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ARCHIVE OF PREVIOUS SPEAKERS & TOPICS
 
Here is a sampling archive of previous speakers that you may have missed.  It pays to join IANE and attend our monthly meetings so you won't miss out on some good information to help you invent better products. Members only receive the IANE Newsletter with additional information.
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July 12, 2010:  The featured speaker was Patrick Raymond, Executive Director of the United Inventors Association and independent inventor.  He described best practices for inventors and inventor-friendly companies.

June 14, 2010:  IANE SOCIAL EVENT A HUGE SUCCESS!! Held in the backyard of Bob and Evelyn Hausslein with sandwich and beverage buffet prepared by Ken and Beryl Bibby -MAGICAL ENTERTAINMENT.

May 10, 2010: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Thomas Roskelly, creative director of Roskelly, Inc. and intellectual property attorney Diane Chubb. Roskelly, Inc. is a team of professionals working to create memorable brands for their companies and products. For more information about Tom's brands, see his website at www.roskelly.com.  Diane was in-house counsel for Fox Corporation in Los Angeles for 3 years, protecting "The Simpsons" and other marks.

April 12, 2010: SPEAKER/TOPIC: George PetersIANE Member, "The Mitt" reusable applicator system with numerous uses. Contact George at 1-800-984-6488;  www.lancer1inc.com, or .www.TheMittApplicator.com .

March 8, 2010: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Bill McHenry, founder and president of Entrepreneur Sales and Marketing, www.entrepreneursales.com, which provides outsourced sales, marketing and business development services to help inventors, entrepreneurs and businesses of all sizes.  

February 8, 2010: SPEAKER/TOPIC:  Jim Ugone, seasoned entrepreneur and expert horticulturalist, founder and president of U CAN Brand LLC www.theucanbrand.comJim has created and commercialized an all-in-one watering can that simplifies watering and fertilizing. He shared his experiences launching this new product.

January 11, 2010:  SPEAKER/TOPIC: Brian D. Gildea, Esq., an attorney who has established a private intellectual property practice in Bedford, Massachusetts, www.gildeaiplaw.com, discussed non-disclosure/disclosure agreements and licensing.

December 14, 2009: SPEAKER/TOPIC Arthur Venditti of The Product Development Network;  www.ProductDevelopmentNetwork.com  has a lifetime of experience inventing, developing, and licensing products - both his own and other's.  Many of his products have been in the toy industry. In recent years he has devoted much of his energy toward product sourcing in China.

November 9, 2009: SPEAKER/TOPIC John Hurwitch and Gene Briskman, counselors at SCORE (Service Corps of  Retired Executives), gave an informal overview of SCORE and how it helps individuals starting businesses and bringing products to market.

October 12, 2009: SPEAKER/TOPIC Product development and innovation expert Louis Foreman is the creator and executive producer of the Emmy Award winning PBS show Everyday Edisons, CEO of Edison Nation, publisher of Inventors Digest magazine, founder and chief executive of the integrated product design and engineering firm Enventys, creator of five successful startups, and holder of nine US Patents.  His firm is responsible for the development and filing of 150 more.

September 14, 2009: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Daniela Stark is the inventor and developer of the Kidknows Outdoor Thermometer, which empowers kids to choose the right outdoor clothing even if they are not old enough to recognize numbers.  Kidknows.net

July 13, 2009: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Dave Cormier and Karyl Lynch product scouts of Pelham West Associates. Product scouts are paid by client companies rather by inventors. Products they are seeking are at  www.pelhamwest.com . Dave and Karyl are founders of the Innovators Resource Network, the only other inventors' group like IANE and located in western Massachusetts.

June 8, 2009: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Don Kelly, former USPTO Chief of Staff and co-founder of the United Inventors Association. Don established the USPTO's inventor support programs. He suggested how to add "wings" to invention ideas.  www.PatentAgentPlus.com

May 11, 2009: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Warren Tuttle, The "Guru of Housewares" featured in the March 2009 "Inventors Digest". Warren spoke at IANE in September of 2007. He works with independent inventors and brought to market "Smart Spin" and "Misto". He is the external product liaison for Lifetime Brands (Faberware, Kitchenaid, Culsinart), the # 1 supplier of kitchenware in the world.  www.lifetimebrands.com . Reach  Warren at 203-594-8808 or wwtuttle@yahoo.com.

