2016 Young Inventor Challenge

We're the Chicago Toy & Game Group and you can call us “ChiTAG” – pronounced SHY-Tag – for short. We produceChiTAG Week,a series of events promoting and celebrating play and innovation that welcomes industry, consumers and traditional and social media the week before Thanksgiving. Our main events include:Chicago Toy & Game Fair(since 2003). The first and the largest public toy and game fair in North America targeting families.Inventor and Innovation Conferences(since 2006) The largest gathering of professional inventors, new inventors and product acquisition executives in the world. Attendees come from approximately 25 countries to pitch ideas, network, learn and celebrate the toy and game inventor community.Play in Education (PIE) Conference-(Since 2006) Studies show a focus on play means better performance in academics and social competence.This conference discusses strategies for bringing play into the classroom and provides CE credits.Toy & Game Innovation Awards (TAGIEs)(since 2008). The TAGIEs are an elegant and playful evening gala that brings together industry leaders from inventors to manufacturers to retailers as well as the public for a celebratory evening of innovators and inventors from around the world for their exceptionally innovative spirit of fun, philanthropy, and humanitarianism.Young Inventor Challenge (YIC)(since 2006). The YIC provides an opportunity for children ages 6 to 18 to showcase their original toy and game inventions to industry professionals, members of media and the general public. All entrants receive feedback from industry executives and inventors and the opportunity to win scholarships and licensing agreements with toy and game companies.Media Influencer Event(since 2009) Hundreds of traditional media and social media influencers bring their families for a day of fun at the Fair.PlayCHIC(since 2012) Fashion sells. The PlayCHIC Fashion Show celebrates dress-up by inspiring play through a new avenue - fashion.

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The Young Inventor Challenge provides an opportunity for children ages 6 to 18 to showcase their own original toy & game inventions to toy & game industry professionals, members of media and the general public.
The judging is split into two categories, usually 6-11 (junior) and 12-18 (senior) but are sometimes adjusted slightly based on the number of participants and ages so that everyone has a fair chance to win. We always try to balance it out so the 2 categories have about the same number of entrants.
There is no fee to participate in the Young Inventor Challenge. Participants and their immediate families are invited to be our guests with complimentary admission to the Chicago Toy & Game Fair for the whole weekend!
For more information, visit the <A HREF="http://www.chitag.com/yic" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Young Inventor Challenge page</A> on the Chicago Toy & Game Fair website. By registration, both parent(s)/guardian(s) and child(ren) agree to posted Rules and Regulations and that photographers or videographers may take their pictures with their inventions. 
Deadline for registration: October 31, 2016
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A big thank you to our Presenting Sponsors TARGET and Pressman Toy! 
Check out other events happening at ChiTAG Week:
Young Tech Challenge ($0 Free) More details: <A HREF="http://www.chitag.com/ytc" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.chitag.com/ytc</A> <A HREF="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/2016-young-tech-challenge-registration-26813812836?aff=es2" TARGET="_blank">Buy ticket</A> 
PlayCHIC Fashion Show ($50) More details: <A HREF="http://www.chitag.com/playchic" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.chitag.com/playchic</A> <A HREF="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/2016-playchic-fashion-show-after-party-tickets-20824996124?aff=es2" TARGET="_blank">Buy ticket</A> 
Toy & Game Innovation Awards (TAGIEs) ($250) More details: <A HREF="http://www.chitag.com/tagies" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.chitag.com/tagies</A> <A HREF="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/2016-toy-game-innovation-awards-tagies-tickets-24857885605?aff=es2" TARGET="_blank">Buy ticket</A>

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