Agenda

 

5th Annual sySTEM Now! Conference

 

“EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD”

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Marquette University

Alumni Memorial Union

Where to Park: Parking at the Marquette Parking Structure #1 (on 16th between Wisconsin and

 Wells) is included in your registration fee.  (Please inform the parking attendant that you are

attending the sySTEM Now! Conference.  If you do not, you will be charged $5 to park.)

Time

Subjects & Speakers

8:00-8:45

Continental Breakfast

Registration

Networking

8:45–9:00

General Session

Welcome

Joanne Williams, Anchor/Reporter Fox 6

9:00–9:40

“Pathway to Innovation”

A panel discussion presented by The Business Journal

Moderator: Joanne Williams

9:40-10:00

Morning Break and Networking

Visit Exhibits

Move to Round 1 of Breakout Sessions

10:00-10:55

Round 1 of

Breakout Sessions

Session A – Project Lead the Way:  A General Overview

Session B – IT & Computer Science in the 21st Century

Session C  - STEM, Energy, and Global Warming

10:55-11:00

Move to Round 2 of Breakout Sessions

11:00-11:55

Round 2 of

Breakout Sessions

Session A – Project Lead the Way:  Curriculum Objectives

Session B –  STEM and Social Consciousness:  Engineers Without Borders

Session C  - Beyond the STEM Career Cluster

11:55-12:00

Move to General Session

12:00-12:45

General Session

Lunch

“Excellence in STEM” Awards (“The Stemmys”)

Presented by Engineers and Scientists of Milwaukee

Presenter: Joanne Williams

12:45-1:30

Keynote Address

Dr. Irving Pressley McPhail,

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

National Action Council of Minorities in Engineering

1:30-2:00

Afternoon Break and Networking

Visit Exhibits

Experience exciting demonstrations by Generation STEM students

Move to Round 3 of Breakout Sessions

2:00–2:55


Round 3 of

Breakout Sessions

Session A  - Project Lead the Way:  The Results

Session B  - Greener on the Other Side:  STEM and the Green Economy

Session C  - The STEM Equity Pipeline

2:55-3:00

Roundtable Discussions

3:00-3:30

Roundtable Discussions

(Informal Follow-up Sessions on Today’s Topic)

 

More exciting Generation STEM demonstrations

Table A – Project Lead the Way

Table B – IT/Computer Science

Table C – Green STEM

Table D – Engineers Without Borders

Table E – STEM Career Clusters

Table F- STEM Equity Pipeline

3:30

Adjourn