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IEEE Contest for Makers Looking for Contest Submissions by September 17 Makers, Inventors & Tinkerers get your idea shoes strapped on. The Institute of Electrical Electronic Engineers (IEEE)  latest initiative to support the community-at-large of engineers and makers, opened the IEEE Maker Project in May and soon will close submissions on September 17.  Since it is a voting contest, earlier the better but anything goes in social contest voting. The  IEEE  Maker Project welcomes  innovators, makers and tech enthusiasts  to battle it out for great prizes and the chance to work with an IEEE member.  Last year, IEEE hosted the DIY Project which attracted over 300 student entries with  winner   Usman Maqsood and his team, Amir Salman and Reeba Raza, who won for their EcoSens,  a Wireless Sensor and Actuation Network project.

If you have small loved ones 8-12 years of age or big loved ones who think they are 8-12 years of age, you have to check this out. Maker Media's  Maker Camp launches today. Maker Camp is a free, 6-week virtual summer camp for young Makers interested in DIY, making, creating, crafting, hacking, tinkering and learning. This year marks the fourth annual Maker Camp and last year were 50,000 campers attended. And, if you want to attend camp with other young makers, you may be able to find a place close to home, here . Last year,  there were 500 Maker Camp affiliate locations across all 50 states, including public libraries, community centers, 4-H Clubs and Intel Computer Clubhouses .  This year you will see sites spread around the world.  The 2015 Maker Camp is generously sponsored by Intel and AT&T. If interested, sign up  here .