MakerBot Operator Stealth-Booth at Solidworks World 2011
While Makerbot Operator “Babs” was attending the Solidworks World 2011 expo and conference, he stumbled on an unused booth. Where many of us would have seen the lonely table & chair and thought: “Aww, no demo of cool stuff there!” before moving on, Babs — flush with MakerBot community spirit — saw a unique opportunity.
He seized the table, whipped out his laptop, fanned a stack of homemade Makerbot fliers, and operated an unauthorized Makerbot stealth-booth!
Babs on what lead him to take MakerBot evangelical tablemanship into his own hands:
Well, I attend Solidworks World Each year and thought we needed a Makerbot representation. So I took it upon myself to find a place to setup flyers to educate the Solidworks community about Makerbot. I was afraid of being shutdown, but no-one realized that I should not have done it. (Success.)
We are loving this story at the Botcave, and are grateful that Babs helped us expand the number of expos that Makerbot could “attend” by one this year.
Babs' Homemade Makerbot @ Solidworks Flier
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DigiFab
I had the same thought last year at the Science and Engineering Festival in DC, seeing displays of high-end 3D printers, I really wanted to talk to people about MakerBot’s…how does MakerBot feel about being represented unofficially?
Say next time I’m at an event and MakerBot’s presence would be very beneficial and befitting (and you guys are nowhere to be found), shall I grab a table and setup shop?
Matt
Well, you wouldn’t be officially representing MakerBot unless MakerBot arranged things with you directly (not impossible) — but why not show up as a member of the MakerBot community and represent yourself, your MakerBot Operators group, etc., and brag about MakerBot that way? That said, if you know of opportunities near you that would be good opportunities for us, contact us at support at makerbot dot com and we will look into these matters.