This year's event will mark the 4th annual Colorado Inventor Showcase. Each year the Showcase attracts some of the nation's finest inventors and their incredibly clever inventions. Inventions are judged by a cast of over 50 celebrity judges, and will be on display throughout the afternoon and evening for all attendees.

Featured Speaker - Jay S. Walker, Founder of Priceline.com. Jay Walker is chairman of Walker Digital, a private R&D laboratory based in Stamford, CT. He founded the lab in 1994 with the guiding vision that new consumer applications for large-scale networks represent the key growth opportunity for many industries. Walker holds around 250 U.S. patents. In total, Walker Digital has invented about 1,000 applications for the Internet, cell phones, credit-card networks, and casino networks, as well as vending machines and lottery and retail networks. The company employs teams of inventors, engineers, designers, and attorneys. Typically, it partners with Fortune 500 firms to bring its inventions to market. Walker is best known as the founder of Priceline.com. He also founded Synapse, which became the world’s largest seller of magazine subscriptions and is now a unit of Time Warner.

In addition to a very exciting, information packed day, we have added a few new features and a couple unusual twists to the agenda.

The Inventor Boot Camp is a pre-showcase event that will start the day at 10:00 am. This event will feature sessions on "Turning Your Invention Into a Product", "Intellectual Property Strategies", "Licensing Your Invention", and "Success Stories". All sessions will be presented by some of the true experts on these topics. (More information coming soon)
Celebrity Judges: This year we will have over 60 Celebrity Judges reviewing the entries including TV personalities, VCs, bankers, corporate execs, newspaper editors, etc. Colorado Inventor Showcase

COST TO ATTEND:

General Admission - Only $45 - (Earlybird special before Sept 30th)
Members of the DaVinci Institute - Only $35 - (Earlybird special before Sept 30th)

COST TO EXHIBIT:

Six Foot Tabletop for Inventors - $245 - https://www.davinciin...
10 X 10 Exhibit Space for Inventors - $495 - https://www.davinciin...
NOTE: Exhibits this year are reserved exclusively for inventors and sponsors. Those wishing to sponsor the event, please contact Deb at [masked] or deb(at)davinciinstitute(dot)com

All exhibits will come with piping and draping, and will have power available, upon request, as part of the cost. Special request items may result in an additional charge. Exhibitors will receive one exhibitor pass. Additional attendees will require separate admission. For additional requirements or additional information, please call [masked].

FOR MORE INFORMATION: DaVinci Institute, PO Box 270315, Louisville, CO 80027 -
[masked] or deb(at)davinciinstitute(dot)com

Agenda
The event will kick off at 3:30pm and will be open to the public. The event will feature inventors, patent attorneys, product scouts, cocktails and an array of artfully selected appetizers.
9:00 - 1:30 pm - Pre-Showcase Event - Inventor Boot Camp (More details coming soon)
1:00 - 2:30 pm - Exhibitor setup
2:30 - Judging begins
3:30 - Inventor Showcase open to the public
6:00 - Featured Speaker - Jay Walker on "The Power of Invention". (The Center Theater)
7:00 - Presentation on the Museum of Future Inventions
7:30 - Prizes Announced. Prizes will be awarded in a number of invention categories. (The Center Theater)
8:00 - Thank You For Attending - The event will end at approximately 8:00.