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We host in-person convenings, online community conversations, and other events that bring the network together to advance the field. Explore our current and past events below.
Save the date! The 2027 InventEd Convening is coming to Scottsdale, Arizona, April 18–20, 2027.
- April 18-20, 2027 - Scottsdale , Arizona
Join us at SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center, for three days of connection, collaboration, and fresh ideas, presented in partnership with Arizona State University. More details are coming soon. Mark your calendar!
InventEd Regional Summit: Center for Science and Industry (COSI)
- October 12, 2026 - Columbus, Ohio
The goal of the Regional Summits is to bring together diverse collaborators who are advancing invention education within their states or regions. The Invent Ohio InventEd Regional Summit will strengthen Ohio’s invention education ecosystem by bringing strands together to share effective practices, identify gaps, and connect stakeholders from rural and urban communities alike.
Current registration is by-invitation only.
InventEd Regional Summit: University of Idaho
- October 12-13, 2026 - Coeur d’Alene, ID
The goal of the Regional Summits is to bring together diverse collaborators who are advancing invention education within their states or regions. The Idaho STEM Ecosystem (EcosySTEM) will leverage their established statewide network to convene diverse partners including classroom and out-of-school educators, higher education institutions, industry and business partners, policy makers, and students, to strengthen Idaho’s invention education ecosystem.
- October 22-23, 2026 - Columbia, SC
The goal of the Regional Summits is to bring together diverse collaborators who are advancing invention education within their states or regions. The South Carolina State Museum (SCSM) is poised to serve as a bridge to connect different components of South Carolina’s invention education ecosystem and facilitate interaction among formal and informal educators, industry leaders, government and policy leaders, inventors and entrepreneurs, and research universities and vocational colleges. This summit will offer a strategic path to help InventEd study the factors that impact the formation of regional invention education ecosystems in South Carolina and nationwide and identify specific action steps to strengthen and accelerate their growth.
Join this Regional Summit taking place at SCSM in Columbia, South Carolina on October 22-23. Registration will open soon.
Archived Events
- November 3-5, 2025 - Portland, Oregon
The InventEd Convening is where research, knowledge, and practice in invention education converge. This gathering brings together the breadth and depth of the network to create a collective, strategic voice to drive the future of invention education. Our 2025 Convening theme, Sparking Bold Solutions Together, embodies the spirit of innovation within us all. Taking place in Portland, this is an immersive experience where you’ll learn more about Oregon’s invention education ecosystem and what it takes to build and sustain invention education in classrooms, programs and communities.
- March 26-28, 2024 - Alexandria, Virginia
Our theme in 2024 was Turning Passion into Action. Featuring keynote speaker, Billy Almon, speaking to the power of diverse niches in ecosystem development, community-led breakout sessions, field trips to the nation’s capitol, and panel speakers from the classroom, federal government, and invention programs, this convening inspired action to advance the field of invention education.