Conferences, Exhibits and other Events

Lemelson-MIT’s 2008 EurekaFest

June 25 – 28, 2008 (Boston, MA)

Celebrate today’s inventors and inspire tomorrow’s during the 2008 EurekaFest, a multi-day celebration designed to empower a legacy of inventors through activities that inspire youth, honor role models, and encourage creativity and problem solving.

Activities include announcement of the 2008 winner of the $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize; a showcase of innovative projects developed by high school InvenTeams; invention and innovation presentations by today’s iconic inventors; and Invention Day at the Museum of Science, Boston.

For a complete list of activities and events, visit: EurekaFest.

Walker Art Center - 'Design for the Other 90%' Exhibition

May 24 - September 7, 2008 (Minneapolis, MN)

Design for the Other 90%, developed by the Smithsonian Institution's Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, highlights the growing trend among designers to create affordable and socially responsible objects for the vast majority of the world's population (90 percent) not traditionally serviced by professional designers. The exhibition, divided into sections focusing on water, shelter, health and sanitation, education, energy and transportation, highlights objects developed to empower global populations surviving under the poverty level or recovering from a natural disaster.

Situated in the Center's Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, the exhibition is free to the public and open from 11am-5pm on Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat and Sun, and 11am-9pm on Thurs, through September 7, 2008. Visit Walker Art Center - Design for the Other 90% for further details.