<p>The MADE IN ERIE PRODUCT DESIGN LAB will be held on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 9:30am to 3:00pm; press release below. Free and open to the public, all teachers, teens, retirees, college students, New Americans, the unemployed and others should consider attending all or part of this day-long event at the Blasco Library.</p><p>Erie’s product ideas will be stronger - and more commercially successful - as awareness of the value-added nature of industrial / product design excellence becomes better understood. Erie’s economy will benefit as as locally-held patents bring more well-designed products to market: in the 19th century it was Griswold Pans, the 20th century featured Marx Toys and the 21st century includes ReCap Mason Jars by Karen Rzepecki. </p><p>Like the INNOVATION ERIE product-design competition organized eight years ago, the MADE IN ERIE PRODUCT DESIGN LAB was initiated in 2015 by CIVITAS and other stakeholders to leverage the potential of Erie's manufacturing infrastructure. </p><h3>SCHEDULE OF EVENTS</h3><p><strong>LEARN EXCELLENT PRODUCT DESIGN PRACTICES FROM NATIONAL AND LOCAL DESIGN EXPERTS:</strong></p><p><strong>9:00</strong> Doors Open / Introduction</p><p><strong>9:30 Hirt<span> - </span></strong>The History of Industrial and Product Design, Henry Adams</p><p><strong>10:30 Hirt<span> - </span></strong>Industrial and Product Design Today, Devin Roberts</p><p><strong>11:00 Hirt<span> - </span></strong>Panel: The Past, Present & Future of Erie Manufacturing</p><p><strong>12:00 LUNCH ON YOUR OWN</strong></p><p><strong>1:00 Admiral Room</strong> - Fundamentals of Design: Spaghetti Challenge,</p><p><strong>2:00 CHOOSE ONE 30-MINUTE SESSION</strong>:</p><ul><li><strong>Hirt</strong> - Visual Design, Lisa Austin</li>
<li><strong>Admiral Room</strong> - Empathetic Design, Shradda Sangelkar</li>
<li><strong>Room 219</strong> - Engineering for Cost, Devin Roberts & Greg Dillon</li>
</ul><p><strong>2:30 CHOOSE ONE 30-MINUTE SESSION:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Hirt</strong> - Visual Design, Lisa Austin</li>
<li><strong>Admiral Room</strong> - Empathetic Design, Shradda Sangelkar</li>
<li><strong>Room 219</strong> - Engineering for Cost, Devin Roberts & Greg Dillon</li>
</ul><p><strong>3:00 Hirt</strong> - Local Resources Overview -</p><p><strong>3:50 Hirt</strong> - Concluding Remarks</p><p>Download the flyer with additional information <a href="[file_link,id=13]">here.</a> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
