Registration open for 2019 Arizona STEM and Innovation Summit
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–What’s the next big thing in science and technology? The answers can be found at the Arizona STEM and Innovation Summit presented by the SciTech Institute, an Arizona nonprofit focused on cultivating an ecosystem of conscious science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) communities through awareness, connections and empowerment, at the Scottsdale Center for the […]
Championing Our Communities
“Southwest invests in the leaders of tomorrow through our grant program.” “Southwest Airlines is committed.to supporting the communities where our Customers and Employees live and work. In 2018, we launched a $1 million charitable grant program to support nonprofits that are making a difference in our communities. After receiving applications from more than 300 organizations […]
Chief Science Officer Delegates: On the road (and in the heat)!
In July, GO STEM sent 3 of its Chief Science Officers (CSOs) to Phoenix for an international CSO Leadership Training Institute (LTI). The training included international delegates from Georgia, Kuwait, Kenya, Arizona, Texas, and Oregon. CSOs practiced and refined their leadership skills, learned and practiced STEMonstrations, and learned how to create and manage STEM action […]
At 14, Mesa girl already steeped in science
This article appeared July 28 in the East Valley Tribune: Mesa students set sights high through Arizona-based Chief Science Officers program Mariana Myers remembers the moment science grabbed her and sent her down a path of discovery. She got a chance to meet a Harvard geneticist and asked him about modifying a chicken to become […]
CSO DC ITEST Summit
“I have never felt that my voice was as important as I did during that discussion.” – CSO Marissa At the core of the Chief Science Officer program is the belief that their lies true power in student voice to create actionable change at their schools, in their communities, and even nation and worldwide. On […]
Arizona Technology Council with Steve Zylstra, Bob Witwer, David Lee and Eric Miller
As Arizona’s premier trade association for science and technology companies, the Arizona Technology Council is recognized as representing a diverse and professional business community. That has contributed to its growing into the largest technology council in North America. Its mission is to promote, advocate, educate, inform and connect members and their enterprises. Listen in on […]
Tempe, AZ residents check out ViaSat-2 Wi-Fi service during community event
” About 3,000 people in Tempe, Ariz. tapped into Wi-Fi beams from the ViaSat-2 satellite during Tempe’s March 20 Geeks Night Out event. Viasat, which has a campus in Tempe, set up and donated several hours of its Community Wi-Fi service during the 8th annual gathering, during which the city and more than 70 organizations invited […]
AZ SciTech Festival Sponsor Highlight: Cox Communications — We Thank You!
Guest Author: Marisa Ostos, director, Arizona SciTech Festival Did you know the Arizona SciTech Festival is the third-largest STEM festival and initiative in the United States? A large portion of this is due to the hard work of hundreds of community leaders and collaborators over the years who have joined us in our […]
Viasat to Deploy Satellite Broadband in Tempe
Viasat Inc. will be the internet service provider (ISP) for the City of Tempe’s 8th Annual Geeks Night Out, the March 20th Signature Event of the Arizona SciTech Festival. This will be the first public demonstration of Viasat’s Community Wi-Fi hotspot service in the State of Arizona, and will pilot #ConnectAZ – our initiative to […]
Go For Launch! March 22-23 at Mesquite High School
Mesquite’s Aerospace Engineering Program is sponsoring a Space Camp here at Mesquite High School during the weekend March 23-24, 2019, called Go For Launch! What is “GO FOR LAUNCH!” you ask? Well…. Go For Launch! is a 2-day program (8 hours each day) that uses Space Exploration as a platform to launch student involvement in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), STEAM (Art), […]
