseph Bento wrote:
> The powers that be over the Dayton Hamvention speak of how difficult it would be to find an alternative venue to handle the capacity.  Browsing through my latest issue of Make 27, I see that since the Maker Faire was conceived about 7 years ago, more than 100,000 people now converge upon the San Mateo County (California) Fairgrounds during a Maker Weekend.  I grew up in San Mateo, less than a mile from the county fairgrounds.  They had nice facilities as of 12 years ago when I last lived there.
they still do, it happens that I attend the Maker Faire almost every 
year. They also have convenient nearby parking facilities
Of course Dayton may have been chosen originally --or be have become 
popular--  because is is 2/3 between the two Coasts ?
73
André N4ICK