These are great events folks. Also if you have ever wondered about TV shows featuring inventors and inventions, do read Stephen Paul Gnass' article America's Funniest Inventors?

• May 6-8 - National Hardware Show, Inventor's Spotlight - Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
  For entrepeneurs who are inventing hardware/home improvement products. Your product must be patent pending or patent approved but has not yet gained distribution be to showcased in their newly expanded Inventor's Spotlight area or the show floor.
• May 17, 2008 - The Casting Calls for Season 3 of Everyday Edisons Providence, R.I.
  A TV show that will document the development process of 14 inventions and the parallel stories of the people who invented them. In order to be considered for the show, you must attend one of the five casting calls.
• May 31 1st Annual Ingenuity Expo @ MIT
  Handpicked exhibitors will have a unique opportunity to showcase their products and services to investors, product scouts, marketers, licensing firms, journalists, and the public at large.
• June 13-14 Minnesota Inventors Congress
  The world's oldest invention convention.