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Colorado Inventor Showcase - 2008
Produced by the DaVinci Institute along with
some of the finest inventors in the world 

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. 

• Inventor Boot Camp: The Inventor Boot Camp is a pre-showcase event that will start the day at 9:00 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. (see below)
   
• Museum of Future Inventions: As the DaVinci Institute continues with its plans to develop the world's first Museum of Future Inventions, major things have started to happen.  Join us for a quick overview of the Museum's progress and learn how you can become part of this once in a lifetime opportunity.
   
• Video of USPTO Commissioner John Doll:  Speaking at last year's Colorado Inventor Showcase.
  

Colorado Inventor Showcase - 2008

    EVENT:  Colorado Inventor Showcase
    DATE:  Monday, November 10, 2008
    TIMES:  3:30 pm - 8:00 pm
    AGENDA:  See below   

    LOCATION:  The Cable Center, 2000 Buchtel Boulevard, Denver, C0 80210 - Map
    FOOD & REFRESHMENTS:  Food and refreshments will be served from 5:30 to 7:00 pm
    FUNDRAISER:  Raising funds for the Museum of Future Inventions

    COST TO ATTEND: 

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

    COST TO EXHIBIT:   

Six Foot Tabletop for Inventors - $245 - Register here
10 X 10 Exhibit Space for Inventors - $495 - Register here

NOTE: Exhibits this year are reserved exclusively for inventors and sponsors. Those wishing to sponsor the event, please contact Deb at 303-666-4133 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 303-666-4133.

 FOR MORE INFORMATION:  DaVinci Institute, PO Box 270315, Louisville, CO 80027 - 
        303-666-4133 or deb(at)davinciinstitute(dot)com 

• 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.

Celebrity Judges

A number of key people in the business community, venture capital, and news media are being recruited to help judge the inventions being exhibited.

Gregg Moss 9News Anchor	Mike Cote Editor of ColoradoBiz Magazine	Donna Petrocco President Valley Bank	Nim Patel Venture Capitalist with iSherpa Capital	Donald  Dulchinos Senior Vice President CableLabs	Bert Vermeulen Founder Corp 21 Senior Fellow DaVinci Institute
Rob Reuteman Business Editor Rocky Mountain News	Greg Carlisle Venture Capitalist Gefinor Ventures	Preston Gibson President and CEO of the Jefferson Economic Council	Rob McNealy Host Startup Story Radio	Larry Nelson Host of the W3W3 Media Network	Tom Thompson COO of ThinkVillage
Jim Ball Co-Founder Alpine Access Corporation	Allison Taylor Founder of Paravox and LearnTheBook	Michael Bissonnette Founder and Chairman of Aerogrow	Michael Cushman Senior Fellow DaVinci Institute	Amy Gahran Editor of CONTENTIOUS and co-founder of I, Reporter	Jonathan Manske Author of "Inevitable Success"
Tom Franklin Partner Townsend & Townsend & Crew	Paul Bauer Professor Information Technology and Electronic Commerce Univ of Denver	Susan Grafton Director of Economic Development City of Westminster	Kent McBride Co-Founder of the Make The Difference Network	Joy Milkowski CEO Access Marketing	Bill Cobb Author of Targeted Tactics
Andrew Currie Angel Investor	Steve Baker Author "Pushing Water Uphill with a Rake"	David Wolf Founder Venture Capitalist  Wolf Ventures	Matthew Dombrow Founder of Clixio	Karl Dakin Attorney Dakin LawTec	Mike Taylor Managing Editor ColoradoBiz Magazine
Lou Delaware "The Home Safety Guru" TV Personality Founder of US Safety Pros	Greg Gorman Founder and President of Commotion	Mike Moore Czar of the Known Universe	John Eckstein Attorney, Fairfield Woods LLP	Jono Shuster Executive Directory of the Entrepreneurial Standards Forum	Steve Spangler Science Guy 9 News
David Cohen Founder and Executive Director of TechStars	Scott Perlman Co-Founder and COO of Think Like a Genius	Russ Farmer Founder and CEO of PBC inc	Brian Baker  President of Hopscotch Technology	Warren Roh Licensing Specialist and Partner  The Idea Place	Anita Edge Founder  “Denver Internet Mastermind Group”
Al Gebhard Serial Inventor	David Gold Venture Partner at Access Venture Partners	Dave Elchoness Executive Director Association of Virtual Worlds	Dan Montgomery Founder of Blue Opal Strategies	John Funk Chief Product Scout for, Evergreen IP	Jeffrey Samson Founder Samson Design
Brad Feld Founder Foundry Group, Mobius Venture Capital	Jack Chang Chief Strategy Officer DaVinci Institute	Cate Lawrence Founder and CEO Warrior Solutions	Rick Highsmith Co-Founder of Clixio	Scott Tibbits CEO of Starsys Research Corporation	Chris Meyers National Sales Manager Echostar
Steve Rooney Real Estate Venture Capitalist	Eric Weissmann Managing Director Kachi Partners	Jay Allen Founder and CEO of the CXO Network	Chris Onan Venture Capitalist with Appian Ventures	Rita Crompton Founder of FLeCusa	Casey Whisenhunt VP President Valley Bank

INVENTOR BOOT CAMP SPEAKERS

To be announced soon.

INSTRUCTOR - Thomas D. Franklin

Winner 2007 Inventor of the Year - Jim Turner
Optibike in action. Photo by Adam Clayton

2007 Colorado Inventor Showcase Winners

• Inventor of the Year Award: Jim Turner - Company, Optibike - High performance electric bikes.
• Consumer Product of the Year Award: Company, Lucid Lights - Inventor, John Craig - Hand held, oscillating light device that paints bright images in thin air.
• Commercial Product of the Year Award: Company, Omnilux - Inventor, Enrique Gutierrez - Novel mechanical resonant method for light distribution and power savings.
• Software Product of the Year Award: Company, Txtbus - Inventor, Freidrick Schweitzer - Bus schedules on-demand via free text message
• Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award: Parker Semler (Age 14) - Company, Parker's Pesky Pets - Robotic squirrel to exercise pets.
• Honorable Mention Award: Company, Tensegrity Prosthetics - Inventor, Jerome Rifkin - Prosthetic foot designed specifically for the biomechanics of walking
• Honorable Mention Award: Company, Quality Home Living - Inventor, Tim Butler - Motorized storage box that works on wheelchairs
• Honorable Mention Award: Company, Chronicle Graphics - Inventor, Jim Black - Desktop software that takes complex project stories and creates rich timeline animations

USPTO Commissioner of Patents, John Doll.

Consumer Product of the Year Winner, Lucid Lights.
Company founder John Craig shown demonstrating
their floating light images.

Inventor Scott Schroeder helps assistant show off his inline rollerblade suspension system

Judge Bert Vermeulen testing Tensegrity Prothetic's artificial feet

 Steve Katsaros from RevoPower demonstrating their bike wheel with built-in engine

Lynne, Darby, Teresa, and Deb man the registration area at the Inventor Showcase.
Photo by Larry Nelson at the W3W3 Media Network