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Maker Faire Detroit 2013 Applicant Deadline is Friday

Applications will be accepted through June 7 for the annual inventors fair at The Henry Ford.

Editor's note: Information for this story was provided by The Henry Ford.

Attention all makers, tinkerers, inventors, hackers and do-it-yourselfers: The call for entries is now open for Maker Faire Detroit 2013 at The Henry Ford in Dearborn.

Now in its fourth year, this unique, two-day, family-friendly event draws makers from all over the nation to celebrate their unbridled creativity. Maker Faire Detroit will be held July 27-28, from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

To participate in Maker Faire Detroit, an entry form must be completed at http://www.makerfairedetroit.com/call-for-makers. Entries can be submitted by individuals or by groups, such as hobbyist clubs and schools. The Henry Ford particularly encourages exhibits that are interactive and that highlight the process of making things. The closing date for all entries is Friday, June 7.

Maker Faire Detroit is looking for a wide variety of eclectic, diverse and out-of-the-box ideas that highlight the tinkerer spirit. Exhibits and displays can range from student projects, robotics, 3D printers and CNC mills, textile arts and crafts, home energy monitoring, rockets and radio control toys, sustainability, green technology, radios, vintage computers and game systems, electronics, electric vehicles, biology/biotech and chemistry projects, puppets, kites, bicycles, shelter (tents, domes, etc.), and unusual tools or machines.

For more information, visit the website at www.makerfairedetroit.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/makerfairedetroit. Maker Faire Detroit is independently produced by The Henry Ford in collaboration with Maker Media.


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