Dallas, TX April 30, 2008 -- The 51st annual Invention & Idea Show™ 2008 and Dallas-based IdeaTango have teamed up to launch an online invention contest, where the winner gets a free booth at the show.

The Invention & Idea Show will be held June 13-14, 2008 in Redwood Falls, MN. Inventors from all across the country will have the opportunity to test market their inventions and show off to attending product scouts, manufacturers, and investors.

According to Deb Hess, Director of the show, "We've introduced some major changes this time for the benefit of the exhibitors. Inventors can now promote their inventions even if they are still in the idea stage, or if there is a difficulty in displaying them because of size or other issues."

IdeaTango, an online business that connects inventors with information, resources and tools to help them successfully develop their inventions, frequently hosts contests that to help inventors, most recently offering free tickets to an educational seminar on inventing.

"The Invention & Idea Show has been helping inventors since the last 50 years," says Bryan Daigle, President and Founder of IdeaTango. "We are both in the business of helping people get their ideas off the ground, and I am proud to announce that we've arranged a wonderful surprise for the inventors who wish to take part in this year's expo!" Details on how to enter the contest, including how inventions will be judged, can be found at www.ideatango.com.

The Invention & Idea Show will be open to the public from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm on both days. The awards ceremony is scheduled on Friday evening.

About Invention & Idea Show
The Invention & Idea Show is sponsored by the Minnesota Inventors Congress (MIC), a Non-Profit Organization committed to innovation development and dedicated to support independent inventors. They provide helpful information, guiding each inventor through the process of obtaining patents to marketing products. The MIC serves as a year-round Inventors Resource Center helping inventors via literature, directories, workshops, exhibitions, resources and guidance in the invention development process.

For more information about MIC, visit www.inventhelper.org

About IdeaTango.com
As seen on The Big Idea with Donnie Deutsch, local and national news stations across the country, and one of the largest technology blogs, Gizmodo, Dallas-based IdeaTango.com is a one-of-a-kind social networking site specifically created to help inventors act on their great ideas. This "ingenuity community" provides inventors interactive, collaborative, and educational tools to help inventors connect with valuable resources, and one another. IdeaTango is also the winner of the Rice Alliance 2007 "Most Promising" Web 2.0 Company award.

More information about IdeaTango.com is available at www.ideatango.com