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 previously known as the Students Center for Innovations
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    • By using proven strategies and techniques you are assuring that your invention gets off to a good start. Browse through our site to learn a little more about SCI and how we can help you with your invention.

    Welcome . . .

    The Inventors Club, conceived in 2005 as the Students Center for Innovations, and renamed this year as the Inventors Club, are a group of students at George Mason University who get together and work on inventions, learn about the process, and develop skills in taking an idea from concept to the market. We also get together to have fun.

    In the past 3 years, the Inventors Club has been laying the groundwork to spin-off "Students Center for Innovations" into a not-for-profit innovation center to help inventors in our community. Learn more about us ... [mission statement] [goals]

    projects . . .

    Projects are ideas from students and the community that we work on. These project help us gain experience in the invention process while helping inventors develop their inventions. Read about some of the projects ... [current projects]

    events . . .

    Events including meetings, workshops, seminars, webinars, field trips, GMU showcase events, conferences, and contents. Visit the events page to learn more ... [archived events] [upcoming events]

    resources . . .

    We have a number of resources that may be helpful to inventors. Learn more ... [resources]

    The Patriot Entrepreneur features the Inventors Club...

    The Inventors Club was interviewed by Patriot Entrepreneur Newsletter. Read about how the club got started and more ...
    [ click here to read the story ...]

     

    Other Innovative and Entreprenurial Orgs

     

     

    Congratulations to all our Contest Winners in the BigIdea Contest!!!

     
    "Build your start-up team"
    Read the article by Young Inventors Inernational Founder and President, Anne Swift, in the Campus Life Magazine, about how to put together a successful start-up team.

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    Inspiring innovation in the community ! Prince William County Public Scools Festival 2007

     

    Click here to learn about being a club officer...

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    Recent Event

    HIGH TECH HALLOWEEN SHOW

    Last year we explored the steps of taking your great idea and bringing it into the real world. There were the last two in a series:

    Inventors Boot Camp #8
    "Your (Inventors) Exit Strategy"

    Startup expert Jim Wolfe gave us the run down on knowing your end game plan at the start, and what are some of the key factors the increase the chance of success of any venture. Thank you Mr. Wolfe!


    Inventors Boot Camp #7

    "Enter The Real World"Licensing Your Invention

    Inventor and Entrepreneur Andrew Park shared his experience on licensing intellectual property. The highlights of the event were:

    Attendees received Mr. Parks first hand experienced on IP Licensing and received a book of valuable licensing information.Thank you Mr. Park!

    Visit MyStep1.com
    for all the details.
    cosponsored by the Inventors Club

    Other Past Invention Related Events:

    Young Inventors International presents:

    5th International YII Conference
    April 3rd and 4th, 2009

    Hosted by Project Olympus at Carnegie Mellon University, the conference features interactive "marathon" sessions with experts in intellectual property, raising financing, strategy for bringing your product to market, product development, and market research.  The experts will tell you specific next steps to take to bring your technology to market.

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    Have an idea? Or just want to get in on the action? Then join us ! You don't need any experience. We will bring in the resources to guide you.

    Inventors Club at GMU, Mail Stop 5C8, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax VA 22030
    (703) 978-4944 sci@gmu.edu http://inventors.gmu.edu/ Copyright 2009 All Rights Reserved