Other Events

In addition to the Annual Conference, the Pacific Northwest Girls Collaborative Project will host a variety of events for girl-serving organizations, educators, and business professionals in its area.

The project begins with a kick-off conference to announce the project and begin networking among the participants.

The kick-off conference is followed by two topic forums that provide professional development activities, highlight local programs, and continue the valuable networking experience.

During this time, programs have collaborated to apply for and earn mini-grant awards, then carry out those projects.

The Pacific Northwest Girls Collaborative Project Summer 2011 Forum: Collaborating for Change: Strengthening Our Collective Capacity to Engage Girls in STEM

The Pacific Northwest Girls Collaborative Project hosted a professional development forum on June 22, 2011 in conjunction with the 2011 Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN) Annual National Conference in Bellevue, WA. Participants networked with other professionals committed to engaging girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics as well as WEPAN attendees from across the United States and attended professional development sessions. Many northwest participants showcased their organizations and programs at the WEPAN poster session, enjoying the opportunity to share their work with a local and national audience.

Pacific Northwest Girls Collaborative Project Spring Forum 2009

The Pacific Northwest Girls Collaborative Project, along with the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Institute of Education Sciences, and the Lewis & Clark College Graduate School of Education and Counseling hosted a professional development workshop on engaging girls in math and science on April 22, 2009 at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR. Sixty participants enjoyed opportunities to meet and network together and attend panel presentations by teachers, program directors and inspirational women in STEM careers.