STEM Ed Announcement: Western, MA Fall Forum Sponsored by the Northeastern Girls Collaborative Thursday, 11/19 at Ford Hall, Smith College

[Morton Sternheim <mort@k12s.phast.umass.edu>]

The Northeastern Girls Collaborative (NEGC), the NSF-Funded National Girls
Collaborative Project for Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island will be hosting a forum at Ford Hall at Smith College on Thursday,
November 19, 2009 from 4:00pm. to 6:00pm.

The Program Agenda for the Fall Forum includes presentations on successful
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) collaborative programs
serving K-12 girls in Western Massachusetts, a panel discussion on how to
form and substain collaborations, information on the golas and objectives
of the National Girls Collaborative Project (http://www.ngcproject.org)
and to facilitate opportunities for collaborative efforts among
individuals, schools, non-profit organizations, government agencies, and
corporations.

Too often programs serving girls in STEM are limited in service and impact
due to size, location, funding, expertise and equipment,  In other cases,
projects compete with each other, duplicating services and seeking the
same resources.  The Northeastern Girls Collaborative (NEGC) aims to
reduce this competition and increase STEM outreach, interest and
participation by providing opportunities for interested individuals to
come together and leverage the know-how, talents and resources of programs
with like-minded interests, along with providing mini-grant funding
opportunities.

Please register at:
http://www.ngcproject.org/events/events.cfm?eventid=155 or visit the NGCP
Website and select Events then Forums.

For additional information, please contact Kim Edgar at
KimberlyEdgar@aol.com or #603-448-3708

Thank you.
Kim Edgar
Northeastern AAUW Regional Liaison to NGCP