Event Announcements

Mr. Kelvin Chiddick, President of Sandys Holdings Ltd

.... Inventor and/or entrepreneur?

"In order for an individual to take his/her invention to market, he needs to
be both an inventor and somewhat of an entrepreneur. Unfortunately, these are
two different types and not all inventors have the attributes of
entrepreneurs and vice versa.

Working with inventors lately, I have noticed that once they have invented a
product, they seem to believe everybody will fall over themselves rushing to
buy their invention. From my experience, I believe only 5% of all inventions

Mr. Kelvin Chiddick, CEO at Kelsan Technologies Corp.

Inventor and/or entrepreneur?

"In order for an individual to take his/her invention to market, he needs to be both an inventor and somewhat of an entrepreneur. Unfortunately, these are two different types and not all inventors have the attributes of entrepreneurs and vice versa.

Announcement

Mark your calendar for this special event on January 27
We cordially invite you, your inventing family and friends to our first
meeting of the year on January 27. BCIS is bringing together past and future
speakers, business specialists, and members for an evening of networking and
around-the-table discussions.

We are working to make this event fun, but also useful and memorable for all
Members,Visitors and Guests.
Come and socialize with other interesting people, meet new kindred spirits,

Mark your calendar for this special event on January 27

We cordially invite you, your inventing family and friends to our first meeting of the year on January 27.

It will be a FREE event for all.

BCIS is bringing together past and future speakers, business specialists, and members for an evening of networking and around-the-table discussions.
We are working to make this event fun, but also useful and memorable for all Members,Visitors and Guests.

Mark your calendar for this special event on January 27
We cordially invite you, your inventing family and friends to our first meeting of the year on January 27.

It will be a FREE event for all.

BCIS is bringing together past and future speakers, business specialists, and members for an evening of networking and around-the-table discussions.
We are working to make this event fun, but also useful and memorable for all Members,Visitors and Guests.

Small Business BC Seminar

Monday, December 14, 2009 - 13:00 - 16:00 PST

-------- NOVEMBER 2009 BC INVENTORS SOCIETY MEETING -This Wednesday --------

BCIS members and guests,

You are cordially invited to participate in our next meeting, which will be
this coming Wednesday.

Date: November 25, 2009

Time: 6:45 – 9:00 pm. Meeting starts at 7:00

Venue: Confederation Seniors Centre (next to McGill Library)

Location: 4585 Albert Street, Burnaby
(Albert street is North of East Hastings. Confederation S. Centre is East of
Willingdon.)

Map:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=4585+Albert+Street+burna...

BCIS members and guests,

You are cordially invited to participate in our next meeting, which will be this coming Wednesday.

Date: October 21, 2009

Time: 6:45 – 9:00 pm. Meeting starts at 7:00

Venue: Confederation Seniors Centre (next to McGill Library)

Location: 4585 Albert Street, Burnaby
(Albert street is North of East Hastings. Confederation S. Centre is East of Willingdon.)

The long-awaited Phase 2 of the website has been completed, with much-improved functionality.
Members of the society can attend all meetings for a yearly fee of $45. The brainstorming session many of you participated in has resulted in the new website which now adds the following functions:
• Online Forums for members only,
• Membership module which controls all membership functions,
• Paypal/Credit Card to pay for annual memberships, and
• Automated reminder of membership renewal

Phase 3 planning for the website is in progress. Some of the functionality we’re discussing is