IANE
INVENTORS' ASSOCIATION OF NEW ENGLAND
"EMPOWERING INVENTORS!"
MEETING INFORMATION
Meetings are held at M.I.T.
Bldg.# 4, Room 231 at 77 Mass Ave,
Cambridge, MA. They are typically held on the second Monday
of each month except holidays. This web site will contain the latest Meeting
Information. Contact IANE
for further info. Regular IANE Meetings start at 7 PM and run
to approx. 9:30 PM. You should plan to arrive at 6:30 PM for
pre-meeting networking. Networking also continues after the regular
meeting. Membership is currently at $40/year and includes a monthly
newsletter and other member benefits. Guests and nonmembers are welcome
at all of our monthly meetings. A suggested $5 contribution is graciously
accepted at the door to partially defray operating costs of our not-for-
profit organization which is run entirely by volunteers. MEETING
HOT-LINE: 781-274-8500
for last minute changes or cancellations due
to Weather problems, school closure, or other issues such as a temporary
inoperative web site. Directions to MIT and the location
of Building 4 may be found at http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=4&Buildings=go
NOTE SPEAKER CHANGES HERE AND
COMING ATTRACTIONS:
May 12, 2008:SPEAKER/TOPIC:
John Rocheleau will discuss 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
- presently, all industry standards. Elements of this "open forum" will
include, finding an angel investor, negotiating 2 License Agreements, enforcing
accurate royalty reporting, his meetings with the FBI and a world-class
investigative firm in New York, and, ultimately, 'Davey beating Goliath'.
His highly recommended story may be found at http://www.protechhvac.com/lessons-in-invention-development-the-naive-years.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
Below are
IANE regular meeting dates for 2008:
Mark your calendars: (all Mondays @ 7 pm) are: May 12, June
9, July 14, September 8, October 13, November 10 and December 8.
June 9, 2008:SPEAKER/TOPIC:
Keith Bibby, son of member
Ken Bibby, who will discuss 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.
July 14, 2008:SPEAKER/TOPIC:
Ellen Cameron,
a Registered Nurse and stay at home mom who invented, patented, and commercialized
"Tidy Tot",
www.tidy-tots.com; protective covers for restaurant high chairs.
She has since expanded her product line and now has suppliers in several
states.
August, 2008:NO
MEETING; EVEN INVENTORS DESERVE A BREAK; But
always keep their INVENTOR'S NOTEBOOK handy at the beach>>>Just in case
of a "FLASH OF GENIUS"!
Fall, 2008: SPEAKER/TOPIC:
Harriet Diamond,
cofounder of Eyeglass Rescue.com,
which recovers lost eyeglasses by providing the eyeglass owner with a shrink
fit sleeve for the temple bar containing an identification number
and 1-800 phone number to enable return of the glasses to their rightful
owner and a reward to the finder.
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MEMBER BENEFIT:
THE INVENTORS CLINIC
At the Inventors
Clinic, where inventors help inventors,
ideas can be discussed and critiqued under confidentiality. Presenters
are allotted a half hour to discuss their invention idea. There are
typically three presentations per meeting. For each presentation
a separate confidentiality document is signed by all in attendance
which additionally gives ownership to the presenter of any ideas generated
at the meeting or as a result of it.
Call Bob
Hausslein 781-862-9102
for more information and directions to the meeting.
The next meeting of the Inventors
Clinic is scheduled to take place in Lexington,
MA on
NEXT
CLINIC (s): May
14, 2008
Meeting dates
for 2008 Inventors Clinic
(all Wednesdays @ 7 pm) are: May 14, July 16, September 10 and November
12.
Doors open at 6:30 PM; the first
presentation under confidentiality start at 7:00 PM sharp.
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England P.O. Box 335 Lexington, MA 02420-0004