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STEM Calendar
October 4-7, 2010 The International Society of Automation
(ISA) will hold its annual event, ISA Automation Week
2010, at the Westin Galleria Hotel in Houston, Texas. ISA
Automation Week is a technical conference that covers
2½ days of sessions, including two keynote addresses,
networking and social events, and a 10,000 square-foot
exhibit area featuring over 100 exhibitors. Early-bird and
member registration discounts are available. For registration
rates, program information, or general event information,
visit www.isaautomationweek.org.
October 4-10, 2010 Join educators and space enthusiasts
around the world to celebrate World Space Week. This
international event commemorates the beginning of the
Space Age with the launch of Sputnik 1 on October 4,
1957. World Space Week is the largest public space event
in the world, with celebrations in more than 50 nations.
During World Space Week, teachers are encouraged to
use space-themed activities. To find NASA educational
resources that can be used during World Space Week, visit
the Educational Materials Finder: http://search.nasa.gov/
search/edFilterSearch.jsp?empty=true. To learn more about
World Space Week, search for events in your area, and
find educational materials related to the event, visit www.
worldspaceweek.org/index.html.
October 15, 2010 The Massachusetts Technology
Education/Engineering Collaborative will present its 2010
Annual MassTec Conference, Delivering the Promise – The
T&E of STEM, at the Industrial Technology Department
at Fitchburg State College, 160 Pearl Street, Fitchburg,
Massachusetts. Planning is under way. It is not too early to
register, apply for a vendor table, submit a workshop, or (if
you cannot attend) apply for membership only. Visit http://
masstec.org/conference.html for details.
October 15-20, 2010 The Biotechnology Institute is now
accepting registrations for Teach BioScience!, a premier
training program for teachers who want to bring stateof-the-art
bioscience education to their classrooms.
The new conference, which will be held in Washington,
DC, allows educators to custom design a professional
development experience that meets their needs! For more
information or to register, visit www.biotechinstitute.org/
programs/Conference_Bioscience_Education_2010.html,
or contact Scott May at smay@biotechinstitute.org or
571-527-3256.
October 20-22, 2010 Space Week in New Mexico where
ISPCS, the leading meeting of the commercial and personal
spaceflight industry conference, is held. ISPCS is organized
by the New Mexico Space Grant Consortium, a member of
the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program,
administered by NASA. On October 22, WhiteKnightTwo
and VSS Enterprise will perform a flyover as part of the
festivities. This will be the first long-distance test flight of
the VG spaceship and mothership system as part of the
celebrations inaugurating the completion of the runway
at Virgin Galactic’s future home—Spaceport America. A
flyover of the two craft will be a unique event enabling
attendees to see both the spaceport and the vehicles. For
more information on ISPCS 2010, visit www.ispcs.com.
October 21-22, 2010 The Triangle Coalition for Science
and Technology Education is partnering with ITEEA
to present its Annual Conference on STEM Education
Policy in Washington, DC at the L’Enfant Plaza Hotel.
The conference will focus on the key issues confronting
education leaders at all levels. The theme of this year’s
conference is STEM Innovation…Leveraging Government,
Education, and Business. It will focus on the transition from
policy to practice, with panel discussions on Congress’s
legislative agenda, the Administration’s education priorities,
the implications of these issues to the various Federal
Agencies with STEM education programs, and how state
and local education leaders can build on these policies and
influence educational excellence in their communities. The
conference will conclude with attendees making visits to
Capitol Hill to meet with Congressional delegates to discuss
these key issues.
To register or to find out more information about the
conference, visit the conference webpage at www.regonline.
com/triangle_coalitions_annual_conference_on_stem_educ.
October 21-22, 2010 The National Girls Collaborative
Project’s Collaboration Conference will be held at the
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. The Project
brings together organizations throughout the United States
that are committed to informing and encouraging girls to
pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM). The Collaboration Conference is an
opportunity for representatives from these organizations
to connect and learn from each other and nationallevel
experts. Thanks to funding provided by the Noyce
Foundation, NGCP is able to provide the opportunity for 50
practitioners, representing 25 organizations serving girls in
STEM, to attend the Collaboration Conference at no cost.
Scholarships will be provided to teams of two from selected
organizations. For more information, please visit the
Conference website at www.ngcproject.org/collabconf/.
4 • Technology and Engineering Teacher • September 2010