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Call 4 Makers Campaign Is Now Live for Maker Faire Europe

Maker Faire Europe, the largest Maker Faire outside of the US (and possibly the largest after those in the Bay Area and, maybe, NYC) is taking place for the third year in Rome, next October 16th through the 18th. In preparation, the organization has officially launched the Call 4 Makers competition, which means that you have time until May 31st to submit your project.

There is not much time left, but – if your have your project ready – it only takes about 10 minutes to register and submit it, so you can… make it. You have to select if you intend to give a presentation, a talk, or exhibit a project and it’s done – you will become a part of the show. Last year, 600 projects and 200 live performances, from 44 different nations, participated to exhibit and speak in front of a total of 90,000 visitors.

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This third edition will see Rome’s University La Sapienza “shutting down” for the 3 days of the event and converting into a “city of the future”, with more than 80,000 square meters available to creators and visitors. The event, curated by Arduino co-founder Massimo Banzi and journalist Riccardo Luna, is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of Rome.

Last year, the number of young children and entire families participating was one of the most fascinating aspects of the event, especially considering that the Rome Comic Faire was taking place at the same time in an entirely different part of the city. This year the total exhibition space dedicated to children will go from the 1,300 square metres of 2014 (with over 360 laboratories and 130 workshops) to 3,500 square metres. Here, they will experience the world of programming, electronics, robotics, and digital creativity, while specially designed workshops will teach them how to design robots, circuits, and how to produce multimedia content.

If all this, and the timeless beauty of Rome in October, are not enough, and you are still unsure about participating, perhaps Massimo Banzi himself will convince you.