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2019 National Summer Teacher Institute

2019 Annual USPTO National Summer Teacher Institute

12:00pm EDT

Check-In at the Hilton Charlotte Hotel Hilton Charlotte University Place

1:15pm EDT

USPTO Information Table at the Hilton Charlotte Hotel Hilton Charlotte University Place

6:00pm EDT

Welcome and Orientation Dinner - Hilton Charlotte University Place Hilton Charlotte University Place

6:30am EDT

Breakfast at Hilton Charlotte Hotel Hilton Charlotte University Place

7:30am EDT

Lyft to Cone University Center at UNCC Hilton Charlotte University Place

8:00am EDT

Opening Remarks - Cone University Center (LUCAS ROOM) - UNCC Cone University Center

8:30am EDT

Keynote Speaker - Louis Foreman, Founder and CEO of Enventys Partners (LUCAS ROOM ) Cone University Center

9:30am EDT

Meet Student Inventor and Entrepreneur, Grace Maloney Cone University Center

10:00am EDT

Coffee Break - (Lucas Room) Cone University Center

10:15am EDT

Hear from Former NSTI Participants - Teacher Ambassadors Panel (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

11:15am EDT

Introduction to the USPTO Invention Challenge (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

12:15pm EDT

Lunch & Work Time (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

1:15pm EDT

Introduction to Intellectual Property - (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

3:00pm EDT

Coffee Break - (Lucas Room) Cone University Center

3:30pm EDT

Maker Space Activity (Area 49 Atkins Library 2nd Floor) Cone University Center

5:15pm EDT

Teacher Reflections (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

5:30pm EDT

Dinner - (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

6:30pm EDT

NSTI Resources Cone University Center USPTO Resource Room & Project Collaboration Time (LUCAS ROOM/AREA 49 MAKER SPACE) Cone University Center

6:45pm EDT

Lyft to the Hilton Charlotte Hotel Cone University Center

6:30am EDT

Breakfast at Hilton Charlotte Hotel Hilton Charlotte University Place

7:30am EDT

Lyft to UNCC Hilton Charlotte University Place

8:00am EDT

Invention Challenge Round-Robin Report-Out & Q&A (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

8:15am EDT

Patents 101 - A Crash Course for Teachers (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

10:00am EDT

Coffee Break (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

10:15am EDT

Invention Challenge Team Work (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

11:45am EDT

Lunch & Keynote Speaker - Tiffany Norwood - Serial Entrepreneur, Global Speaker, Inventor (LUCAS ROOM) Cone Center After Hours

12:45pm EDT

Does My Invention Exist? (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

2:00pm EDT

Anatomy of a Patent - Understanding What's Inside a Patent (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

2:45pm EDT

Coffee Break (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

3:00pm EDT

STEM Innovator Canvas - Dr. Leslie Flynn & Dawn Bowlus, University of Iowa (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

4:00pm EDT

Patent Tuesday Teacher Reflection & Peer Share Period (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

5:00pm EDT

Dinner & Guest Speaker, Claire Donovan, Director of Education at PatentDive Cone Center After Hours

6:00pm EDT

It's Game Time! - Play the PatentDive Game, Eric Leininger, Founder & CEO of Patent Dive Cone Center After Hours

6:15pm EDT

Lyft to Hilton Charlotte Hotel Cone University Center

6:30pm EDT

NSTI Resources Cone University Center USPTO Resource Room & Project Collaboration Time (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

6:30am EDT

Breakfast at Hilton Charlotte Hotel Hilton Charlotte University Place

7:30am EDT

Lyft to UNCC Hilton Charlotte University Place

8:00am EDT

Invention Challenge Team Work (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

9:00am EDT

Trademarks 101 - A Crash Course for Teachers (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

10:30am EDT

Coffee Break (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

10:45am EDT

Creating and Enforcing Brands - (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

11:15am EDT

Trademark Search Scavenger Hunt (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

