Program

2023-10-23

2023-10-24

• Welcome

  10:00 am – 10:30 am

  Presenters: Saifur Rahman, Rabab Ward and Stamatis Dragoumanos

• Keynote: Engineering: Where are the girls and why aren’t they here?

  11:00 am – 12:00 pm

  Presenter: Jenna Carpenter

• Diversity & Inclusion Breakout Discussion

  12:15 pm – 1:00 pm

  Presenter: Stamatis Dragoumanos

• Girls in STEM Panel

  1:15 pm – 2:15 pm

2023-10-25

• Region 10 Networking

  7:30 am – 8:30 am

• Keynote: STEM for Climate Solutions

  8:45 am – 9:45 am

  Presenter: Wioleta Burdzy Seth

• Do-it-yourself: Empowering Students through Citizen Science with NASA and GLOBE

  10:00 am – 10:45 am

  Presenter: Brenna Biggs

• TryEngineering Products and Resources for Volunteers

  11:15 am – 12:00 pm

  Presenter: Stamatis Dragoumanos

• Keynote: The Impact of Metaverse and Generative AI on Education

  12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

  Presenter: Minjuan Wang

• Visit STEM Expo Booths

  1:45 pm – 2:45 pm

• Regions 1-7 and 9 Networking

  4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

2023-10-26

• Visit STEM Expo Booths

  7:30 am – 8:30 am

• STEM Champion and STEM Grant Recipient Panel

  8:30 am – 9:45 am

• Keynote: Unleashing the Power of Persistence: Nurturing an Engineering Mindset for Success

  10:00 am – 11:00 am

  Presenter: Tiffani Teachey

• After School Opportunities Panel

  11:15 am – 12:15 pm

• Region 8 Networking

  12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

• Visit STEM Expo Booths

  1:45 pm – 2:45 pm

2023-10-27

• Visit STEM Expo Booths

  7:30 am – 8:30 am

• One Small Step for STEM

  9:00 am – 9:30 am

  Presenter: Melody Richardson

• Hands-on Activity in Action

  9:30 am – 11:00 am

  Presenter: Stamatis Dragoumanos

• The Future of the Semiconductor Industry and How to Motivate the Next Generation – Panel

  11:15 am – 12:15 pm

• Closing Ceremony

  12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

  Presenter: Stamatis Dragoumanos