Students and teachers from Keaau and Kealakehe high schools will be among more than 500 others throughout the state who will converge Friday and Saturday on Maui for the 6th annual Hawaii STEM Conference.
Students and teachers from Keaau and Kealakehe high schools will be among more than 500 others throughout the state who will converge Friday and Saturday on Maui for the 6th annual Hawaii STEM Conference.
Industry-leading professionals also will attend the event, which empowers students and educators with firsthand exposure to advanced technologies, the latest software training and real-world challenges in the form of fun, hands-on team competitions.
The STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) conference at the Wailea Marriott Resort is sponsored by Maui Economic Development Board’s Women in Technology project in partnership with the county of Maui.
Since its beginning in 2009, the Hawaii STEM Conference has grown in stature and popularity, attracting prominent national partners and sponsorship from Google, National Geographic, Apple for Education, SketchUp, Opterra and ESRI. This year, the conference welcomes for the first time Microsoft and NASA.
The Big Island high schools will be among 30 intermediate and high schools participating. For many, it will be their first experience at a regional technology conference, complete with 31 student breakout sessions, 12 software competitions, a formal awards banquet, and exhibit presentations.
The 2015 conference also will welcome keynote speakers:
• Titan Gilroy, Titan Manufacturing.
• Erika Bergman, co-founder of Girls Engineering and Exploration Counselors and National Geographic Explorer.
• Lauren Thompson, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.
“Events like this attest to the power of STEM,” said Isla Young, WIT program director.
For more information, visit http://womenintech.com/Hawaii STEMConference or contact Young at isla@medb.org or 808-250-2888.