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Meetings and events

Upcoming events

  • Financing for Inventors

    • September 10, 2010
    • 07:00 PM
    • Science Lecture Hall, Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Rd Costa Mesa, CA 92626

    Speaker: Jim Sando, Principal, Strategic Results Group. Jim has served as CEO of a $40M corporation, and has developed expertise in retail management, franchise acquisition and operation, supply chain management, and has a strong background in financial analysis, operations management, and process development.  After 25 years in the corporate environment, in 2005 Jim opened the Orange County office of Strategic Results Group, a business advisory practice focused on small and medium sized enterprises.  There he has created a thriving practice serving a variety of local businesses and providing local business leaders with tools and knowledge to enhance their business success.

    Registration starts at 7:00 P.M. and the seminar starts at 7:30 P.M. and lasts about 90 minutes. Refreshments are served in the lobby at 9:00 P.M. where you can network with other inventors.
    Door fees are $10 for non-members and $5 for members. Parking is free.

    Directions:

    From I-405undefinedexit Fairview Rd. and drive south to Merrimac Way. Turn right and drive to Lot E (5th driveway on the right). Walk to the front of the Lewis Center (large brick building). The Science Lecture Hall is just across from the Lewis Center main entrance.

    From I-55 southboundundefinedexit right onto Fair Drive westbound. At third traffic light, make a right onto Fairview Road northbound, at Merrimac Street westbound make a left turn and go to Parking Lot E. 

    Map of Orange Coast College: 2701 Fairview Rd Costa Mesa, CA 92626, US
    Use this map to get to Orange Coast College, but you'll need the OCC map below to find the location on campus.

    Map to Orange Coast College (Meetings are held in Building 40 on this map, park in Lot E)

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  • Member's Assistance Meeting

    • September 24, 2010
    • 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM
    • Roger's Senior Center, Huntington Beach, CA

    For members and newly joining members only (see membership page for fees):

    Inventors Forum holds 10 regular Member's Assistance Meetings (January through October)

    WHERE: Rodgers Senior Center, 1706 Orange Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92648

    WHEN: These "members only" meetings are held on the last Friday of the month and begin at 7:30 P.M. with registration starting one half hour earlier. The meeting usually lasts about 2 1/2 hours.

    FEE: Door fees are $5 for members. Non-members can join at this meeting. Initial membership fees are $50 per year, half price for seniors 65+, full time students and disabled.

    NOTES: Everyone must sign a confidentialty agreemeent. Inventor presentations with feedback from the whole group is first. Refreshments are next and then inventors can meet in smaller groups where they can get specific help with their inventions.
    Members are encouraged to bring any items or materials like books, software, directories, or catalogs etc. that could be helpful to others.

    We are a non-profit group with no paid positions and the success of the group is totally dependent on what YOU bring to the meetings. So please share any helpful information you have. The hard working volunteers who keep IF going appreciate any and all assistance.

    Map to Rodger's Senior Center

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  • Success Stories

    • October 08, 2010
    • 07:00 PM
    • Science Lecture Hall, Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Rd Costa Mesa, CA 92626

     

    This is one of our most exciting seminars of the year.  You'll get to hear the secrets of 6 successful inventors.  Each speaker will give a short five to ten minute overview of their invention, how they developed it, what type of help they needed, and the secrets they used to break through into the marketplace with a successful product.  The best part?  You get to ask them questions and network with them after the seminar. 

    Our Success Stories speakers are:

     

      TBD

     

    Registration starts at 7:00 P.M. and the seminar starts at 7:30 P.M. and lasts about 90 minutes. Refreshments are served in the lobby at 9:00 P.M. where you can network with other inventors.

    Door fees are $10 for non-members and $5 for members. Parking is free.

    Directions:

    From I-405undefinedexit Fairview Rd. and drive south to Merrimac Way. Turn right and drive to Lot E (5th driveway on the right). Walk to the front of the Lewis Center (large brick building). The Science Lecture Hall is just across from the Lewis Center main entrance.

    From I-55 southboundundefinedexit right onto Fair Drive westbound. At third traffic light, make a right onto Fairview Road northbound, at Merrimac Street westbound make a left turn and go to Parking Lot E. 

    Map of Orange Coast College: 2701 Fairview Rd Costa Mesa, CA 92626, US
    Use this map to get to Orange Coast College, but you'll need the OCC map below to find the location on campus.

    Map to Orange Coast College (Meetings are held in Building 40 on this map, park in Lot E)

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  • Member's Assistance Meeting

    • October 29, 2010
    • 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM
    • Rodger's Senior Center, Huntington Beach, CA

    For members and newly joining members only (see membership page for fees):

    Inventors Forum holds 10 regular Member's Assistance Meetings (January through October)

    WHERE: Rodgers Senior Center, 1706 Orange Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92648

    WHEN: These "members only" meetings are held on the last Friday of the month and begin at 7:30 P.M. with registration starting one half hour earlier. The meeting usually lasts about 2 1/2 hours.

    FEE: Door fees are $5 for members. Non-members can join at this meeting. Initial membership fees are $50 per year, half price for seniors 65+, full time students and disabled.

    NOTES: Everyone must sign a confidentialty agreemeent. Inventor presentations with feedback from the whole group is first. Refreshments are next and then inventors can meet in smaller groups where they can get specific help with their inventions.
    Members are encouraged to bring any items or materials like books, software, directories, or catalogs etc. that could be helpful to others.

    We are a non-profit group with no paid positions and the success of the group is totally dependent on what YOU bring to the meetings. So please share any helpful information you have. The hard working volunteers who keep IF going appreciate any and all assistance.

