For the latest UConn News, click here. Registration begins at 8 a.m. The convention is hosted by the University's School of Engineering. This statewide program is intended to encourage creativity and innovation among students in grades K-12. Local invention competitions are held at 110 schools in Connecticut during late fall and winter, with an estimated 7,000 student inventors participating.
Winners proceed to the statewide convention.
About 600 youthful competitors are expected to attend, along with parents, teachers, judges and sponsors. Following the opening ceremonies, students will showcase their inventions before teams of judges. During this period, non-exhibitors are invited to investigate a series of working exhibits staffed by UConn engineering faculty demonstrating diverse engineering applications. This year for the first time, the convention will include an information session for teachers, administrators and guidance counselors. Awards will be presented in the afternoon, following a talk by Richard Larsen, a senior scientist at Northeast Utilities, who will discuss applying innovation and invention to environmental preservation.