April 13, 2009: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Missy Cohen-Fyffe, founder and president of Babe Ease, LLC  www.cleanshopper.com , a home based business founded in 1999 in New Hampshire that is focused on innovative baby products such as the Clean Shopper shopping cart cover and the Clean Diner highchair cover.  Missy holds 20 patents and trademarks.  She has been a guest on many syndicated TV shows and featured in national publications.

March 9, 2009: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Bob Oros, President of Business Development Resources,  Inc www.bdrinnovate.com "Licensing to Corporations - Do's and Don'ts", which is designed to help inventors and entrepreneurs understand the corporate licensing process and corporate psyche through a series of nine pragmatic steps.  These include insights into the internal corporate process, who to contact and how, imperative presentation content, potential landmines, questions to anticipate, etc.  In addition, Bob's company has been retained by a major corporation to seek products in the following categories: household cleaning, eye care, skin care, and nose & ear care.  Ideas may be submitted to Bob at any time at www.tech-knowledgy.org.

February 9, 2009:  SPEAKER/TOPIC:  Jack Lander, full-time mentor to inventors and new product startup entrepreneurs.  His talk is entitled "Test Before You Invest"  Jack is Vice President of the Yankee Invention Exposition, past president of the United Inventors Association (both, not for profit) and author of How to Finance Your Invention or Great IdeaJack has written a regular column for Inventors Digest for the past 13 years and is also an active inventor with 12 issued patents and 2 in progress.  For more, see www.inventor-mentor.com 

January 12, 2009:  SPEAKER/TOPIC: Bob Monahan, founder and CEO of Monahan Products LLC. maker of the innovative Uppababy high-end baby strollers (www.uppababy.com). Bob launched Uppababy in 2006.  Uppababy, now carried by more than 150 retail outlets, is publicized with celebrity moms such as Brooke Shields, Tori Spelling, and Denise Richards.  Bob's newer products include the EZ Leaf Hauler (www.ezleafhauler.com) which is already on the market, and an integrated home gate system (www.smartlinkgate.com), launching this January.

December 8, 2008:  SPEAKER/TOPIC:  Kristina Grasso, IANE member and Intellectual Property Attorney, with experience in patenting consumer products and medical devices. She also teaches Patent Practice as Adjunct Professor at the Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, NH. Her talk  focused on copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and licensing.   http://www.naymz.com/search/kristina/grasso/437065 

November 10, 2008:  SPEAKER/TOPIC: Jamey Bennett, founder and CEO of LightWedge (www.lightwedge.com), the book light that illuminates only the page you are reading, without bothering someone sleeping next to you. The product line has expanded and is carried by many retail stores.  See the text of the recent article in the Boston Globe and a video at http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2008/08/03/when_narrow_focus_is_bright_idea/

October 13, 2008:  SPEAKER/TOPIC:   Alaric Naiman, worked in industrial R&D for 13 years before becoming a technology and strategy consultant and innovation facilitator.  Alaric was the speaker at the October 2003 general meeting.  Since then he has frequented meetings of the IANE Inventors Clinic, benefitting presenters with his broad technical and industry knowledge.  For more, see http://www.transitionstates.com/people.html

September 8, 2008:  SPEAKER/TOPIC: Michael Collins, Founder and CEO of BIG IDEA GROUP.  IANE members who regularly attend meetings are aware that Big Idea Group is frequently mentioned, as an organization that takes an invention idea for possible development and licensing.  As product scouts, BIG charge inventors nothing, but are highly selective in what product ideas they take on, ultimately sharing any proceeds with the inventor.  For more on Big Idea Group, including their track record, go to  www.bigideagroup.net . Mike is the author of the recently published "The Million Dollar Idea in Everyone".

July 14, 2008: SPEAKER/TOPIC: The scheduled speaker cancelled 1 hour prior to the meeting and did not show up. Not to be deterred, miscellaneous topics were discussed relative to patent protection and entrepreneurship with tips, resources and answers to member's questions shared at the interesting and very informative meeting.  

June 9, 2008: SPEAKER/TOPIC:  Keith Bibby, son of member Ken Bibby, discussed lessons from years of developing and selling products to Wal-Mart and QVC. Keith is currently developing large scale solar cells for IP&E in Tyngsboro and teaching innovation in business research and project management at the University of Phoenix.

