Host an Event to Teach about Innovation and IP

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HOST YOUR OWN YOUTH OUTREACH PROGRAM
AND QUALIFY FOR AN IPOEF OUTREACH ADVOCATE AWARD!


World IP Day | April 26, 2022 

IP and Youth, Innovating for a Better Future

In honor of World IP Day, IPO Education Foundation and the IPO D&I Outreach Subcommittee invite you and your organization to host a youth outreach event to introduce innovation and IP to the next generation of diverse innovators.

What to do:

  1. Form your team
  2. Plan your event and activities
  3. Register your event by May 1 to qualify for an award
  4. Invite your audience
  5. Host your event, in-person or virtually, between April 26 and October 31

Form Your Team

Your team should include:

3-4 people
Diversity of experience, expertise, and background
Passion for innovation, entrepreneurship, STEM, and IP!

 

Plan Your Event

Plan Your Event

  • Pick a date
  • Select your audience
    • Work with a local Girl Scouts Troop, non profit organization, classroom, or after school program
  • Plan your hands-on activities!
  • Ideas Include:
    • Have students debate whether an invention is patentable
    • Exploration Kits 
    • Ask your audience to make a 60-second video about what they learned

Additional Resources

 

Activities and Resources 

 

Modules and Videos

Podcasts

 

Slide Decks 

 

Photos

Send your event photos to Foundation@ipo.org