Next Week’s Maker Faire in San Mateo Could Be Bay Area’s Last

The Bay Area Maker Faire, which began in 2006 and attracted more than 20,000 people, will be held next Friday through Sunday at the San Mateo County Event Center. There are 200 Maker Faires a year in 44 countries around the world, but only the events in the Bay Area and New York are put on by Maker Media, which is based in San Francisco. The layoffs, which cut employees in web development, editorial and administration, will not affect next week’s event, according to Dougherty, but it is “quite possible” that the event could be the Bay Area’s last Maker Faire.

Source: www.sfchronicle.com