PTDL staff at Rice University participated in a number of outreach activities this year. Esther and Linda had a table at the Houston Inventors Association Showcase in August. Later that month Esther attended the inaugural meeting of the Houston Innovation Initiative, a group of organizations (Houston Inventors Association, Children's Museum of Houston, University of Houston SBDC, University of Houston College of Technology-Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center, Houston Technology Center, Rice University and several private organizations) formed "...to promote an integrated approach towards the creation of a Houston-based integrated Innovation strategy." Earlier this year Linda, Siu and others from Fondren Library helped with judging at a young inventors event organized by the Children's Museum of Houston. We continue to offer patent searching classes to inventors as demand warrants - usually 2-3 times per month.