BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Eastern BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20191202T174007Z UID:C563E7F6-ED96-434B-8DC5-0539F9286BB8 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20191123T090000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20191123T170000 DESCRIPTION:The Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth\n\nMaker Faire is the Gre atest Show (and Tell) on Earth – a family-friendly showcase of invention \, creativity and resourcefulness\, and a celebration of the Maker movemen t.\n\nThe 6th Annual Maker Faire Rochester event takes place on Saturday\, November 23\, 2019\, from 9 am to 5 pm at the Rochester Riverside Convent ion Center. The day will be filled with exciting exhibitions\, demonstrati ons\, and hands-on activities for all ages.\n\nThis celebration of the DIY spirit and creativity in the heart of Downtown Rochester is a full-on com munity festival with attractions\, exhibits\, demonstrations\, and perform ances showcasing the intersection of science\, technology\, arts\, and cra fts -- many of them immersive and interactive.\n\nMaker Faires expose atte ndees to technology\, art\, science\, and engineering applied to projects that are built within the greater Rochester area and beyond. At the faire\ , attendees will learn to solder\, make crafts\, interact with physics exp eriments\, and participate in other hands-on activities. We are hoping to inspire everyone who attends to go out and learn what it takes to create t heir own projects from what they learned and saw during the day.\n\nA curr ent and growing list of this year's makers can be found at: http://rochest er.makerfaire.com/makers-exhibits/\n\nSave on admission\n\nYour IEEE membe rship gets you\, and your family\, a 15% discount on your Rochester Maker Faire tickets.\n\nTo claim your IEEE discount\, just click "Enter promo co de" at the top of the ticketing page and enter IEEEMakerFaire2019.\n\nVolu nteer Opportunities\n\nIEEE Members looking to be more involved with can a lso [volunteer](https://rochester.makerfaire.com/volunteer/) at the Roches ter Maker Faire. https://rochester.makerfaire.com/volunteer/\n\nThis shoul d be a great opportunity for IEEE members to teach soldering and run other hands-on activities promoting STEM education and careers.\n\nNeed more re ason to volunteer at the Maker Faire? Volunteer and get FREE admission!\n\ nParking\n\nParking for the Rochester Riverside Convention Center can be f ound right across the street at the South Ave. Garage. Entrances can be fo und on South Ave\, Broad Street\, Stone Street\, and through the Hyatt.\n\ nA sky bridge is located on the 3rd/yellow level of the garage over to the convention center.\n\nBldg: Rochester Riverside Convention Center\, 123 E Main St\, Rochester\, New York\, United States\, 14604 LOCATION:Bldg: Rochester Riverside Convention Center\, 123 E Main St\, Roch ester\, New York\, United States\, 14604 ORGANIZER:eric.t.brown@ieee.org SEQUENCE:5 SUMMARY:IEEE at the Rochester Maker Faire URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/204931 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><h1>The Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth</h1 >\n<p>Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth &ndash\; a fami ly-friendly showcase of invention\, creativity and resourcefulness\, and a celebration of the Maker movement.</p>\n<p><strong>The 6th Annual Maker F aire Rochester</strong>&nbsp\;event takes place on&nbsp\;<strong>Saturday\ , November 23\, 2019\, from 9 am to 5 pm at the Rochester Riverside Conven tion Center</strong>. The day will be filled with exciting exhibitions\, d emonstrations\, and hands-on activities for all ages.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>This celebration of the DIY spirit and creativity in the heart of Downtown Roch ester is a full-on community festival with attractions\, exhibits\, demons trations\, and performances showcasing the intersection of science\, techn ology\, arts\, and crafts -- many of them immersive and interactive.</p>\n <p>Maker Faires expose attendees to technology\, art\, science\, and engin eering applied to projects that are built within the greater Rochester are a and beyond. At the faire\, attendees will learn to solder\, make crafts\ , interact with physics experiments\, and participate in other hands-on ac tivities. We are hoping to inspire everyone who attends to go out and lear n what it takes to create their own projects from what they learned and sa w during the day.</p>\n<p><strong>A current and growing list of this year' s makers can be found at</strong>:<strong>&nbsp\;<a href="http://rochester .makerfaire.com/makers-exhibits/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener n oreferrer">http://rochester.makerfaire.com/makers-exhibits/</a></strong>&n bsp\;</p>\n<h1>Save on admission</h1>\n<p>Your IEEE membership gets you\, and your family\, a <strong>15% discount </strong>on your Rochester Maker Faire tickets.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>To claim your IEEE discount\, just click "En ter promo code" at the top of the ticketing page and enter <strong>IEEEMak erFaire2019</strong>.&nbsp\;</p>\n<h1>Volunteer Opportunities</h1>\n<p>IEE E Members looking to be more involved with can also <a href="https://roche ster.makerfaire.com/volunteer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">volunteer</ a> at the Rochester Maker Faire.&nbsp\;<a href="https://rochester.makerfai re.com/volunteer/">https://rochester.makerfaire.com/volunteer/</a></p>\n<p >This should be a great opportunity for IEEE members to teach soldering an d run other hands-on activities promoting STEM education and careers.</p>\ n<p>Need more reason to volunteer at the Maker Faire? Volunteer and get&nb sp\;<strong>FREE</strong> admission!</p>\n<h1>Parking</h1>\n<p>Parking for the Rochester Riverside Convention Center can be found right across the s treet at the South Ave. Garage. Entrances can be found on South Ave\, Broa d Street\, Stone Street\, and through the Hyatt.</p>\n<p>A sky bridge is l ocated on the 3rd/yellow level of the garage over to the convention center .</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR