Public Invention

🚀 The countdown is on for PUBINV CON 2026!

Join public involvement professionals, community leaders, and industry innovators for an unforgettable experience of learning, collaboration, and connection.

✨ Inspiring speakers
🤝 Meaningful networking
💡 Innovative ideas shaping the future of public engagement

📅 PUBINV CON 2026 | SAT, JUN 13th | 9AM-5PM CST
📍 Austin Central Library - 710 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701

Ready to be part of the conversation?
Register Here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/public-invention-17833601438

🚀 The countdown is on for PUBINV CON 2026!

Join public involvement professionals, community leaders, and industry innovators for an unforgettable experience of learning, collaboration, and connection.

✨ Inspiring speakers
🤝 Meaningful networking
💡 Innovative ideas shaping the future of public engagement

📅 PUBINV CON 2026 | SAT, JUN 13th | 9AM-5PM CST
📍 Austin Central Library - 710 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701

Ready to be part of the conversation?
Register Here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/public-invention-17833601438

Technology can do more than innovate—it can improve lives.

Join us at Public InventionCon 2026 for a day of speakers, live demonstrations, and hands-on experiences focused on becoming Humanitarian Engineers and Public Inventors. Connect with innovators, engineers, students, researchers, and makers who are building open-source technologies to solve real-world challenges. From healthcare innovations and NASA-inspired technologies to breakthrough engineering projects, you'll discover how invention can create meaningful impact.

📅 June 13, 2026 | 9am-5pm (CST)
📍 Austin Central Library, Special Events Center

Whether you're a student, professional engineer, inventor, researcher, or simply passionate about technology for good, this event is designed to inspire action and collaboration.

Register today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-inventioncon-2026-registration-1985257063318

🚀 Why attend PI Con 2026?

Because the future belongs to those who are willing to learn, connect, and lead. 💡

At PI Con 2026, you'll gain game-changing insights from industry experts, build meaningful connections with innovators and decision-makers, discover emerging trends, and unlock opportunities that can elevate your career and business.

Whether you're looking to grow your network, sharpen your skills, or be inspired by what's next, PI Con 2026 is where it all happens.

✨ Learn. Connect. Innovate. Transform.

Don't just hear about the future—be part of creating it.

Join us Sat, June 13th | 9am-5pm CST at the Austin Central Library.
710 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701

Victoria Jaqua discusses the relationships between public infrastructure, the public, and open-source work in this clip from our April 2026 Inventor Gathering Public Infrastructure III.

In this clip from Public Invention’s April 2026 Inventor Gathering, Invention Coach and OSMS board member Victoria Jaqua RT (R) (CT), RCIS discusses the key role open source projects can fulfill in a world that may migrate to more distributed models of infrastructure and general markets.

PubInvCon (Public Invention Convention) 2026 is just around the corner! The in-person event will take place in the Austin Central Library from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM on June 13th. We will feature speakers from NASA and KidsOR while also demoing current projects. Partner organizations such as EWB, Assembly Makerspace, and the Center for Open Science will also be present through either speakers or tables. Come learn more about the open-source movement and how to get involved!

Register through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-inventioncon-2026-registration-1985257063318?aff=erellivmlt

Public Invention is also recruiting on-the-ground volunteers for the event. If you are interested in social media, photography, supporting the registration table or event logistics, contact Miriam Castillo through the Volunteer page: https://www.pubinv.org/volunteer/.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Invention Coaches Vittorio Lumare and Robert Read discuss the Yeah Hand Web Application and the possibility of enabling remote collaboration for programming new gestures for the device.