STEM Conference for Girls in 9th-12th Grade, Adventure Science Center, Nashville
STEM Conference for Girls in 9th to 12th Grade (Adventure Science Center)
Saturday, February 14, 2015 | 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m
TWISTER (Tennessee Women in Science, Technology, Engineering & Research) is a daylong professional conference for high school women, presented by women working in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Research) professions. Each presenter is eager to share details about her career with you, answer your questions, help steer you to the right educational pathway, and give you a little taste of daily life in the workplace. Participants attend four, 55-minute sessions that explore a variety of STEM topics.
TWISTER Mission:
To inform high school aged young women about possible science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) career paths, by providing opportunities for participants to connect with positive female role models working in STEM fields and to engage in hands-on, real-life STEM activities. Since 2003, over 1,200 students have attended TWISTER and over 300 women have volunteered as presenters.
http://www.adventuresci.org/twister/