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Proc 9143ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 9143

National Day of Making, 2014

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In simple terms

President Obama proclaimed June 18, 2014 as National Day of Making to celebrate American innovation and the Maker Movement. The proclamation highlights administration efforts supporting STEM education, manufacturing apprenticeships, and the first White House Maker Faire, but contains no binding policy directives.

Federal Register Open PDF 79 FR 35477

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 79 FR 35477

    Federal Register PDF

  3. June 18, 2014 designated as National Day of Making

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

What to expect

Immediate

  • June 18, 2014 designated as National Day of Making

Near term (90d)

  • White House Maker Faire (already occurring at time of signing)
  • STEM AmeriCorps summer programs for 18,000 low-income students

Long term

  • Decade-long effort to train 100,000 STEM teachers

Risks & tensions

  • No binding obligations created; purely hortatory language ('I call upon')
  • STEM teacher training goal (100,000) and STEM AmeriCorps expansion referenced as existing initiatives, not new commitments in this document
Proclamation 9143: National Day of Making, 2014 · Executive Orders