12:00pm EDT

Michelson 20MM Intellectual Property Initiative Cone University Center

12:30pm EDT

Grab-n-Go Lunch (LUCAS ROOM) and Walk To UNCC Botanical Gardens Cone University Center

12:45pm EDT

Please Select Your Afternoon Breakout Sessions for Both Time Blocks Cone University Center

1:15pm EDT

UNCC Botanical Gardens UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens

3:00pm EDT

Coffee Break (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

3:15pm EDT

Block 1: Advanced Topics in Intellectual Property & Innovation (Multiple Rooms) Cone University Center

4:15pm EDT

Transition Time Between Advanced Topics Sessions Cone University Center

4:30pm EDT

Block 2: Advanced Topics in Intellectual Property & Innovation (Multiple Rooms) Cone University Center

5:30pm EDT

Teacher Reflection & Peer Share Period (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

5:45pm EDT

Dinner (Cone University Center) Cone University Center

6:30pm EDT

NSTI Resources Cone University Center USPTO Resource Room & Project Collaboration Time (LUCAS ROOM) Cone University Center

6:45pm EDT

Lyft to Hilton Charlotte Hotel Cone University Center

6:30am EDT

Breakfast at Hilton Charlotte Hotel Hilton Charlotte University Place

8:00am EDT

Lyft to UNCC Hilton Charlotte University Place Copyright Fundamentals (Spaugh Room 210A) Cone University Center

8:45am EDT

Special Appearance and Interview with Musician, Artist and Inventor (Spaugh Room 210A) Cone University Center

9:15am EDT

Copyright Carnival (Cone Center After Hours) Cone University Center

10:45am EDT

Coffee Break (Cone Center After Hours) Cone University Center

11:00am EDT

Copyright Carnival Gallery Walk Center After Hours) Cone University Center

12:15pm EDT

Copycat Activity & Working Lunch (Cone Center After Hours) Cone University Center

1:45pm EDT

Fair Use Analysis (CONE CENTER AFTER HOURS) Cone University Center

3:00pm EDT

Teacher Award Info Session Cone Center After Hours

3:15pm EDT

Coffee Break (Cone Center After Hours) Cone University Center Work Time at Cone Center or Maker Space Cone Center After Hours

5:30pm EDT

Dinner at Cone Center After Hours Cone Center After Hours

6:30pm EDT

NSTI Resources Cone University Center USPTO Resource Room & Project Collaboration Time (Cone Center After Hours) Cone University Center

6:45pm EDT

Travel from Cone Center After Hours to Hilton Charlotte Cone Center After Hours

6:30am EDT

Breakfast at Hilton Charlotte Hotel Hilton Charlotte University Place

8:00am EDT

Invention Challenge Opening - Judges Panel Introduced & Pitch Out Instructions Cone Center After Hours

8:15am EDT

Invention Challenge - First 6 Teams Pitch Out Cone Center After Hours

9:15am EDT

15-Minute Break (After Hours) Cone Center After Hours

9:30am EDT

Invention Challenge - Second Group of 6 Teams Pitch Out Cone Center After Hours

10:30am EDT

15-Minute Break Cone Center After Hours

10:45am EDT

Invention Challenge - Third Group of 6 Teams Pitch Out Cone Center After Hours Invention Challenge Team Pitch Outs - Part 2 (Cone Center After Hours) Cone Center After Hours

11:45am EDT

15-Minute Break Cone Center After Hours Judges Deliberate Cone Center After Hours

12:00pm EDT

Presentation of Awards Cone Center After Hours

12:15pm EDT

Farewell Remarks and Group Photo Cone Center After Hours Farewell Remarks & Group Photo (Cone Center After Hours) Cone Center After Hours

12:30pm EDT

Grab-n-Go Lunch Boxes Cone Center After Hours Lyft Back to Hotel or Airport - Thank You Cone Center After Hours

12:45pm EDT

NSTI Resources Cone University Center