So much to celebrate this year! Over 190 young inventors from 49 schools came to the California State Railroad Museum to present to the judges and see each other’s inventions at the Northern / Central California Invention Convention. For many of these schools, this was the first time their students had participated. We are so happy to have them on board. Check out the list of participants and their inventions.
Our deepest thanks to our Premier Sponsors California State Railroad Museum Foundation and the California State Railroad Museum who opened their fabulous museum to our inventors and their families. It is such a fantastic location for our convention — and everyone was so impressed.
The Awards Ceremony was broadcast on April 18th. If you missed the awards ceremony or would like to view it again, here is the link. The Video is 40 minutes.
Our 2025 Top Awards (click here for winners and inventions) are the Analog Devices Best in Show, Central Coast Patent Agency Most Marketable Invention, and The Eagan Family Foundation Most Innovative Invention. Our 2025 Special Awards (click here for winners and inventions) are The Michelson’s Young Inventor Award, The Big Thinker Award , The Maksumov Award for Girls Inventing the Future, The King Family Youth Innovator Award and Bill Marlin/ Robert Gessler Award for Teamwork.
The Merit Awards (click here for names and inventions) went to those inventors within each grade whose inventions showed great promise and effort.
The Industry Focus Awards (click here for names and inventions) honored 1 or 2 inventions within each of 12 Industry categories.
These inventors (click here for names and inventions) are invited to participate in the National Invention Convention sponsored by The Henry Ford on June 4-6, 2025 in Dearborn, MI.