Speakers - BC Inventors Society

Click the name of each speaker to access more detail on their presentation and a brief profile. If you have further questions for one of our presenters, please contact the society.

2006
January	Harvey Cohen - Sales and management personnel trainer.
Febuary	Vik Tailor - Internet Marketing
March	Nigel Chivers - Maximizing your effectiveness at tradeshows.
April	Derek Pyner - Product Development
May	Gary Johnson: Master ModelMaker Techniques for Inventors
June	Paul Conder - Industrial Designer
July	Kelvin Chiddick and Randy Baxter
August	Roger Killen and Bob Chaworth-Musters: Attracting seasoned investors: success factors and the art of the pitch
September	Kathryn Lundy: "Necessity, The Mother Of All Invention"
October	Joseph Willmott - Do you have a winning concept?
November	John Mallory of 3D Custom Foam

2005
January	Jim McKee - "Commercializing and marketing your inventions."
Febuary	BCIS Open House
March	Intellectual property lawyers Clinton Lee and Otto Zsigmond, of Nexus Law Group LLP, presented an introductory seminar on intellectual property, including Copyrights, Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Patents.
April	Sandford Tuey - "Licensing and Branding - A Valuable Asset for Inventors."
May	"From the Mind to the Marketplace: An Inventor's Story"
June
July	"Practical Invention" - Gary D. Johnson
August	Edward Lee - a successful and award winning entrepreneur and inventor
September	Andy Hunter of BikeBox, the company
October	Intellectual property lawyer, patent and trade-mark agent, Otto Zsigmond, of Nexus Law Group LLP, presented an introductory seminar on intellectual property, including Copyrights, Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Patents.
November	Doug McCaan, Manager of Ikea, Richmond spoke about product design and development, and discussed what major retailers typically look for in the products they carry. He touched upon the issues to be considered when approaching and presenting products for the retail environment.

2004
January	Integrated Fulfillment Services - Michael Stevens - Runs a full service fulfillment centre.The company manages a client’s product and promotional material distribution needs worldwide, allowing the client to focus all their energy on the development of their business.
Febuary	Roger Killen - How to Raise Early-Stage Capital; A Synopsis
March	Kelvin Chiddick (one of our most experienced inventors): FROM INCEPTION TO COMMERCIALISATION Lawrence Bond, US Patent Attorney
April	Doug McCaan, the Store Manager for IKEA, Richmond, discussed what a major retailer seeks with new products.
May	Harvey Cohen Have you ever been told that your idea is not good enough? Perhaps someone has told you that they just weren’t interested. How do you handle rejection? It’s one thing to invent great things. It’s another getting others excited enough to buy them. During this get-together, Harvey shared some ways to sell your creations.
June	John Chan Canplastic Manufacturing Inc. Introduction to the process of making a thermal-formed product.
July	Andy Birkinshaw and Rainer Mehlhorn from KHB Technologies Inc. presented on mold-making for injection molded plastics.
August	Board of Directors Q & A Period
September	Harbs Bains from the Canada / British Columbia Business Services Society presented on Becoming an Entrepreneur: Planning for Success!
October	Dave Martin - successful inventor discussed his experiences with commercializing his inventions.
November	Tony Lloyd - an experienced and successful inventor shared his knowledge of alternative strategies related to invention goals.

**no speaker in December

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