Girlstart Announces Lineup for 2012 Girls in Stem Conference

GIRLSTART ANNOUNCES LINEUP FOR 2012 GIRLS IN STEM
CONFERENCE AT UT MAR. 31, FEATURING AUSTIN WOMEN IN STEM
CAREERS TEACHING FOURTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS

(AUSTIN) – Girstart, in its continued efforts to empower and equip girls in STEM education, is hosting the 7th annual Girls in STEM Conference on Saturday, March 31, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., on the University of Texas at Austin campus.

The event, part of the Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) national network, is a one-day conference created especially for girls in the 4th through 8th grades. In previous years, the Austin conference has brought as many as 500 students together to learn about STEM careers from professional women throughout Central Texas.

The conference will feature workshop facilitators working in STEM careers with a number of Central Texas companies and organizations, including AMD, Applied Materials, Austin Regional Clinic, Dell, IBM, Texas Gas Service, and the University of Texas at Austin.

The conference allows attendees to attend three separate workshop sessions on a range of STEM-related subjects, as well as an opening and closing session for the entire group. Participants at this year’s opening ceremonies will design a vehicle prototype that can land on a fast moving asteroid, and will then share their creations with NASA through Girlstart’s social media outlets.

“We’re excited to be hosting the Girls in STEM conference again this year,” said Tamara Hudgins, executive director for Girlstart. “This conference allows us the opportunity to inspire many girls to study STEM subjects at a crucial period in their educational journey, by bringing in women with amazing real-world experience to share with them.”

There are a limited number of spots remaining for the conference registration is available online at . More information on the conference is available on the Girlstart website at.