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Date: September 12th, 2009
Time: 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Location: University of Colorado, Auraria Campus (Tivoli Center – map)
Registration: Online - $59.00 At the Door – $75.00
Vendor Tables: $175.00
All parking on campus is paid-parking.
The parking lot on the east side of the Tivoli Center is $5.00 per day.

        The Sessions are divided into two tracks with an A and B session during each time period. Attendees can cross back and forth between track A and B. The material for all sessions will be in the Inventor Manual provided at the door.

Mother of Invention Regional Conference
Agenda

  7:00 –   8:00 Registration (breakfast)
  8:00 –   8:45 Opening remarks
  9:00 – 10:15 Session 1

              1 - A. Your Invention is a Business. How do you get this project started?
              1 - B. Resources? How do you find what you need?

10:30 – 11:45 Session 2

              2 - A. Intellectual Property: What is it and how do you get it?
              2 - B. Prototypes: How and Why

12:00 –   1:30 Lunch (onsite)
12:30 –   1:30 Three Successful Inventors will share their stories
  1:45 –   3:00 Session 3

              3 - A. Made in the USA: Sounds good but how do you do it?
              3 - B. Licensing: Getting someone else to make it and sell it for you.

  3:15 –   4:30 Session 4

              4 - A. Cash is King
              4 – B Made in China: What are the benefits?

  5:00 –   6:00 Question & Answer Session (with wine reception)

MIRC -- Sessions and Presenters

1. A. Your Invention is a Business Your ability to succeed is directly related to your ability to understand all the business aspects of making and selling your product. Learn about the specific business issues including licensing and distribution

    Presenter: Rita Crompton, FLeCusa International

    B. Resources: How do you find what you need: This session will cover online resources inventors (from beginning “idea” stage to patented inventors going to market) will need.

    Presenter: Anne Feiler, SearchQuest Patent Search

2. A. Intellectual Property What is it and how does it benefit you. Learn about the different types of intellectual property and how they each can benefit you.

    Presenter: Kley Achterhof, IP Attorney

    B. Prototyping: How and Why. Prototyping is different at every stage of inventing and for different industries. Learn about the different types of prototyping, what you can do yourself and where to get help.

    Presenters: Doug Collins, OTB Design
    Randy Tagg,

3. A. Made In the USA Learn how to identify manufacturers right here in the US for products that used to be more cheaply done overseas. Learn the right way to manage your project for the best results.

    Presenter: Ian Osborn, Wild Ideas Light Company

    B. Licensing How do you find a big company to manufacture and sell for you and then send you a check. It's hard work!

    Presenters: Rita Crompton, FLeCusa International; Alyson Probst, Star Kids Products; Theresa Houck, Inventor of the Disposal Genie™

4. A. Cash is King: The number one cause for business failure is related to cash flow issues and an inadequate amount of working capital. The best time to secure funding is well before you need it.

    Presenter: Bruce Dawson – Pres and CEO Liquid Capital

    B. Made In China What are the benefits and what are the ptifalls?

    Presenter: Jason Christie, co-founder and director of AsiaPacific Access, LLC

       

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