Programs
Guest Speaker, David Pressman »
- 10:00-11:00 a.m.
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- Huenefeld Tower Room
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- 3rd Floor
Recommended audience: adults, teens
David Pressman, nationally recognized patent attorney and author of Patent It Yourself, will cover topics highlighted in his book: evaluating the sales potential of your invention, selling or licensing it to a manufacturer, marketing and distributing your invention, working with legal professionals and other areas of interest.
Exhibitor Booths »
- 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
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- Atrium and Reading Garden
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- 1st Floor
Recommended audience: adults, kids, and teens
Learn more about the world of inventing by browsing through dozens of booths and exhibits sponsored by businesses and organizations that support inventors. There will be drawings for free door prizes and plenty of informative handouts. New for this year is an “InventorZone,” a special exhibit area set aside for independent inventors to display their latest innovative creations.
List of exhibitors
Expert Panel »
- 1:00-2:00 p.m.
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- Huenefeld Tower Room
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- 3rd Floor
Recommended audience: adults
A panel of respected experts (attorneys, officials from the U.S. Patent Office and the Federal Trade Commission, other related specialists) will share tips and advice and take questions from the audience about the invention process.
Inventing is for Everyone
COSI: Investigating Energy »
- 1:00-4:00 p.m.
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- Children’s Learning Center
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- 1st Floor
Recommended audience: children, younger teens
A COSI on Wheels traveling learning expedition featuring ten interactive experimenting stations about how energy and technology affect our lives will be set up inside the Children’s Learning Center. The Center of Science and Industry (COSI Columbus) experience offers a unique blend of fun and learning that stretches the imagination and satisfies curiosities about how things work.
Open Electronic Gaming »
- 1:00-2:00 p.m.
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- Study Area
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- 2nd Floor
Recommended audience: teens, younger adults
Electronic gamers will have a chance to play and mingle in a dedicated gaming area.
Happen Inc. Toy Lab »
- 1:30-2:15 p.m.
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- Study Area
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- 2nd Floor
Recommended audience: children, younger teens
Happen, Inc., a Cincinnati-based arts organization that gives adults and children the opportunity to explore art together, will host the Happen’s Toy Lab, where they will demonstrate how to create toys from “recycled” toy parts.
Gaming Technology Speaker, Michael Fatten »
- 2:30-3:30 p.m.
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- Study Area
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- 2nd Floor
Recommended audience: adults, teens, younger adults
Michael Fatten of Indiana University, an authority on online gaming, will be on hand to give enthusiasts a behind-the-scenes look at the ever-changing electronic gaming industry. Mr. Fatten will also talk about getting into the competitive gaming field and courses students need to take to help prepare them for a career in gaming.