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ABOUT THE FESTIVAL As Cambodia works towards the goal of becoming a middle-income country, we face the challenge of inadequate human resources in the STEM professions. To address this challenge, our community must create solutions in multiple areas multiple areas. A fundamental problem is the low levels of awareness among youth about what STEM means and how STEM careers can help them build their future. The Cambodian Science Engineering Festival works to inspire youth to consider careers in the STEM fields and to build a national awareness of the importance of STEM. We know that capitalizing on our natural curiosity of the world, is the best way to generate a lifelong interest in science. The Cambodian Science Engineering Festival does just that; presenting STEM in a fresh, accessible and fun atmosphere which allows young people to view STEM as approachable and exciting. The 1st Cambodian Science Engineering Festival, which took place in March of 2015, had over 10,000 visitors and helped to shape the current youth dialogue about STEM in Cambodia. The 2016 festival will be even bigger and better and will provide your organization the chance to help shape the future of human resources in Cambodia. The 2016 Cambodia Science Engineering Festival is being organized by a group of unpaid volunteers in cooperation with the Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and sponsors like you! THE PROGRAM THE FESTIVAL The 2nd Cambodia Science Engineering Festival will build on the success of the inaugural event in March, 2015. This event will feature a large exhibition space featuring local and international businesses, NGOs, educational organizations and governments. Throughout this space, many interactive hand-on activity stations will engage visitors with neat challenges that teach STEM concepts in a fun and accessible way. A large stage will feature entertainment performances for musicians and science shows. MAKER SPACE Exhibiting great projects from the local maker community, this Maker Space will also offer visitors a chance to get hands-on with cool projects! KNOWLEDGE SERIES A selected key number of talks from key thinkers in Cambodia and beyond. These side events will take place adjacent to the festival and provide separate sponsorship opportunities. EMAIL ALLEN@ PHONE +855(0) 77 666 380 WEB
WAYS TO BE INVOLVED EXHIBIT Present yourself alongside other top international and local companies, NGOs, government, universities and schools who share your commitment to STEM education in Cambodia! OR EXHIBIT SPONSOR As a Cambodian Science Engineering Festival sponsor, you are a leader demonstrating your strong commitment to STEM education in Cambodia. Through CSEF, you will reach over 10,000 students and join a community of leading institutions who share your commitment. Sponsorship is available at many levels which include a host of benefits ranging from logo visibility on event materials to speaking opportunities. As a non-profit festival, all funds raised are used to support direct costs for the event. SPONSOR SIDE EVENT The Cambodian Science Engineering Festival is the perfect venue for launching new STEM related products to the Cambodian youth market. As a sponsor, you can talk with our team about a tailored package to support a side event, branded competition or entertainment performance. EMAIL ALLEN@ PHONE +855(0) 77 666 380 WEB
WHY SPONSOR? PIONEER Be a highly visible leader in Cambodia s STEM landscape! ASSOCIATE Partner with other top international and local businesses, organizations and government. The 2015 Cambodia Science Engineering Festival had over 10,000 visitors and a weekly Facebook reach of over 300,000! THE FUTURE Showcase your commitment to developing Cambodia s human resources and help build the future! See your presence enhanced through access to the many press outlets that cover the Festival! GIVE BACK Provide opportunities for your organization s staff to be part of something fun and special! Our top-notch social media team will help build your festival presence through our stellar EMAIL ALLEN@ PHONE +855(0) 77 666 380 WEB
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