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Date: Mon Sep 09 2002 - 18:03:13 PDT
From: ASKDRSP@aol.com Message-ID: <17a.e3d2adc.2aae9ed1@aol.com> Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 21:03:13 EDT Subject: Re: SACNAS COMING TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Greetings Everyone,
In case you teach in the southern part of California or have students who
might be interested, I just received this and am sharing:
ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND COLLEGE STUDENTS:
This year SACNAS is opening up the National Conference exhibit hall for
three hours on Saturday Sept. 28 from 11am to 2pm to high school students
and their parents and college students in Southern California. Over 160
exhibitors from colleges, scientific societies, and federal agencies will
be present.
Admission is free and no reservations are required. If you know students or
parents who want to learn about college, science, and becoming a scientist,
please let them know about this opportunity.
Attached to this email is a general information flyer. Directions to the
Anaheim Convention Center are available by calling 714-765-8950 and
listening to the menu selections or by pressing "0" for the operator.
Sincerely,
Jean-Paul
____________________________
Jean-Paul Cane
Exhibiting Manager/Marketing Coordinator
SACNAS
P.O. Box 8526
Santa Cruz, CA 95061-8526
(831) 459-0170 Ext. 236
e-mail: jeanpaul@sacnas.org
http://www.sacnas.org
And, in case you wanted some information on SACNAS:
About SACNAS…
SACNAS’ mission is to encourage Chicano/Latino, Native American and other
students from historically underrepresented communities to pursue graduate
education and obtain the advanced degrees necessary for research careers and
science teaching professions at all levels, as well as in a variety of
professional settings. The Society’s K-12 Education Program offers
pre-college teachers with training and resources designed to further math and
science education for underrepresented minority students. These K-12 Teacher
Workshops take place in conjunction with the SACNAS National Conference to
provide pre-college educators with unique opportunities to grow
professionally and to interact with science, mathematics and engineering
professionals, researchers and education leaders from across the nation.
About the 2002 theme...
It is a common myth that scientists conduct research in an isolated
laboratory, far removed from everyday life. Many would be surprised then to
learn that scientists’ research is often driven by the desire to combat
issues or problems that arise in their immediate communities. The search for
a cure for breast cancer; the need to understand how climatic changes impact
food production, or the quest to understand how quickly a disease will spread
through a population reflect this link between the larger community and the
course of science. How, then do Native American and Chicano/Latino
communities specifically drive science? To what extent do Native American and
Chicano/Latino scientists apply their research to
assist their communities? How can we, as members of SACNAS, take science
back into our communities? To highlight and explore these issues, SACNAS has
chosen Community: A Catalyst for Science as the theme for the 2002
Conference in Anaheim.
I hope you can use this information.
Sincerely,
Sue Pritchard
PS Hope to see as many of you as possible at the CSTA Conference in San
Francisco, October 24 -27 ... remember, the Exploratorium is hosting several
sessions ...
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