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STEM Summit VI:

Ensuring the Pipeline

Preparing Massachusetts Students for Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

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DATE:  Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm
LOCATION:  Sturbridge Host Hotel and Conference Center 366 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA 01566 (directions to come)

If you wish to register for STEM Summit VI please click here:  http://stemsummit6.eventbrite.com/. 

Preliminary Schedule of Activities

7:00 - 9:00    Continental Breakfast

7:30 - 8:15    First Time Attendee Session

8:15 - 9:00    Sign-in

9:00 - 9:30    Welcome and Preliminary Speakers

• Secretary Paul Reville, Executive Office of Education
• Commissioner Richard M. Freeland, Department of Higher Education
• Commissioner Mitchell D. Chester, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
• Commissioner Sherri Killins, Department of Early Education and Care

9:30 - 10:00    

• Keynote Speaker: Lt. Governor Timothy Murray
• Introduction: President Jack M. Wilson, University of Massachusetts

10:00 - 10:15   Overview of the Day's Events

• J. Lynn Griesemer, Associate Vice President for Economic Development, University of Massachusetts, and Executive Director, UMass Donahue Institute

10:30 - 12:00   Morning Break-out Sessions

12:00 - 12:45   Lunch Buffet

12:45 - 1:20     Lunch Presentations

• Sarah Dougherty, Senior, Marlborough High School, 1st place award winner at the State Science & Engineering Fair at MIT - Introduced by William F. Rigney, Science and Technology/Engineering Coordinator - grades 6 through 12, Marlborough High School
• Joyce Plotkin, President Emerita, Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, Inc.
• Opening Minds to Math and Science: A Middle School Career Awareness Program, Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, The Engineering Center, MassBioED, Massachusetts Networks Communications Council, MassMEDIC and The New England Clean Energy Council

1:30 - 3:00       Afternoon Break-out Sessions

3:00 - 3:30       Coffee, Cookies & Networking

For registration information, please contact Lesley Smythe at lsmythe@donahue.umassp.edu or Jean Supel at jsupel@donahue.umassp.edu.

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