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We have a very informative event coming up on Saturday, February 21st. The event will feature three speakers and focus on prototyping, product design, materials selection/sourcing and manufacturing.

Hope you can make it! Complete details are below.

Andrew Krauss - Inventors Alliance President

The Next Main Event Will Be Held Saturday February 21st! .
Register in advance by 8pm Friday February 20th and save $10!

Attend in person or buy the video

Here's the mornings agenda.

9:15am - 9:45am - Check In & Networking

9:45am - 9:50am - Welcome From Inventors Alliance President Andrew Krauss

9:50am - 10:50am -

Artist And Inventor Gregory Gavin. . . . . . . .

Gregory will show us how to make all sorts of prototypes out of cardboard. Yes cardboard!

Can think of a more affordable and easy to acquire material? Cardboard is very versatile and easy to work with. Gregory has been working professionaly with cardboard for over a decade. During his talk he'll show you how you can use cardboard to prototype your inventions. He'll bring some samples and demonstrate how it's done. You'll be amazed at the many things you can prototype with cardboard. With a little practice, you can make almost anything out of cardboard!

Gregory is an award winning artist. Here are just a few of his awards.

AWARDS
Center for Art & Public Life, Community Arts & Education Award 2007
National Endowment for the Arts, Challenge America Grant 2005
Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, ARTS UP community artist's residency 2004
California Arts Council, Artist Fellowship award 2001
Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Honorary Fellowship award 2000
California College of Arts & Crafts, Recent Graduate of Distinction award 1998
New Langton Arts, Potrero Nuevo Fund Prize 1997
Bay Area Video Coalition, annual Artist Access award 1994
California Arts Council, three time Artist-in-residency award 1994-96
Nevada Art Smarts, national Artist-in-residence competition 1994
Public Art Works, "on-site 1991" award/commission 1991
UC Berkeley, President's Undergraduate Fellowship 1981
Additional Project Sponsors: The LEF Foundation, The Gerbode Foundation, The Zellerbach Foundation

After Gregory shows you how to work with cardboard, he would like your feedback on a new invention he's working on. Should be an exciting meeting!

Register in advance and save $10!

Attend In Person, Menlo Park, CA February 21st $15 Members, $25 Non-Members

You can register at the door with cash or credit card, however there will be an additional $10 door fee.
Register on-line by 8pm on Friday February 20th and save the $10 door fee.

Membership $60

Can't Attend? Buy the video and we'll email you the link to download it.
Bu y The Video

Register in advance and save $10! You can register at the door, but the price is $10 more for all tickets bought at the door.

This event will not be streamed live over the internet like many of our other events. However the video is available for purchase.

LOCATION:
Menlo Park, California
Tech Shop, which is located at 120 Independence Dr, Menlo Park, CA 94025 Google Map

Don't live near us. No worries. Buy the video!

TIME:
See agenda above

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