Northern California Region

Wednesday, March 9, 2005
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

San Fransisco, CA

5:30 p.m.
Meet at KID Group, 58 Second Street, 2d floor, San Francisco
SPACE IS LIMITED!! RESERVATIONS REQUIRED!! SEE BELOW

5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Private tour of KID Group, award-winning inventors of Bop-It, Keytop Playsets, and many other products.

Dan Klitsner Toy inventor and Founder of KID Group LLC speaking on "Pitching the R.I.T.E. Concepts" Dan will share his experience via case studies of past concept pitch presentations and discuss how to apply the "R.I.T.E." analysis method to evaluate a product's potential for success in the marketplace, whether your product is a toy or a book or a service.

6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Members' Forum: Bring your questions and ask the other members for advice on problems, ideas and issues facing you

7:30 p.m.
Informal Meeting at the Metreon food court for chatting and networking, located at 4th and Mission Streets, two blocks from KID Group offices

Directions KID Group is located at the corner of 2nd and Mission Streets, south of Market in San Francisco; see www.mapquest.com. There are some parking garages nearby, as well as public transportation on MUNI and the Caltrain depot is about 1 _ miles away, but if you drive . . . Parking Consider parking at the public garage at 4th and Mission Streets, across from the Metreon. Although it is two long blocks to walk to KID Group, we will adjourn to the Metreon after our meeting at KID Group, so parking near the Metreon makes the end of the evening easier.