CHECKLIST FOR NICEE

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NICEE Dates: May 31-June 2

Register your child atwww.stemie.org/2018-registration/

Accept offer of spot at NICEE by filling out Invent Washington's form https://goo.gl/forms/AgzDBO82qaBVQRPw1

TASK

Take Photo of your child with their display and invention

Decide how you're going to raise the money for your trip (gofundme? Invent Washington website? out of pocket?)

Write a description of your child's story and invention for fundraising purposes

Create pitch video as described on the following pages

Plan Travel to Dearborn, MI (Book a flight?)

Reserve Hotel in Dearborn, MI at the Edward Hotel

To access funds raised on the Invent Washington website, please email debjohnson@inventwashington.org

For more information on raising money on the Invent Washington website, please email kristinlehman@inventwashington.org

www.inventwashington.orgAny questions, please email debjohnson@inventwashington.org

Registration Dates: Opens: April с, 2018 / Deadline: May т, 2018

Online Registration: Will be available on our website April 1.

Registration Category: There are two categories for registration.

• K-2 will compete online

• Grade 3-12 will compete in-person in Dearborn, Michigan.

Grades K-2 Inventor Registration (Online Competition Only) $50 Registration includes: 1. NICEE T-Shirt2. Commemorative program3. National Finalist certificate..

Grades 3-12 Inventor Registration (In-Person Competition) $300 Registration includes: 1. NICEE T-Shirt2. Swag Bag3. National Finalist certificate4. Commemorative program

5. 4-day pass to the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation™ andGreenfield Village (good Thursday through Sunday)

6. Single visit to Ford Rouge Factory Tour and Giant Screen Experience7. Lunch at the Museum Thursday8. Welcome Dinner Party Thursday at Edward Hotel & Convention Center9. Lunch at the Museum Friday10. Strolling dinner at the Museum Friday with private Museum access11. Access to the 2018 National Invention Convention & Entrepreneurship

Expo Awards Ceremony12. Picnic at the Pavilion Saturday13. Transportation between The Henry Ford Museum and the Edward Hotel

& Convention Center Thursday evening through Saturday evening14. Additional NICEE programming – to be announced

Parent | Sibling | Guest Registration (In-Person Competition) $350 Registration includes: Items #4 - #14 shown above

Important Notes: • Registration fees are not tax deductible.

• Families are encouraged to take full advantage of all theregistration package includes. No discounts are issued for familieswho opt not to utilize the full NICEE registration package.

EXPENSES NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR REGISTRATION FEE

• Travel to and from Dearborn,

Michigan and to The Henry Ford

Museum Thursday morning is not

provided. Local experts recommend

Uber or a local cab service.

• Food prior to lunch on Thursday at

The Henry Ford Museum and after the

Saturday Picnic at the Pavilion are not

provided.

• Lodging is not included in your

registration fee. A block of rooms has

been reserved at the Edward Hotel &

Conference Center from 5/30 – 6/2.

The discounted cost for a standard

room, including tax is $148 per night.

Families will be responsible for

contacting the Edward Hotel to place

their own reservations. To secure the

discounted rate, reservations must be

made by May 7, 2018.

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2018 National Invention Convention & Entrepreneurship Expo

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Registration Opens: April 6, 2018 Questions: nicee@stemie.org

Registration Closes: May 7, 2018

PLEASE FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES FOR A SUCCESSFUL REGISTRATION:

WHO SHOULD COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION FORM: Teachers, coordinators and affiliates can begin the registration; however, ideally, the inventor’s parent/guardian would complete the registration form, with assistance from their student on the invention related questions.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW/HAVE TO COMPLETE A REGISTRATION:

• Student name• Gender/Ethnicity• Home address, phone, parent’s email address• You will need to know if this is a team project or

an individual project. If you are registering thefirst team member, you will receive an email thatyou can forward to other the team member(s)with the project (invention) number they shoulduse to register.

