12:00-5:00

National Champions Board Meeting, by invitation only

1:00-5:00

Pre-Conference Workshop: Role Models Matter: Recruiting, Retaining and Preparing FabFems for Outreach
Advance registration required

3:00

Registration Opens

5:00–8:00

Conference Opening Reception
Sponsored by Motorola Mobility Foundation

7:30-8:30

Breakfast

8:30-8:45

Conference Welcome and Overview

8:45-10:30

Plenary Session
Group Activities

10:30-11:00

Morning Break

11:00-12:00

Concurrent Sessions

• Girls Changing the World Through STEM – Suzanne Harper, Senior Director, Program Resources, and Frank Signorello, Manager of STEM Program Initiatives, Girl Scouts of the USA
• Taking IT to the Next Level: Why Computer Science is Critical – Chris Stephenson, Executive Director, Computer Science Teachers Association
• Excite Kids Through Effective Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Messaging – Tricia Berry, Director, Texas Girls Collaborative Project
• SciGirls Get Tech – Lisa Regalla, SciGirls

12:00-12:45

Lunch

1:00-3:30

Professional Development Sessions

• Building Inquiry Science Capacity in Youth Programs
• Engineering is Elementary
• Equal Access to Science: Universal Design and Strategies for Including All Learners
• Inspire a Future Engineer! Strategies to Integrate Career Exploration in your STEM Curriculum
• Ten Methods for Inspiring Girls' Interest in the T and E of STEM!
• Outreach 4 Change: Increasing the Gender & Racial/Cultural Diversity of Young People Pursuing Engineering

3:30-4:00

Afternoon Break in Exhibit Hall
Exhibits and Collaboration Showcase (PDF)

4:00-5:00

Concurrent Sessions

• Expanding Your Horizons Conferences for Young Women in STEM: The Program Model Explained – Stacey Roberts-Ohr, Director of Conference Management, Expanding Your Horizons Network
• Don't Forget About Me! Ensuring Success for Girls with Learning Disabilities – Sheldon Horowitz, Dir., LD Resources & Essential Information, National Center for Learning Disabilities
• Fun, Free and Girl Friendly! Computing Education Tools for Girls of All Ages – Ruthe Farmer, Director of Strategic Initiatives, National Center for Women & IT
• Lighting the Pathway: Using Role Models and Mentors to Inspire Girls in STEM – Judith Iriarte-Gross, AWIS; Laura Enman, Program Manager, EdLab Group/FabFems; Linda Kekelis, Techbridge
• Spirit of Innovation Challenge: Get Your Genius On – Nancy Conrad, Founder, Conrad Foundation
• STEM in the Middle Career Expo – JoAnn Johnson, Manager of Youth and Education Programs, Tech Collective; Dr. Mary Sullivan, Director, Rhode Island STEM Center

5:00-7:00

Evening Reception in Exhibit Hall
Sponsored by NCWIT

7:30-8:30

Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

8:30-10:00

Friday Plenary
Group Activities

10:00-10:30

Morning Break in Exhibit Hall

10:30-11:30

Concurrent Sessions

• The Perfect Match: Choosing STEM Curriculum that will be Successful in Your Program – Casi Allington, STEM Professional Development Coordinator, Missouri Afterschool Network - Project LIFTOFF
• Effective Practices for Engaging Latina Girls in STEM – Vicky Raya, Diversity Program Manager, National Girls Collaborative Project; Jacob Martinez, Director, Watsonville TEC, ETR Associates
• Building Your Capacity to Evaluate Your Program – Carrie Liston and Vicky Ragan Coulon, Evaluation & Research Associates
• The Gender Lens of New Media...Girls Getting Social – Eileen Sweeney, Senior Director, Motorola Mobility Foundation
• Collaborations That Make Sense – Katelyn Wamsted, Program Director, Girlstart; Didey Muniz, Program Coordinator, Women in Engineering Program, The University of Texas at Austin

11:45-12:45

Concurrent Sessions

• The Environmental Science Summer Research Experience for Young Women – David Brock, ESSRE Project Director, Roland Park Country School
• Technovation Challenge: Teaching High School Girls to Create Mobile Phone Apps – Mariana Rutigliano, Dissemination Director, Iridescent Learning
• Collaboration Mash-up – Laura Enman, Program Manager, National Girls Collaborative Project
• Girls RISEnet: Strategies for Engaging Minority Girls in STEM – Laura Huerta Migus, Director, Professional Development and Inclusion, Association of Science – Technology Centers/ Girls RISEnet; Lou Papai, Director of Education & Public Programs, Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center
• STEM and Social Media – Katelyn Wamsted, Program Director, Girlstart

12:45-2:30

Collaboration Award Lunch