May 12, 2008: SPEAKER/TOPIC: John Rocheleau  discussed his 10-year experience as an independent inventor, starting with his first invention idea and culminating with his recent settlement with a Licensee of 5 inventions. Elements included, finding an angel investor, negotiating 2 License Agreements, enforcing accurate royalty reporting and, ultimately, 'Davey beating Goliath'.  His story may be found at http://www.protechhvac.com/lessons-in-invention-development-the-naive-years.

April 14, 2008: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Donald JobPresident Emeritus of IANE, Product Development Consultant, author, lecturer and scientist.  Founder of Enbede Co. and IPRS, Inc.;"Lessons from 30 Years of Inventing".

March 10, 2008: SPEAKER/TOPIC:  Arthur Venditti of Seneca Design.  Product sourcing in China and his lifetime livelihood of invention, development, and licensing, including helping other inventors: concept evaluation, preliminary design, product development and sourcing manufacturers. Contact Arthur  at  vendar@verizon.net   

February 11, 2008: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Rufus Seder, founder of Eye Think, Inc, developed and patented fascinating optically animated artwork, in forms ranging from greeting cards to murals in museums and public buildings. 

January 14, 2008 meeting snowed out; rescheduled for May 12, 2008.

December 10, 2007:  SPEAKER/TOPIC:  William Schawbel, entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Schawbel Corp. in Bedford, MA; www.schawbelcorporation.comBill provided advice to inventors based on his extensive experience in devising new products and bringing them to market. Many of the products Bill has developed and marketed are based on their ThermaCELL butane cartridges.  These include hair curlers, soldering irons, baby bottle warmers, and most recently, mosquito repellent.  New products are in the works.

November 12, 2007:  SPEAKER/TOPIC:  Scott Keeley of Obvia, a firm that positions itself as a full service resource for inventors and small companies.  Obvia develops working prototypes and virtual prototypes, arranges for appropriate patent protection, and brokers the product to prospective licensees.  www.obvia.biz

 
October 8, 2007:  SPEAKER/TOPIC: Bob Hausslein, President of IANE . The meeting addressed member questions and comments.  Bob discussed about what he has learned from the 300 presentations at the Inventors Clinic over the past eight years and the surprising insights he has gained from choosing among several invention developers.
 
September 10, 2007:  SPEAKER/TOPIC:  Warren Tuttle of Bear Mountain Marketing; housewares specialist.   Warren, and his business partner Ed Ryan, have well over 50 years of combined housewares industry experience in retail buying, sales, product development, fulfillment, distribution, and marketing.  Warren has led the introduction of such products as Smart Spin, container storage system; MISTO, The Gourmet Olive Oil Sprayer;  StirChef, The Hands-Free Saucepan Stirrer; and “Toss and Turn”, raised edge fry pan.  Finding  unique, kitchen related products, patents and inventors, and then introducing these unique products to market, is the key to their unique business model.
 
July 9, 2007:  SPEAKER/TOPIC:  IANE member John Westcott on using Brainstorming methods to improve inventiveness.  John has taught this subject to corporate groups.  Recall he addressed the group in July 2005 on the subject of 3D mechanical design.
 
June 11, 2007:  SPEAKER/TOPIC: The featured speaker was our IANE Recording Secretary, Nancy Kerrigan.  Most of us know Nancy as the inventor/developer of such pet products as the Harness Play Pack, the Harness Raincoat, and the Sleep-N-Store Pet Bed.  At the June meeting she described and demonstrated her new product venture - a dog feeding bowl that is being developed by Evergreen IP in ColoradoMAGGIE her dog was the hit of the meeting.  www.petsatplay.com
 
 May 14, 2007:  SPEAKER/TOPIC:  Herb Loeffler spoke to us in  2005 about Easy Down, the device he developed to escape from tall buildings.  At the May meeting, he described his method of design that considers as many alternatives as possible in order to achieve a superior product. After managing his own design firm (Loeffler-MacConkey) which had a dozen employees, he now works independently.  Herb has degrees in both mechanical engineering and industrial design and is an IANE member.

