18th Annual Conference at North Carolina State University
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
8:00 am – 1:30 pm
Witherspoon Student Center, Central Campus, NCSU
About Expanding Your Horizons
This career conference is designed to increase young women's interest in mathematics, science and engineering by exposing seventh grade girls from North Carolina to successful role models in the science, engineering and mathematics fields.
Each year, professional women in the Research Triangle area volunteer to foster awareness of career opportunities for women in mathematics, science, and engineering related fields, providing students with opportunities to meet and form personal contacts with women working in traditionally male occupations.
The conference offers hands-on workshops in the morning and career
sessions in the afternoon.
"A Picture of a Scientist" by Eleanor, age 11
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Past years’ workshop topics have included:
- DNA Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
- Violent Weather
- Hazardous Waste Spill
- How the Internet Works
- Mobile Surgery Hospital
- Kitchen Microbiology
- Plant Pathogens on the Move
- Robots Drug Discovery
- What are Bacteria Good for Anyway?
- Working with Wildlife
School Applications
Registration for Expanding Your Horizons 2010 is now open! You may register up to seven girls from among seventh-grade students at your school or organization. There is a $25 fee per school group to help cover the costs of the conference. Register online now!
Volunteer opportunities – an investment in the future!
Presenters -We are still looking for presenters for this year's conference. If you are interested in participating in the conference, please let us know (eyh@science-house.org). There are still unique opportunities available for you to participate, contribute your experience, and share with our EYH students. We also maintain a Presenter list and would love to add your name!
Panelists/Speakers - Other volunteers are needed for the afternoon plenary session to begin at 12:30 p.m. Dynamic women are needed for engaging career sessions to introduce participants to women in science, engineering and math related fields and encourage them to consider new career paths. If you are interested in participating in the afternoon session, please contact eyh@science-house.org.
Docents – Volunteers are needed to greet teachers and students as they arrive for morning registration. Volunteers help distribute materials and answer questions. At lunchtime, volunteers help students by distributing lunches and beverages. If you are interested in volunteering as a Docent, please complete the Volunteer Registration form. Volunteers will be accepted until Wednesday, February 25, 2010.
Guides – Volunteers are needed to accompany groups of girls as they walk from the Witherspoon Student Center to their hands-on workshop sessions and back. If you are interested in volunteering as a Guide, please complete the Volunteer Registration form. Volunteers will be accepted until Wednesday, February 25, 2010.
F.A.Q.s
Check out this list of frequently asked questions and answers.
Tentative Conference Agenda
| 8:00 am |
Registration - Witherspoon Student Center |
| 8:30 am |
“Ms. Wizard” Science Demonstration Show |
| 9:00 am |
Opening Session and Keynote Address |
| 10:00 am |
Hands-On Science Workshops for Students
Hands-On Workshops for Teachers and Mentors |
| 12:00 pm |
Lunch |
| 12:40 pm |
Closing Session: “What's My Line?”
Students will question a panel of professional women to discover clues to the work they do and the preparation for their careers. The session concludes with guidance about how to succeed as a scientist, mathematician or engineer. |
| 1:30 PM |
Expanding Your Horizons Conference concludes
Drawing for $100 savings bond (must be present to win)
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Podcasts!
The Science House and the Expanding Your Horizons Network are proud to present podcasts of student interviews with scientists and engineers!
To access the podcasts, visit http://wolfcast.ncsu.edu/itunes/
and choose "Physical and Mathematical Sciences". Once you are in iTunes, simply select Science House: Expanding Your Horizons to view or download the podcasts!
Sponsors
Expanding your Horizons is supported by grants from:
EYH Final Reports
Links!
Expanding Your Horizons - the original program founded by the Math/Science Network
GirlTalk Radio - interviews with women scientists by girls
BrainCake - web site for the Girls, Math & Science Partnership
iWASwondering.org - from the National Academy of Sciences
Women Nobel Prize Winners
The Association for Women in Science (look at the information about education and items for kids!)
Female Frontiers from NASA
Scientist Interviews from Dragonfly TV
Women Who Walk Through Time - a movie about women earth scientists
