http://thecollegeprepnetwork.com College Information for Middle and High School Students. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:01:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Engineering a Global Impact" March 31- April 4, 2010 36th Annual Convention Toronto, Canada The Pre-College Initiative (PCI) is designed to stimulate the interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. The goal is to encourage students in grades K-12 to attend college and pursue technical degrees.  PCI convention schedules include sessions, competitions, workshops, ... http://thecollegeprepnetwork.com/calendar-of-events/national-society-of-black-engineers-nsbe/ “The Difference Is You” AISES 2009 National Conference Oct. 29-Oct. 31, 2009 Portland, Oregon AISES offers pre-college sessions, high school research and project presentations, campus tours and much more for students at the National Conference. New this year – elementary, middle and high schools may become AISES affiliate members at no charge. (505) 765-1052 www.aises.org http://thecollegeprepnetwork.com/calendar-of-events/american-indian-science-and-engineering-society-aises/ SHPE Annual Conference Oct. 28-Nov 1, 2009 Washington Convention Center and the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Washington, DC The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Conference is the largest technical and career conference for Hispanics in the country. The Advancing Hispanic Excellence in Technology, Engineering, Math and Science (AHETEMS) held at the conference offers two and ... http://thecollegeprepnetwork.com/calendar-of-events/the-society-of-hispanic-professional-engineers-shpe/ National Conference for Women Engineers 2009 Oct. 15-17, 2009 "Women Advancing the World of Technology" Long Beach Convention Center Long Beach, California 1-(877) SWE-INFO High school girls are among the 6,000 attendees at the SWE National Conference each year. Girls attending the conference are typically a part of a program that is coordinated by SWE. ... http://thecollegeprepnetwork.com/calendar-of-events/society-of-women-engineers-swe/ IBM has a number of programs to increase the number of students entering science, technology, engineering and math. IBM considers it vitally important that we nurture and increase the number of students entering these fields and lack of participation could potentially affect America's competitiveness in a global economy. Below is a ... http://thecollegeprepnetwork.com/corporations-in-the-classroom/ibm-k-12-initiatives/ Dr. MARK E. DEAN Dr. Mark E. Dean is vice president Technical Strategy and WW Operations for IBM Research. In this role, he is responsible for setting the direction of IBM's overall Research Strategy across eight worldwide labs and leading the global operations and information systems teams. An engineer by training, ... http://thecollegeprepnetwork.com/whos-who-in-stem/leaders-in-stem/ When most young people talk about flying across the country they mean booking a flight and letting someone else pilot the plane. Not in the case of Kimberly Anyadike, a 15-year-old Nigerian born student who in July became the youngest African-American female to fly solo across the United States. The trip ... http://thecollegeprepnetwork.com/roll-call/fifteen-year-old-pilot-breaks-records-in-flight-across-us/ In California, the governor introduced the California Green Corps, a new 20-month program designed to help young people become trained in the ever-growing green tech industries sprouting up there and all over the world. While some feel like green-tech may be somewhat of an oxymoron many are considering it the wave ... http://thecollegeprepnetwork.com/environmental-careers/finding-your-way-to-a-green-careers-and-a-green-economy/ Despite the election of an African-American president and nearly 10 years into the 21st Century, some old ideas and myths about women continue. The idea that somehow science, engineering, technology, and math are areas reserved for males still persists in some people's minds, even the minds of some women and ... http://thecollegeprepnetwork.com/girl-power/nasa-%e2%80%9csister%e2%80%9d-program-empowers-girls-to-enter-into-stem-fields/ Easily laying claim to the title of top technical school in the United States and maybe the world for that matter, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is finding new and creative ways to expand opportunities for students around the nation through its Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES) ... http://thecollegeprepnetwork.com/pre-engineering-programs/mit%e2%80%99s-mighty-mites-prepares-students-for-engineering-careers/