April 9, 2007:  SPEAKER/TOPIC: Wayne Strattman, founder and president of Strattman Design (www.strattman.com).  He shared his experiences in bringing 11 inventions successfully to market in the toy/fascination item industry.  As Wayne states it, " I think I can give people an idea of how business is really done in this industry.  It’s a lot different than most people think it is.  There are more back room meetings amongst known players than there are formal meetings about licenses and patents.  Its important to learn to identify who the “players” are and to do some diligence before venturing forward".

 
March 12, 2007:  SPEAKER/TOPIC:  Dave Hoch, a full time inventor/entrepreneur, who has started and sold several companies he has built around his products.  The topic is  Hokey Spokes, illuminating light blades that display designs and messages on bicycle wheels at night.  See the video at http://www.hokeyspokes.comDave also talked about a new "low-tech" product of his - Growing Grids, a home gardening aid. He discussed the whole process from concept to patenting, manufacturing in the US and in Asia, marketing using trade shows and the internet, and distribution.
 
 February 12, 2007: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Peter Nieves, patent attorney and faculty member of the Franklin Pierce Law Center.  His presentation covered US and foreign patent practice and patent protection, and things to consider prior to attempting to obtain US or foreign patent protection.   His bio is at http://www.sheehan.com/attorneys.asp?id=1076.

January 8, 2007:  SPEAKER/TOPIC: James Richardson of Richardson and Associates, Inc., an experienced inventor and consultant operating out of southern Maine.   For the past 25 years he has developed products for entrepreneurial clients and is now also licensing products of his own.  (www.richardson-assoc.com) 

 
December 11, 2006:  SPEAKER/TOPIC: Chris and Sonia Hillios, inventors and developers of SeaDine Snorkel Snax, underwater fish food seadine.com.  They described their ups and downs getting their business launched.  

November 13, 2006:  SPEAKER/TOPIC: Dave Kaufman, President of Hemetrics Development Corporation who discussed his hydration meter  HEMETRICS   on behalf of independent inventor Dave Hoch, who has started and sold several companies he has built around his products and could not attend.  He planned to talk about Hokey Spokes, illuminating light blades that display designs and messages on bicycle wheels at night.  See the video at hokeyspokes.com. 

October 16, 2006:  SPEAKER/TOPIC: Darleen Flaig,  founder of Product Solutions International productsolutionsintl.comDarleen advises on product development and global sourcing. 

 
September 11, 2006:  SPEAKER/TOPIC:  Mark  Gies,  COO of Inventors Workshop inventorsworkshop.net, a subsidiary  of Big Idea Group.  Inventors Workshop specializes in promotional  products.  Unlike Big Idea Group, which licenses inventions, Inventors  Workshop sets up the manufacture and distribution itself.  
 
July 10, 2006:  SPEAKERS/TOPIC: Dave Cormier and Karyl Lynch product scouts of Pelham West Associates, product scouts having a long time connection with the IANE.   www.pelhamwest.com
 
JUNE 12, 2006:  SPEAKER/TOPIC:  George Tlucko, IANE member, discussed the invention, development, and commercialization of his high performance ice skates. See www.okolosports.com
 
MAY 15, 2006:  SPEAKER/TOPIC:  Gus Bigos of Evergreen IP  www.evergreenip.com  spoke on Commercializing Your Invention,  including trends in open innovation at consumer product companies, key attributes of successful new products, pros and cons of various routes to commercialization, including (but not only) a discussion of the approach at Evergreen IPNote that some inventions of IANE member Nancy Kerrigan are being developed by Evergreen IP.
 
 April 10, 2006:  SPEAKER/TOPIC:  John Adams successful inventor on translating ideas into commercial reality; application of inventive skills to manufacturing and marketing.  John was Secretary of the IANE in the late 70's.  He showed two products he developed which are at www.proportionalreading.com and at www.indoorwindowgardening.com.
 
March 13, 2006:  SPEAKER/TOPIC: Mike Marks invention developer of Invention City www.inventioncity.com.   Mike discussed the ups and downs of developing and licensing the PaperPro and PowerShot staplers, which have generated over $250 million in sales.
 
