DEVELOPING & PROTECTING IDEAS - Intellectual Property (IP)
Meet: Entrepreneurs and inventors who have launched businesses and/or initiatives and professionals specializing in protecting intellectual property and product development.
Learn: Ways to protect your ideas as you move through the various stages of development. Factors that move an idea to
profitable production. How you build a team to meet the needs of a business as it moves through different stages of
development. At what point in the process do you protect your ideas and who do you need to work with to protect
your ideas. When you can "Do It Yourself" and when you should engage a professional.
Lessons Learned – Focus on product development stages and protecting ideas - intellectual property (IP)
Like Herding Fish – Managing the startup process–team building
100% of Zero is Zero – Funding Challenges, Funding Sources & Financial Management
Protecting Marketable Products & Services - What you need to do to protect your ideas.
Documenting & Protecting Intellectual Property – Overview of IP Protection – focus on documentation.
DEVELOPING 21st CENTURY SKILLS - focusing on STEM Literacy & Invention
Meet: Leaders from the public and private sector who promote 21st Century skills – focusing on science, technology,
engineering, math (STEM)
Learn: What are the elements of STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) Literacy. Why STEM literacy is important to
life and work in the 21st Century. How STEM literacy impacts business development and supports creative endeavors.
STEM Literacy for All - Creating a Collaborative Model - law - public policy - practice
STEM Literacy & Education Model – Focus STEM Literacy model – Birth -16+.
STEM Programs & Collaborative Efforts – Provides resources for STEM programs.
STEM Literacy & Universal Design - Creating Inventive & Productive Environments
African-American Inventors - Exhibit includes essays on African-American inventors by area students. American Association of University Women (AAUW) - Informational material will illustrate the role of AAUW in supporting inventors such as Marie Curie. Arts – building blocks for STEM Literacy - illustrates how the Attleboro Public Schools lays the foundation for STEM Literacy through the Arts. Attleboro Area Industrial Museum – display includes working patent models of Attleboro area inventors. Bristol Community College - Presents programs that support STEM Literacy and entrepreneurship. Bridgewater State College - Features inventions created by students participating in the Invention Convention. CityBuild - Showcases an outreach program that teaches Boston high school students about the design and construction fields. Creativity in Action – Illustrates how creativity is expressed by artists, engineers, designers, inventors, and educators. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) – information on national program to motivate young people to pursue education and career opportunities in STEM. Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C. – information on intellectual property law. Inventions–Architects–Sustainable Initiatives – Presents new materials and strategies for green buildings. Mass Office of Business Development – information to help companies create and retain jobs. Ms. Wheelchair Massachusetts Foundation - Showcases inventions and innovations that support independence and make education accessible including assistive technology and universal design. Museum at the Mill - Illustrates how inventions have shaped American history. Featuring Abraham Lincoln – inventor. Native American Inventors – Features historic and contemporary inventions and innovations of Native Americans. Raytheon Company - presents information on the many ways Raytheon supports STEM. Strategic Partnerships in Rhode Island – advancing 21st Century Skills - Exhibit illustrates the strategic partnership of AMGEN, the University of Rhode Island, and the RI Public Schools in advancing science education. 2010 Census – Information on the importance of the Census.