Chris Dimou, Roto Frank of America's president and CEO, and Adam Bristol, Roto Frank of America’s manufacturing engineer, recently judged the 2020 Connecticut Invention Convention, of which Roto Frank of America was a contributing sponsor. Dimou sits on the CIC Board of Directors.
Even with distance learning throughout the 2020 school year, 587 young inventors participated. Of that, 108 winners from 76 Connecticut schools will go on to participate in the National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo. Finalists are eligible for awards, grants, and sponsorships from corporations, foundations, individuals, and academic institutions. The convention gives students an introduction to careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.