Some of the nation’s brightest young inventors will arrive in Pittsburgh this week for a creative shower of events and to catch a BrainBuzz.
The 5th annual
Young Inventors International Inventing the Future Conference comes to Carnegie Mellon University April 3rd and 4th, bringing more than 100 students for an opportunity to learn from some of the hottest minds on the innovation scene. Last year’s conference was held at MIT.
"As the home of some of America's greatest entrepreneurs and innovators, such as Andrew Carnegie and George Westinghouse, Pittsburgh is an ideal place for for our unconference,” says Anne Swift, founder and president of Young Inventor’s International Inc.
“The Conference will catalyze relationships among student innovators and experts, connecting the students more deeply into the entrepreneurial community in Pittsburgh and showcasing local student technologies and resources to out-of-town speakers and students."
Expect the unexpected. Years past have seen a Tuft sophomore demonstrating a portable ice substitute, a way to take cold cubes with you anywhere--and an MIT junior who invented MP3-enabled earrings and an inexpensive device to filter bacteria out of water in Third World countries.
YII is the leading not-for-profit organization that provides training and education for student innovators and entrepreneurs, with more than 2,000 members who own almost 700 patented and patent-pending technologies.
The keynote speaker will be Pittsburgh native Regis McKenna, now of Silicon Valley, who helped guide Apple and Microsoft when they were just startups.
The unique crowdsourcing BrainBuzz event on Saturday is open to the public and students. To register, click
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Writer:
Debra Diamond SmitSource: Anne Swift, Young Inventors International
Image courtesy Young Inventors International