Make Magazine and IEEE Spectrum Announce Electronic Projects Contest

Have you discovered Make magazine? This magazine is must reading by do-it-yourself amateur scientists.

IEEE Spectrum magazine has joined with Make to announce a home-built electronics project contest in which the winner will receive a free trip to the "Maker Faire" jamboree to be held 19-20 May at the San Mateo, California, Fairgrounds.

From IEEE Spectrum's announcement:

"Do you have a terrific electronics project you've built at home? If so, we want to hear from you.

"IEEE Spectrum and Make magazines are joining forces to call attention to the coolest and cleverest do-it-yourself projects. If you've conceived and built something that you'd like to share with the combined readerships of Spectrum and Make--more than a million people--let us know about it.

"To enter, send a brief description of your project and include an estimate of how much it cost. Throw in a photo, a parts list, and a schematic. Mail them to: Spectrum/Make DIY Contest, 3 Park Ave., 17th Floor, New York, NY 10016-5997, U.S.A. The entry deadline is 15 March 2007.

"If you win, you'll receive full coverage of your project in the print and/or online editions of both Spectrum and Make, as well as airfare and accommodations to attend the next "Maker Faire." That's Make magazine's annual jamboree for do-it-yourselfers, 19 to 20 May 2007 at the San Mateo, Calif., Fairgrounds, where you will describe and demonstrate your project."

If you enter the competition, please notify The Citizen Scientist. Win or lose, we want to share your project with our readers, too.

Forrest M. Mims III