Speaker: Allan Swain

On Friday, October 26th our guest speaker is Al Swain, the president of Fern Electronics and founding Board Member of the Inventor's Alliance of Northern California (IANC). Al is also the driving force behind one of the most exciting scholarship opportunities that Northern California has ever seen, the Junior Invention Convention.

Al will give a talk describing the Junior Invention Convention Program, now in its third year. The program is like a science fair, but instead of focusing on the scientific method, it showcases the student's ability to create innovative, patentable products. This year's event is bigger than ever with over 1,000 students participating at the local school district level, with 30-40 kids moving on to the Finals to be held at the Redding Convention Center. This year the program is awarding over $18,000 in scholarships, including a professionally drafted US patent. If you are a parent, educator, inventor or just want to learn how to be a part of this great program, then you can't miss this talk. More info is available at www.jrinvent.org.

At Noon on the fourth Friday of every month we host a “Brown Bag” meeting at the Civic Center (City Hall at 777 Cypress Ave). The name of the meeting room is the “Caldwell Park Room” on the second floor (http://www.ci.redding.ca.us/civcenter/conf201.html).

Pizza and drinks are provided!

The STA is looking for input from members of the technology community in the Shasta County area. If someone you know has a technology business interest in Shasta County, please let them know about us and invite them to come to our next meeting. Also, if you would like to share with us what you do, we invite you to be a speaker. Don’t be shy, we want to know all about you and your company.

We are now accepting membership, so be sure to check out how to join at www.shastatech.com.

Contact Info
Jason Caulkins: 530-222-5359
Jim Zauher: 530-224-4920

Special thanks to our sponsors:
The COR Electric Utility
The Shasta County EDC
Carr, Kennedy, Peterson and Frost
D. H. Scott
Shasta.com