February 13, 2006:  SPEAKER/TOPIC:  Arthur Venditti – Independent Product Development Consultant with over 35 years experience in developing consumer products and toys, spoke about and answered questions relating to his experiences in all aspects of the product development process.  As an Industrial Designer, he has invented, patented, licensed, named, and commercialized a wide variety of consumer products. Although Arthur has spent most of his career in the Toy industry, much of what he has experienced can apply to most mass market product areas. He has spent the last 10 years sourcing and developing products to be made in China and will share his insights for those who have thought about doing the same.  "How To Get My Product Made in China".   E MAIL
 
January 9, 2006:  SPEAKER/TOPIC:  Courtney Heath of  Z Corporation provided an introduction to 3D printing and rapid prototyping, showing samples ranging from the simple to the complex - including moving parts.  www.zcorp.com
 
December 12, 2005:  SPEAKER/TOPIC:  Michael Antino of Merchant Media, the "concept to consumer" product development company that brought Smart Spin, rotary storage device for plastic containers and lids, to commercial success.  Merchant Media has similarly brought to market  many other top selling direct response TV products such as Pasta Pro, Gator Grip, and Singer Smart Scissors. www.merchantmedia.com

November 14, 2005:  SPEAKER/TOPIC:  Joseph R. Birkner, M.E.,  Registered Patent Agent, Inventor, IANE  Member (Webmaster).  "How To Turn Your Idea Into An Invention and Patent It" CLICK HERE TO READ THE NOVEMBER 14, 2005 IANE Presentation Discover the inventing process steps ranging from Idea to Invention to Patent to Marketplace "I-I-P-M" (TM).  Coming up with the idea, what, how to invent, inventions, patents, marketing your invention and more.   www.gis.net/~starco/jrb

October 17, 2005:  SPEAKER/TOPIC: Angelo Tortola, IANE member and President of  Venture Technologies in North Billerica, inventor and developer of  the Game Light (over six million sold), the Electronic Swing Groover golf training device featured in Brookstone and Sharper Image, plus medical and military equipment. TOPIC: "The Business of Inventing" www.venturetechnologies.com

September 12, 2005:  SPEAKER/TOPIC:  Jeffery Conley, President of Eureka Medical in Burlington, a resource for independent inventors with  ideas for medical devices and healthcare products.  www.eurekamed.com

July 11, 2005:  SPEAKER/TOPIC: John Westcott, Iane member and president of 3D Mechanical Design, 3D Solid Modeling is a handy dandy tool for inventors. John can be reached at 508-529-6558 or e mail: john@3dmechdesign.com.

 
June 13, 2005: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Michael Collins, founder and president of the Big Idea Group, product scouts in frequently contact with our members.   www.bigideagroup.net .
 
May 9, 2005: SPEAKER/TOPIC:  Joe Schappler, owner and president of Helix Design, a product design and development firm in Manchester NH, spoke on the product development process.   www.helixdesign.net

April 11, 2005: SPEAKER/TOPIC:  Ronna Cohen, principal and founder of the 20-20 Group   ww.the20-20group.com  spoke on  Success Takes More than Having a Great Product.

March 14, 2005: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Herb Loeffler, veteran product designer and post 9/11 inventor of EasyDown, a rappelling device to escape from tall buildings.  EasyDown Corporation.   www.easydown.com  also article in Boston Business Journal at www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2004/10/25/story3.html.

February 14, 2005: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Amy Smith of MIT, a 2004 recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Award, which includes a $500,000 grant.  Amy has dedicated herself to solving daily problems in the developing world, including simple means to produce clean drinking water, grind grain, and make cheap charcoal.  For more, Google Search: amy smith mit

 
January 10, 2005: SPEAKER/TOPIC: David Allen, founder of Cogent Products, Inc.  COGENT PRODUCTS and inventor/developer/marketer of Helper's Handle Push Bar (for children's bicycles), Oar Secure, and FRS-1 Forearm Rifle Support.  Ken Bibby, who makes his living from inventing to order, and Bob Hausslein  added a few examples from their own experience to stimulate discussion.

December 13, 2004: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Pat Rega and Seymour Sallett from the Boston office of SCORE, the Service Corps of Retired Executives.  SCORE  or  SCOREBOSTON   or call (in Boston, MA 10 Causeway Street) for help: (617) 565-5591..

 
November 15, 2004: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Elizabeth D. Chicknavorian, who  spoke on the effective use of trademarks as an aid in the commercialization of inventions.  Ms. Chicknavorian's sole practitioner law practice in Dover, New Hampshire focuses on providing legal services for startup, small and mid-sized businesses pertaining to business formations, contracts, trademarks and copyrights.
 
