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2011-06-22 eMachine Shop 06-22-11 Just found on the web: eMachineShop is a way to create custom metal parts and plastic parts. I have no idea if this outfit is any good, but if one of our local machinists cannot help, this may be an option.
2011-06-13 Patent Reform Opposition 06-13-11 Opposition to the Patent Reform Act of 2011 (renamed to America Invents Act) is mounting. Sane Patent Reform has information on why they think the current bill is not good for inventors and America.
2011-06-13 Inventor TV show casting call 06-13-11 Inventor TV show casting call by Engel Entertainment. Filming is scheduled for June 27th so time is critical. If interested, please contact: submissions@engelentertainment.com and reference the Invention TV show casting call.
2011-06-06 Camp Invention at Rocky Hill Elementary in Knoxville TN 06-06-11 Camp Invention at Rocky Hill Elementary in Knoxville, TN, starts June 6 and runs through June 10. Directed and taught by local educators, Camp Invention is a fosters creative-thinking skills, science literacy, history, and the arts for children entering grades 1-6. Camp Invention is also being held at A.L. Lotts Elementary, Farragut Intermediate School, and Hardin Valley Elementary School.
2011-05-20 $25 Million Available for Inventors 05-20-11 Louis Foreman, the producer of the Emmy Award winning PBS television show Everyday Edisons, as well as the CEO of the design firm Enventys and publisher of Inventors Digest, recently announced the launching of a $25 million Innovation Fund. Read about it on IPWatch.
2011-04-25 Inventor's Calendar 04-25-11 A public Google Calendar for the TIA is now available. The calendar shows TIA activities and other events of interest to Tennessee inventors. Contact the webmaster to add items to the calendar.
2011-04-15 SCORE Lunch and Learn 04-16-11 The Roane County Chamber of Commerce and SCORE present The Lunch and Learn Workshop Series: "How to Delight Your Customers." Thursday, May 5 Noon to 2pm at Rockwood Street Grill. Space is limited - call 865-376-5572
2011-04-14 House Judiciary Committee Amends and Approves Patent Reform Bill 04-14-11 House Judiciary Committee Amends and Approves Patent Reform Bill on April 14, 2011. The first-to-file, post-grant review, and USPTO fee provisions remain intact.
2011-03-09 US Senate passes Patent Reform Bill 03-08-11 Breaking news: The US Senate passed the Patent Reform Bill. The First to File provisions survive in the final Bill. The US House is likely to introduce a Bill this month.
2011-03-03 Senate Moves Closer to Approving Patent Reform Bill 03-03-11 Senate Moves Closer to Approving Patent Reform Bill. The first-inventor-to-file provisions are currently being argued. The other bill provisions deal with PTO funding and post-issuance review.
2011-01-13 The 2011 Design-2-Part Show in Atlanta 01-13-11 The Design-2-Part Show is scheduled for March 16 & 17 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Cobb Galleria Centre. The show is the region’s largest event for buyers of custom parts, components, services, and design.
2010-12-02 SCORE is holding a So You Want To Be An Entrepreneur? workshop 12-02-10 SCORE is holding a So You Want To Be An Entrepreneur? workshop on December 18 and January 15 in Knoxville. The workshop is from 10:30am to noon. Space is limited. Call 865-692-0716 to register. Unfortunately, the workshop is held at the same time as the TIA meetings those two months.
2010-12-02 SCORE announces Lunch and Learn Marketing workshop 12-02-10 SCORE announces a Lunch and Learn workshop for Prospering In Tough Economic Times: What Are Your Marketing and Stratetgic Options? on December 7 from noon to 2pm in Roane County. Call 865-376-5572 for info and reservations.
2010-11-20 SCORE is holding a So You Want To Be An Entrepreneur? workshop 11-20-10 SCORE is holding a So You Want To Be An Entrepreneur? workshop on November 20 in Knoxville. Space is limited. Call 865-692-0716 to register.
2010-11-11 Knox County Library is holding a demonstration of Reference USA 11-16-10 Knox County Library is holding a demonstration of Reference USA on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at 1pm in West Knoxville. Call Business Reference Services at 215-8753 for more info.