• Profile image (Picture of student, shoulders up. Ifyou are registering a team, all team membersshould be in the picture.)

• Invention name (title)• Category (industry) your invention impacts• Project (invention) Description• 3 Project Images:

o inventor’s prototypeo inventor’s trifoldo front cover of inventor’s logbook or

journal.• The problem the invention solves• How the invention solves the problem

• Whether this is a working or non-working model• Patent status• Technologies used• You will need the YouTube link for the video pitch• Name of School, Teacher, Grade• Affiliate program the inventor competed at prior

to registering for NICEE (Invent Washington)• Age of Inventor• Number of years inventor has participated in

Invention Convention• Primary language, other languages spoken• T-shirt size• Number of attendees in party

(0-3 and 4+ years old)• Estimated date of arrival at the event• Travel information:

o estimated arrival dateo how you plan to get thereo which orientation you plan to attendo dates you plan to book a room at the

Edward Hotel, etc.)• Special accommodations needed and food

allergies

GUIDE FOR REGISTERING AN INVENTOR:

1) Registration Link: Click Here to Begin Registration2) To begin the application, you will enter your inventor’s name and parent’s email address.3) Go to your email, find the registration

confirmation email from“noreply@zfairs.com” and click on the linkto confirm your email address. If you didnot receive the email, please check yourjunk mail or spam.

4) Complete the student and parentinformation and make note of yourusername and password, as you will need itto log in to your account again. Enterparent’s email a second time.

5) Team or Individual:o Select [Create A New Project] if you are an individual inventor or the first member of a team to sign up.o Select [Link /Join Existing Team Project] ONLY if you are a member of a team and you are NOT the first

team member to register.

Note: If you are the first person on your team to register, once you complete your registration you willreceive onscreen (and via email) a project (invention) number, which you can copy and paste to provideto your teammate(s).

6) Enter the invention name(title).7) If you are a member of a team, check the [Will this be a Team Project] box.

8) Select the Industry Category that is most impacted by your invention.9) Enter a description of the project (invention).10) Upload the three project photos 1) prototype, 2) tri-fold and 3) image of the cover of your journal or logbook.

11) Answer the additional questions about your invention and the technologies used.12) Enter the YouTube link for your 4-minute video pitch.13) Select your school or select “not listed” and enter the name of your school.14) Select your teacher or select “not listed” and enter the name of your teacher.15) Select your grade (or closest equivalent grade).16) Answer the additional project questions and student questions.17) Answer the questions regarding your attendance at NICEE.18) Verify your account information is correct.19) Click that you agree with the Policies listed and registration fees.20) Click [Add to Cart] and complete the relationship, name and age range for each attendee in your party age 4 and

up.21) Select the [Registration Fee Payment Method] and [Pay Now – Credit or Debit Card] and enter your credit card

information or click [Pay Online] to make your credit card payment.22) That’s it! If you have completed all required fields, entered your photos, videos and payment - You are finished!

WHAT’S NEXT?

• Registration closes May 7, 2018.• Once your registration is complete, it will be forwarded to judges to be reviewed and scored. These scores will

be added to your onsite NICEE scores.

Questions? Write to nicee@stemie.org

The following items will be used in the judging process:

• Invention information provided through your application.

• A 4-minute YouTube video that features:

o Each team members introducing themselves

o The story of how you recognized the problem you solved, what’s the need, who would use

your invention, would they buy it

o Description of the invention you built to solve the problem

o Challenges you overcame to arrive at your final design

o Explanation or demonstration of the prototype (need not be working)

o Video cannot be “produced;” it is expected to be a continuous 4-minute video. It is ok to be

prompted by a parent with questions during the video. (limit 50MB per file)

Notes:

o DO NOT mark your video as “Private” or our judges will not be able to access it

o You will copy and paste your YouTube video link to your application/registration form in the

appropriate field

Questions? Write to nicee@stemie.org.