    Map to Rodger's Senior Center

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  • How I Did It -- An In-Depth Case Study of a Successful Inventor

    • November 12, 2010
    • 07:00 PM
    • Science Lecture Hall, Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Rd Costa Mesa, CA 92626

    Speaker: Stephen Key

    Learn how to bring your ideas to market without spending a ton of money.

    You will also learn how to...

    • Cut a great deal and get a company to pay for your patents.
    • Identify the right licensee, who to ask for, what to say and how to get the company to say "Yes" to your product.

    Stephen will show you a step-by-step process you can use to bring your ideas to market through licensing.

    Stephen Key is an award-winning inventor and entrepreneur, having licensed over 20 products in the past 30 years. A holder of over twelve patents, Stephen’s products have sold in Wal-Mart, 7 Eleven, Disney Stores and theme parks worldwide and have been endorsed by basketball great Michael Jordan and Jeopardy host Alex Trebek.

    Stephen has appeared on national television numerous times, including an appearance on the CNBC show “The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch” and as an expert guest on “Dr. Phil”. Stephen has been interviewed by national magazines, newspapers, and authors such as Tim Ferris (“The 4-Hour Work Week”) and Donny Deutsch (“The Big Idea”). Stephen was also a consultant on the first season of the hit ABC reality TV show “American Inventor”, created by Simon Cowell.

    Registration starts at 7:00 P.M. and the seminar starts at 7:30 P.M. and lasts about 90 minutes. Refreshments are served in the lobby at 9:00 P.M. where you can network with other inventors.

    Door fees are $10 for non-members and $5 for members. Parking is free.

    Directions:

    From I-405undefinedexit Fairview Rd. and drive south to Merrimac Way. Turn right and drive to Lot E (5th driveway on the right). Walk to the front of the Lewis Center (large brick building). The Science Lecture Hall is just across from the Lewis Center main entrance.

    From I-55 southboundundefinedexit right onto Fair Drive westbound. At third traffic light, make a right onto Fairview Road northbound, at Merrimac Street westbound make a left turn and go to Parking Lot E. 

    Map of Orange Coast College: 2701 Fairview Rd Costa Mesa, CA 92626, US
    Use this map to get to Orange Coast College, but you'll need the OCC map below to find the location on campus.

    Map to Orange Coast College (Meetings are held in Building 40 on this map, park in Lot E)

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Past events

August 27, 2010 Member's Assistance Meeting
August 13, 2010 Direct TV Sales Primer
July 30, 2010 Member's Assistance Meeting
July 09, 2010 How to Find and Negotiate with a Licensee
July 07, 2010 IF Board Meeting
June 25, 2010 Member's Assistance Meeting
June 11, 2010 Market Research: Why You Need it & How it's Done
May 28, 2010 Member's Assistance Meeting
May 14, 2010 Write & File Your Own Provisional Patent
April 30, 2010 Member's Assistance Meeting
April 09, 2010 Do-it-Yourself Patent Research
April 07, 2010 IF Board Meeting
March 26, 2010 Member's Assistance Meeting
March 12, 2010 Rapid Prototyping
February 26, 2010 Member's Assistance Meeting
February 12, 2010 Inventing 101 -- The five basic steps to inventing, and an overview of IF's 5-Star Method
January 29, 2010 Member's Assistance Meeting
January 06, 2010 IF Board Meeting
November 13, 2009 Success Stories
October 30, 2009 Member's Assistance Meetings
October 09, 2009 Taking Your Invention Business Seriously
September 25, 2009 Member's Assistance Meetings
September 11, 2009 Rapid Prototyping
August 28, 2009 Member's Assistance Meetings
August 14, 2009 So you've got a great idea! Now what?
July 31, 2009 Member's Assistance Meetings
July 10, 2009 Infomercials, QVC, and Direct Response TV
June 26, 2009 Member's Assistance Meetings
June 12, 2009 Write your own Provisional Patent
May 29, 2009 Member's Assistance Meetings
May 08, 2009 Branding and Social Media Marketing
April 24, 2009 Member's Assistance Meetings
April 01, 2009 IF Board Meeting
March 27, 2009 Member's Assistance Meetings
March 13, 2009 What Not to Do when Inventing
February 27, 2009 Member's Assistance Meetings
February 17, 2009 Offer from Eureka! Ranch
February 13, 2009 MONEY SAVING TIPS AND TRICKS FOR INVENTORS DEVELOPING AND MARKETING THEIR INVENTIONS DURING THE RECESSION
November 14, 2008 Current Issues in Financing for Inventors
October 31, 2008 Member's Assistance Meetings
October 10, 2008 Success Stories
September 26, 2008 Member's Assistance Meetings
September 12, 2008 Plastics for Inventors
August 29, 2008 Member's Assistance Meetings
August 08, 2008 Salesmanship 101 -- Cold Calling & Other Sales Skills
July 25, 2008 Member's Assistance Meetings
July 11, 2008 Write your own Provisional Patent
June 27, 2008 Member's Assistance Meetings
June 13, 2008 Inventions – from Idea to Prototype to Production
May 30, 2008 Member's Assistance Meetings
May 09, 2008 Rapid Prototyping
April 25, 2008 Member's Assistance Meetings
April 11, 2008 What Every Inventor Needs to Know About Non-Patent IP (Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets)
March 28, 2008 Member's Assistance Meetings
March 14, 2008 Patent Panel of Experts; Question & Answer Session
February 29, 2008 Member's Assistance Meetings
February 08, 2008 The First Steps to Invention - Research
January 25, 2008 Member's Assistance Meetings
 

 

 

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