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Hobbies: Imaginative, Creative, Innovative Thinkers

The IFIP envisions that young school children will enjoy the exciting rewards for their "creating or inventing something" and will most likely to grow up to become productive individuals having great passion and respect for science, technology and creative powers. Young school students should be given mediums and opportunities to develop key skills that are required in understanding fundamental concepts behind science and technology. The public exhibition of their inventions should be a heart-warming, rewarding experience that showcases their hard work and passion. Thus, JIII took the lead in creating such an experience by sponsoring the 1st annual IEYI in August, 2004 in Tokyo. The JIII initiative clearly defines the purpose and goals of the IEYI: • Promote innovative, creative thinking skills and attitudes in youth • Develop problem-solving, critical-thinking, and scientific concepts in youth • Provide youth with opportunities to exercise, apply and extend their knowledge while generating practical solutions to real world problems • Prepare young scientific talents for future technological industries and global economical opportunities • Provide a vibrant, exciting arena that allows younger generations to imagine and create freely • Expand the youth's international horizons The first annual IEYI was a great success graciously supported by 38 participating countries. A new legacy of invention was created and then continued in the 2005 program, organized by the Malaysia Innovation and Design Society (MINDS) with 16 countries contributing and the 2006 program, sponsored by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) with 12 countries involved. The 4th IEYI in 2007 was sponsored by Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and was highly attended. The 5th annual IEYI in 2008 took place in Taipei, Taiwan between September 25 - 28, organized by the Taiwan Creativity Development Association (Website: www.tcda.org.tw) in collaboration with National Taiwan Normal University. The 6th annual IEYI in 2009 is planned to take place in Nigeria, the 7th annual in 2010 in Vietnam, and the 8th annual in 2011 in Thailand.