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Your city, your event.
Host a Flagship Make48 in your city!
Make48 is a 48-hour competition where teams are given a challenge, must build a physical prototype, sales sheet, and a 1-minute marketing video, and then pitch it to judges. The twist is that we have tool technicians and access to a Makerspace full of equipment and tools to help the teams build almost anything their imaginations can come up with to solve the challenge. Collaboration is the key to success.
In real life, everyone has big ideas, but only about 5% have the skills either physically or digitally to make a prototype. To build anything you need collaboration, often many different materials and various pieces of equipment to finish a product. Make48 allows this process to be achieved under a timed, fun, fast-moving, and educational event!
Make48 City Events
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Host Benefits
A unique recruitment opportunity to highlight the benefits of becoming a member of your makerspace and connect with area residents
Hands-on experience for your makerspace members and staff assisting everyday people as tool technicians in the makerspace
Potential local media coverage
Event cost generally paid by sponsorships
Our Make48 team plans and executes the event along with the support from the Host's team before & during the event
A finished sizzle video will capture the 48 hours of action & a dedicated webpage all about your event will be on our website
Team Benefits
Teams get a first-hand look at a potential makerspace to become a member
A competition that allows teams to be creative with all the support of tool techs and equipment
Teams are learning skills from makerspace staff and members-a unique way for them to learn and build their skills
Teams gain a valuable perspective of a real-life collaboration between those that make and those that invent
The chance to innovate a real product for a real company that could equal financial gain or IP ownership
Winners at the Flagship City Series events get to move on to the Nationals Competition
Sponsor Benefits
Sponsors are promoting that they are looking for innovation.
Sponsors have the opportunity to interact with teams, promoting that they are looking for bright talent.
There is a range of Sponsorship levels including Challenge Sponsors, Event Party Sponsors, and Product Placement Sponsors.
The Challenge Sponsor can call the challenge the teams will solve, judge the competition, and can decide on prizes including cash, scholarships, equipment, etc.
They can create IP around the products created at the competition.
Sponsors get to be a part of celebrating their community.
Sponsors get to mingle over 3 days of excitement and get potential PR at the local and national level
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