It's "National Day of Making"! And Local Motors is FEATURED at the White House! Congrats!

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President Barack Obama has officially declared June 18th as a "National Day Of Making." The Local Motors crew is thrilled to join the #NationOfMakers at the White House Maker Faire tomorrow to celebrate U.S. manufacturing, entrepreneurship, & innovation.

"I call upon all Americans to observe this day with programs,ceremonies, and activities that encourage a new generation of makers and manufacturers to share their talents and hone their skills," said the President of the United States.

The White House announced its intent to celebrate America’s students and entrepreneurs who are inventing the future at its first-ever Maker Faire. The event will take place at the White House on Wednesday, June 18th, It will feature “makers, innovators, and entrepreneurs of all ages who are using cutting-edge tools to bring their ideas to life.”

Mobifactory will demonstrate how Local Motors empowers innovators using crowd-powered, distributed, advanced manufacturing

The White House Maker Faire will highlight the remarkable stories of “Makers that are driving the next era of American innovation, as well as commitments by leading organizations to help more students and entrepreneurs get involved in making things.”

 Founded by US Marine and Iraq veteran Jay Rogers, Local Motors is helping to drive the Third Industrial Revolution by accelerating the pace at which ideas move from mind, to market.

As a pioneer in crowd-sourced design and distributed micromanufacturing, Local Motors disrupts traditional product development practices by reaching out to the broader, global community of designers, engineers, enthusiasts and makers in order to deliver innovation literally, at the pace of conversation.