October 18, 2004: SPEAKERS/TOPICS: Brent Short and Donald Job.  Brent is founder of Flex-Safe, Inc. http://www.flex-safe.com which markets perimeter control technology such as collapsible barriers that he invented and developed.  The title of his talk is "Pedestrian Management for the 21st Century".  Don Job, longtime IANE supporter and invention consultant, has acted as an advisor to Brent during the development of his invention and business launch.  His companion talk is entitled "Elements of Success".

September 13, 2004:  SPEAKERS: David Cormier and Karyl Lynch of Pelham West Associates, who as product scouts bring products to market under licensing arrangements and as consultants help determine the best commercialization opportunities for products.   www.pelhamwest.com   TOPIC: "Strategies for Making Your Product Attractive to Potential Licensees".

July 12, 2004:  Speaker:   Bob Krentzman of Chain Reaction Logistics; Topic: "Product Solutions from Concept to Consumer - integrating the functions of development, marketing, sales, distribution, warehousing, and fulfillment.  www.chainreactionlogistics.com
 
June 14, 2004:  Speaker:   Dr. Richard Pavelle, President of Invent Resources, Inc.; Topic: " Setting up an Invention Creating Business". Invent Resources, Inc. is a business of creating inventions for clients, based on the premise that companies need and desire to outsource innovation.  WEINVENT

May 10, 2004:  Speaker:   Rick Malagodi of Opus Venture Group, LLD., a new company started with
George d'Arbeloff (of the Big Idea Group).  TOPIC:  "Products for Television Media (QVC, HSN,
etc.)." Web site: http://www.opusventuregroup.com .

APRIL 12, 2004:  Speaker:  D. S. Kim, Ph. D.  TOPIC:  "Opportunities for the Independent Inventor in Automotive Power Systems". Hybrid gas/electric engines and fuel cells are not necessarily the wave of the future. Longtime inventor/entrepreneur D. S. Kim, Ph. D. has developed power technology both as an auto industry insider and outsider.  He  shared his views and demonstrated some underappreciated alternatives.

 
March 8, 2004:  Speaker(s): Bob Hausslein, President of IANE speaking from the perspective of an inventor,  and David Rardin, President of Synthetic Intellect Corp.from the perspective of a patent professional.: TOPIC: "Minimize Time and Money Spent on Intellectual Property Protection".  
 
FEBRUARY 9, 2004:  Speaker: Susan LaPlante-Dube, President Precision Marketing Group:
TOPIC: "Build It & They Will Come - How to Sell the Value of Your Invention".  PRECISION MARKETING GROUP
 
JANUARY 12, 2004:  Craig Carlson spoke on Successful Invention Development and Commercialization.  He holds several US Patents in the areas of inertial measurement and telecommunications, particularly relating to automobile accessories.

DECEMBER 8, 2003:  Maureen Lincoln spoke on Designing Plastic Parts for Your Invention.  Maureen Lincoln is a product design consultant and founder of Applied Engineering Solutions.
 
NOVEMBER 10, 2003.  Jim Levine of FitnessLab, a fitness equipment product development and licensing company, was a guest speaker. He presented a body-based product.

 
OCTOBER 20, 2003. Alaric Naiman, Phd. a consultant specializing in technical and organizational innovation. His presentation, Targeted Innovation:  Effective Development Of Your Ideas, focused on a selection of "mind tools" for innovation, plus a discussion of key factors that can hinder or help you. Alaric is now principal of Transition States (www.transitionstates.com), a networked consultancy providing product and process innovation and management training. 
 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2003.  The "BIG IDEA GROUP (BIG) " conducts IDEA HUNTS for companies seeking new inventions to be put into the marketplace.  Michael Collins, CEO spoke about how BIG operates and what kinds of products are needed.   Michael Collins is the founder and CEO of Big Idea Group (BIG), an invention development agency. Big Idea uses a variety of methods to bring together independent inventors and idea-buying companies.  BIG IDEA GROUP
 
July 14, 2003  SPEAKERS: Joanne Hayes Rines, Publisher/Editor of Inventor's Digest Magazine and Robert Rines, Patent Attorney and member of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Their talk was entitled "There Really are Secrets to Success as an Inventor ?" 
 
APRIL 14, 2003    SPEAKERS:  Dave Cormier and Karyl Lynch of Pelham West Associates ww.pelhamwest.com

 

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