[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 2015)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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The President





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Proclamation 9293--National Week of Making, 2015
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                Proclamation 9293 of June 11, 2015

                
National Week of Making, 2015

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                American ingenuity has always powered our Nation and 
                fueled economic growth. Our country was built on the 
                belief that with hard work and passion, progress is 
                within our reach, and it is because of daring 
                innovators and entrepreneurs who have taken risks and 
                redefined what is possible that we have been able to 
                realize this promise. Makers and builders and doers--of 
                all ages and backgrounds--have pushed our country 
                forward, developing creative solutions to important 
                challenges and proving that ordinary Americans are 
                capable of achieving the extraordinary when they have 
                access to the resources they need. During National Week 
                of Making, we celebrate the tinkerers and dreamers 
                whose talent and drive have brought new ideas to life, 
                and we recommit to cultivating the next generation of 
                problem solvers.

                My Administration is committed to spurring 
                manufacturing, innovation, and entrepreneurship by 
                expanding opportunities for more Americans to build 
                products and bring them to market. Across the Federal 
                Government, we are working to increase access to 
                capital, maker spaces, and equipment to design, 
                develop, and prototype ideas. By investing in regional 
                manufacturing hubs, we are bringing together private 
                industry, leading universities, and public agencies to 
                develop cutting-edge technology and train workers in 
                the skills they need for the next generation of 
                innovation. To continue to build a Nation of makers, we 
                are committed to engaging students at every level in 
                the hands-on learning of science, technology, 
                engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to inspire them to 
                pursue their own passions and excel in STEM fields.

                Last year, at the first-ever White House Maker Faire, I 
                called on leaders around our Nation to join in sparking 
                a grassroots renaissance in American making and 
                manufacturing. Since then, more than 100 cities have 
                stepped up, taking action to increase access to the 
                tools and support that help today's dreamers solve 
                pressing local and global problems, launch their own 
                businesses, and create vibrant communities. By making 
                it easier for students to learn 21st-century design and 
                fabrication skills and by broadening opportunities for 
                making in communities across our country, we can 
                unleash a new era of jobs and entrepreneurialism in 
                manufacturing, transform industries, and usher the 
                products of tomorrow to markets today. As the maker 
                movement grows, I continue to call on all Americans to 
                help unlock the potential of our Nation and ensure 
                these opportunities reach all our young people, 
                regardless of who they are or where they come from.

                America's path of experimentation, innovation, and 
                discovery has been the hallmark of our progress. We are 
                heirs to an extraordinary legacy of ingenuity--our 
                country is home to pioneers who imagined a railroad 
                connecting a continent, inventors who believed 
                electricity could power our cities and towns, explorers 
                who dared to leave our planet and travel farther than 
                ever before, and innovators who brought us closer 
                together through the Internet. This story is central to 
                who we are as a people, and today, we have the 
                opportunity to write the next great chapter. This week, 
                let us renew our resolve to harness the potential of 
                our time--the technology,

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                opportunity, and talent of our people--and empower all 
                of today's thinkers, makers, and dreamers.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim June 12 through June 
                18, 2015, as National Week of Making. I call upon all 
                Americans to observe this week with programs, 
                ceremonies, and activities that encourage a new 
                generation of makers and manufacturers to share their 
                talents and hone their skills.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                eleventh day of June, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand fifteen, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-ninth.
                
                
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[FR Doc. 2015-14980
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