Saturday, April 21, 2007 the Inventors Council of Mid-Michigan and the Mott Community College Regional Technology Center will be putting on an Inventor Information Expo from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM with information on the many kinds of service providers inventors need to be familiar with. The Expo is open to the public and there is no admission charge. Everyone is welcome to just come and talk to people. Networking is where inventors are likely to get the greatest benefit. The odds of finding someone (other than a scam) that "will do it all" for you are very, very small. Successful inventors do a whole lot of pushing their invention rock up hill! The Expo will be held at the Mott Community College Regional Technology Center building (item 11 on this map: www.mcc.edu/maps/3d_main.shtml) in the Atrium and Manufacturing Systems Lab (M-Tec 1st Floor West: www.mcc.edu/maps/rtc1w_map.shtml). For the area map see www.mcc.edu/maps/driving_direct.shtml and click the link for the Main Campus, for driving directions, click the Main Campus again.
Once you are headed north on I-475 the specific directions to the parking lot in front of the Regional Technology Center are: Traveling north on 475, do not take the Court street exit, even though signs direct you to Mott College. You will enter from the north end of the Campus. Continue north on I-475 and get off on the Robert T. Longway Blvd exit, get in the right lane ASAP and make a right heading East. You will only be on Robert T. a few blocks going past the Buick Gallery & Research Center and past N. Decker Street. A block east of N. Decker is a traffic light where Kearsley street joins Robert T. at a 45 degree angle on your right. Continue past that then turn right, on the street beyond Kearsley, which is 90 degrees to Robert T. Turn left at the third drive (counting the first drive to a parking lot rather than a building) and park. You will enter the MTEC atrium.
Exhibitors will include patent attorneys, machine shops, plastics molders, engineers, book sellers, inventor clubs, and individual inventors. Anyone interested in being an exhibitor must pre-register by contacting the contact points below.
When:
Saturday April 21, 2007
Set up 9 to 10 AM, Tear down 4 to 5 PM
Open to public 10AM to 4 PM
Where:
Mott Community College, Regional Technology Center
( William White / Dale Kildee building)
Southwest from Robert T. Longway Blvd. on Albert Herrigan Dr.
In Flint Michigan
Who:
Exhibitors: Any person or group* who can help with some kind of knowledge , service or products
Public: Everyone is welcome!
Why:
To assist beginning and experienced inventors in finding the help they need While keeping them away from the scams and sharks
Cost:
Exhibitors booth to cost $ 15.00 each ( to be paid at the door )
Visitors will be admitted free ( ICmm does happily accept tax deductible Charitable donations)
Contact:
Don Wildfong at (810) 654-0891or email OR
John Florida at (810) 767-9360 or email
For information and to reserve a booth. We have a limited space, please contact ASAP
The Inventors Council of Mid-Michigan and Mott Community College Regional Technology Center have combined forces to provide the general public with Information on the invention-idea-to-market process. We will strive to get as much Radio, TV and newspaper publicity as possible. Please join us to network with Inventors and your fellow exhibitors.
* The ICmm Board reserves the right to exclude any prospective exhibitor
EXHIBITOR LIST from 2006 2007 list will be up when we have it and will be similar
Kere Milow, 3137 W Dartmouth, Flint, MI 48504, (810)238-9840
Bicycle wheel cover.
Kettering University, Fuel Cell and Advanced Technologies Commercialization Incubator, Andrew S. Borchers, 1700 W. Third Ave., Flint, MI 48504, (810)-762-7983, www.kettering.edu
Kettering University operates the Fuel Cell and Advanced Technologies Commercialization Incubator in an effort to create and expand Genessee County technologically based businesses and related employment.
Underneath Birdfeeder, Jim Peltier, P.O. Box 283, Grand Blanc, MI 48480, 810-694-4525, underneathbirdfeeder.com
Squirrel proof and weather proof bird feeders.
VetBizCentral, Ed Ronders, 400 S. Dort Highway, Flint, Mi., 48503, (810) 767-VETS (8387) or, toll free outside Flint, 1-(866) 716-VETS (8387), VetBizCentral.com
VetBizCentral is a non-profit agency dedicated to helping veterans and active duty military realize their entrepreneurial dreams one business at a time.
Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC), Harry Blecker, 400 S. Dort Highway, Flint, Mi., 48503, (810) 767-9933, www.misbtdc.org/region6/default.asp
We provide business services in Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Sanilac, and Tuscola counties.
U.S. Small Business Administration, Billie Anderson, 477 Michigan Avenue, Room 515, Detroit, Michigan 48226, (313) 226-6075 or (810) 767-8387, www.sba.gov
United States Small Business Administration: Helping Small Businesses Succeed
The Sovilok Company, Martin Sovis, P.O. Box 144, Flushing, Michigan 48433, 1-888-SOVILOK, www.breakinblocker.com
The "Break-in Blocker" reinforces your door and door frame; prevents Forced entry into your home.
Also presenting: "The Mechanics of the Invention process: What you can do yourself, and should!"
Inventors Council of Mid-Michigan, Bill Brabenec (and others), P.O. Box 232, Lennon, MI 48449, (517) 381-1960, www.inventorscouncil.org
Inventors promoting inventors and the art of invention.
Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C., Douglas J. McEvoy, 2701 Troy Center Drive, Suite 330, Post Office Box 7021, Troy, Michigan 48007-7021, (248) 647-6000, www.patlaw.com
Patent, Trademark, And Copyright Practice.
Inventors' Association of Metropolitan Detroit, Alex Kiwior (and others), 749 Clairepointe Circle, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081, (586) 776-3658
A non-profit association of inventors for inventors. Meetings are at 7:00 p.m.on the 3rd Thursday of the month in Grosse Pointe.
BooksForInventors.com, James White, 4107 Breakwater Dr, Okemos, MI 48864 (517) 381-1960 www.booksforinventors.com
Everything the inventor needs to know to avoid the scams and get to market.
Noah Products LLC, Robert Goodenough, PO Box 157, Boyne City, MI 49712, (231) 340-0229 www.noahproducts.biz
Automatic detection and limiting of water pipe leaks before they can ruin your house or boat.
Ultra Creative Concepts, Richard Betz, 8750 E. Houghton Lake Drive, Houghton Lake, MI 48629, (989) 422-6284 www.ultracreativeconcepts.com
New crawl space vent that controls summer moisture and retains winter heating.
MGI Plastics, Kelly Williams, P.O. Box 694, 510 S. Washington, Owosso, MI 48867, (989) 666-1479, www.mgiplastics.com
With over 30 years experience in the Injection Molding Industry - MGI provides the expertise to complete your custom injection molding project.
Guarding Unlimited, Richard Bell, 3125 Copper Ave, Fenton, MI 48430, (810) 714-1276
Guard rails and assembly line guard systems.
Golf Rack Systems, Ray Kerspilo, 3125 Copper Ave, Suite 100, Fenton, MI 48430 (800) NITERAC, www.niterac.com
Compact, light weight storage rack for golf clubs.
Saturday, April 21, 2007 the Inventors Council of Mid-Michigan and the Mott Community College Regional Technology Center will be putting on an Inventor Information Expo from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM with information on the many kinds of service providers inventors need to be familiar with. The Expo is open to the public and there is no admission charge. Everyone is welcome to just come and talk to people. Networking is where inventors are likely to get the greatest benefit. The odds of finding someone (other than a scam) that "will do it all" for you are very, very small. Successful inventors do a whole lot of pushing their invention rock up hill! The Expo will be held at the Mott Community College Regional Technology Center building (item 11 on this map: