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TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOP. 
(Hartford, CT  -  posted 06/28/010)

First Teacher Training Session schedule available.  ONE Teacher for $40, TWO Teachers for $50.   If you or your fellow teachers would like to participate, then come to....
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2009-2010 SCHOOL Registration is now CLOSED --  Sorry, School Registration  closed on February 15, 2010. Come back next school year 2010-2011.
(Hartford, CT  -  posted 3/2/09)   
Join us next year, along with 90-120 school from across the state.      INVENT.  
Open Registration is open from  October 1,2019, through February 15, 2011
CLICK REGISTRATION for more information.

If you are a late registrant, the CIC will review re-opening registration on a case by case basis. .  Contact Us for more detail.

2009-2010 HOME-SCHOOL or  INDEPENDENT STUDY  Registration is now CLOSED --  SORRY we are closed for Studen Registrations.  Come back 2010-2011 school year.
 (late fees normally apply to register after April 15, 2010)
(Hartford, CT  -  posted 2/12/10)   
CLICK   STUDENT INFO
 

TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOP. 
(Hartford, CT  -  posted 06/28/010)

First Teacher Training Session schedule available.  ONE Teacher for $40, TWO Teachers for $50.   If you or your fellow teachers would like to participate, then come to....
 (continued go to:: TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOP )

JUDGE REGISTRATION PORTAL is now CLOSED SEE YOU NEXT YEAR (Hartford, CT  -  posted 5/2/09)  
Join 150-200 of some of the nation's  FINEST Engineers, Patent Attorneys, Scientists, Academics, Doctors, and Professors to encourage Invention, Problem Solving, and natural kid creativity.  Come away with a view of the future products to be "As Seen on TV", and give kids an entrepreneurial jump start.  Join us by REGISTERING.  or cut/past:

https://www.mblast.com/mr.asp?2.205193.7

Into your browser.

CICer Maeda Hanafi is just an ordinary 13 year old, with a passion for math and science, except this coming fall, instead of joining the ranks of her 8th grade friends, Maeda will be entering full-time, the University of New Haven.  Winning the Microsoft Accessibility award at the CT Invention Convention a year ago, Maeda has racked up 15 college credit hours already, and will be off to a strong start.  

Melissa Laskowski, assistant director of undergraduate admissions at UNH believes Maeda is the youngest student in it's history to matriculate.

The entire CIC Board of Directors wishes her well in here studies.

View complete Article from the New Have Register:

CASTING CALLS FOR TV SHOWS FOR "ELLEN"...    Completed...  TWO CICers Fly to LA for show.  
(Hartford, CT  - posted 01/26/10)
Check here often to see what these national network show wish to see your inventions.

2008-2009 STUDENT REGISTRATION OPEN- as of March 1, 2010 
(Hartford, CT  -  posted 3/2/10)   
Students winning Recognized Inventor Honors at  their local invention conventions may register between MARCH 1, 2010 and April 15, 2010, using our new Secure Server ON-LINE STUDENT REGISTRATION PROCESS.     Please do not send in the paper documents this year, unless advised to do so by modification to this notice.    Contact Us if you have any questions.  


STUDENTS MAY BE MISSING  SAVINGS BONDS  HELP US UNITE SAVINGS BONDS WITH RECOGNIZED INVENTORS:
(Hartford, CT  -  posted 9/11/08)  The following students in the 2007-2008 CIC had their Saving Bond Award returned ... 
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HONORA KENNEY HONORED AT WOMEN IN INNOVATION CEREMONY.   (Hartford, CT  -  posted 1/22/10)  

Honora Kenney, President of CT Invention Convention was honored as a Finalist at the Women in Innovation Award Banquet this January 2010.  Her nearly quarter century support and innovative educational leadership in STEM Based K-8 education qualified her as one of several finalists for Women in Innovation Awards.   Several young inventors were on hand to demonstrate their latest inventions to the crowd of nearly 1,000 of Connecticut's best companies, and brightest people

Honora and Alan Kenney, with Finalist Award

Students Demonstrating their latest inventions at the Women in Innovations Award banquet January 2010.

CAROLINE JOHNSON:   EVERYDAY HERO - WFSB Award:  Article & Video

Video

CIC ALUMNI APPOINTED JUNIOR AMBASSADOR FOR PBS' TELEVISION SERIES "EVERYDAY EDISONS" 

(Hartford, CT  - posted 9/29/08)

Devin White, an 8th Grade student from Mystic Middle School recently was appointed the first ever "Edison Nation Junior Ambassador" for 

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BANNER YEAR FOR CONNECTICUT STUDENT INVENTOR'S BOND AWARDS:

(Hartford, CT  -  posted 8/14/08)   

More than 225 Students share more than $20,000 in Savings Bond Awards, the result of Honors received... 

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CIC KIDS GO TO HOLLYWOOD NOV. '08 

November 2008 appearances of CT Kid's On NBC's ELLEN as seen on WVIT-NBC30 or ELLEN-TV

SPECIAL EXTENDED "Un-Cut" Version of Julian's "Under Water See-er"

THREE MORE CICers STAR ON ELLEN  Mar 12, 2009.  (Hartford, CT  -  posted 3/12/09)

Three young inventors from CT appeared on the ELLEN show on March 8th.  The students, all participating in the CT Invention Convention received laptops for sharing their great ides.  Watch WVIT-NBC30s segment below:

WVIT Local News

A CIC STAR PROVIDES HER VIEWPOINT.  (Hartford, CT  -  posted 8/14/06)

Gabriel Bradley sums up her thoughts on being a Recognized Inventor, and star on the Ellen Degeneres Show.  The 4th grader from   

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REGISTRATION FEES RISE:

(Hartford, CT  -  posted 8/14/08)

School Registration Fees will rise for our 2009-2010 School Year to $125.  Please view the School Registration for new pricing, and early-bird discounts 

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SHARING PROCESSES FROM SCHOOL TO SCHOOL.

(Hartford, CT  -  posted 8/14/08)

If new teachers to the program wish to view a LIVE local invention convention, Karen Brennan, from Marlborough Public School, and several of our education partners will extend an invitation to other teachers to view their conventions this coming February 2009.  

For details, Contact us. 

CIC Day at the Capitol April 9, 2008

BLOGS:S:

East Hartford, Glastonbury Magnet School SCIENCE SUNDAYS with the CT Science Center on WFSB-3:

Congratulation to DERYK ARTIOLI from Cromwell & Old Saybrook, and a 2007 CIC Alumni, appeared on ABC's AMERICAN INVENTOR reality show, on June 27, 2007.  For details read the Hartford Courant Article

LISTEN TO US ON NPR, on Faith Middleton's Show    Airdate was on WNPR April 17, 2008, can be heard by visiting National Public Radio link above.

All properly registered participants receive personalized  participation certificates honoring their attainment to the State Finals.   Tee-Shirt, and an Engineering-Quiz from are passed out also. Upon completion of the Engineering Quiz, students then will receive an Inventors Hat from UConn's School of Engineering. 

After each individual Judging Circle ^TM has completed the Judge review process, the trained Judges will select 3 children from each Judging Circle ^TM to receive a CIC RECOGNIZED INVENTOR AWARD.  The CIC Recognized Inventor Awards for 2009 will be $100 US Savings Bonds, a personalized Award Certificate, and a Microsoft software product.   

SPECIAL AWARDS below, are provided to the best inventions in the categories noted.  Judging for these is done by independent Judges, usually represented by the organization sponsoring the awards.  

ALL JUDGE'S DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND MAY NOT BE CONTESTED.  All data is held in strict confidence, except as required to facilitate  bond purchases, other awards, or as required by law.. 

Willing to Sponsor an Award? Please contact us

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CIC Day at the Capitol April 9, 2008

PBS's "CYBERCHASE" features Connecticut Invention Convention Student Inventors, Gabi Bradley and Nia Moffet.   Their season special "My Big Idea" episode aired November 20th, and culminated in a 2 hour special with the CIC kids featured on Nov. 24th 2006.

Watch your local PBS station CPTV - 24 or tune into WNET-13 in NYC

READ ABOUT IT at the New Haven Register and also read Gabi Bradley's thoughts of the CIC here.

READ ABOUT past Ellen's Kids at the New Haven Register

 Martha Stewart aired CIC Student Inventor Segment  February 24th, 2006