Come to an inventors expo in New Zealand by Kiwi Ingenuity.

Kiwi Ingenuity was founded by John Poppleton to promote inventors and inventions in New Zealand.

We aim to provide a service whereby we can help you find the right knowledge, connect inventors with inventors for brainstorming, problem solving and encouragement and connect inventors to professionals that have the capacity to prototype and manufacture the product.

As part of this mission, they are hosting Inventor Next Door, an expo for inventors from New Zealand to display their work, network, learn, and be inspired by what their fellow inventors are doing. The expo will be from September 30 to October 17, 2010 at Bottle Creek Gallery, Pataka Museum in Porirua City.

As part of the expo they will be burying a time capsule on 10/10/10. Come and help make history.

For more information or to register to display your invention contact:

John Poppleton
www.kiwiingenuity.net
info@kiwiingenuity.net
Phone: (04)238-1641
Cell: (0275)30-3316

Kiwi Ingenuity also hosts monthly meetings and offers guides for inventors on their site.

For some great inventions from around the world, look through the inventions category of the blog. Also read what Don Norman, a design thinker, has to say about inventing new tools.

Cool application ideation tool.

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RSVP – our spaces are a bit limited

At long last, we’re hosting the world’s first two Ponoko Meetups!

Designers, makers and everyone interested in this revolutionary movement are welcome. We’ve been chatting with each other for so long on the web, that we figured it was time to meet face to face.

It’ll be a laid back affair – a few drinks, something to nibble on, get some questions answered and maybe even some insider news.

San Francisco Meetup
When: From 6pm – 8pm on Wednesday July 8th Thursday July 9th.
Where: Suite C, here.

Wellington Meetup
When: From 6pm – 8pm on Wednesday July 8th.
Where: Level 1, here.

But I’m not in San Francisco or Wellington!
Well then, how about hosting a Ponoko Meetup – at your place or at a place near you?

We’ll help you make it a big success – with publicity to our community and some swag for the meetup. You can check out how to become an official host at the bottom of your Prime Account page.

And if you’re not a Prime member but you’re keen to meet others in your area, then we’ll see what we can do about encouraging someone to host there too. Just drop us an email to service-at-ponoko.com.

See you in about 3 weeks!
We’re so looking forward to meeting you early July, and we can’t wait to see people stepping up to the plate and hosting events around the world. We have no doubt that we’ve got just as much to learn from you as you do from us and each other.

To confirm, please RSVP to service-at-ponoko.com (so we know how much baking to do!)