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Location/County: Huntington, Cabell
October 03, 2014
The West Virginia Makes Festival
Oct. 3, 2014 starting at 10 a.m.
Sponsored by the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing (RCBI), Advantage Valley, the City of Huntington and Marshall University, the design challenge will reward makers who submit their creative, new inventions to our panel of judges during the festival at RCBI, located downtown at the corner of 4th Avenue and 11th Street. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., when prizes are awarded.
The West Virginia Makes festival celebrates creativity and innovation in all forms. Hobbyists, inventors, enthusiasts, students and other makers will compete with their new creations for prizes of up to $1,000. Judges will review participants’ new creations and award prizes in five categories Oct. 3 at 12:30 p.m. at RCBI Huntington. The challenge kicks off Oct. 3 at 10 a.m. at RCBI Huntington. Registration is free and easy; call 800.469.RCBI (7224) or register at http://www.rcbi.org/wvmakes/.
Participants who earn prizes will be introduced as design challenge winners during the 12:30 p.m. presentation at RCBI Huntington.
Creators in five categories will be awarded up to $1000 during the WV Makes Festival, which will be immediately followed by networking and interaction.