Young Inventors International or YII is a non-profit organization started in 2001 by Anne Swift, a university student at the time. The organization aims to educate innovators under the age of 35 and connect them with resources to commercialize their inventions.
Young Inventors International has a membership of approximately 1400 with the world-wide headquarters located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. YII holds international conferences and workshops, maintains an online resource portal, and disseminates best practices for supporting young innovators.
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