A Dream Deferred Conference 2013 Presented by Dr. Jo Dee Duncan & Mr. Ruben Prieto
Event Planning Timeline 15 18 months
Finding partners Business: Obtain your local Chamber of Commerce business listing. Target large STEM businesses. Education: Connect with local Higher Education Connect with regional Education Service Centers & Project Lead the Way Master Teachers Non-profit organizations get contact info for decision makers Google to find local professional societies: NSBE National Society of Black Engineers SACNAS Sociey for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science ACS American Chemistry Society
Be a creator. Sometimes they don t know they should be interested Finding funding Write the vision make it plain Identify grant opportunities for your idea: Grants.gov Large local businesses fund education check websites for education initiatives and contact HR Partner with ISDs and Higher Ed on their ideas Decision makers they ll bring in the grant writers and write it for you Idea people- find the creative people and work together Cloud funding Appeal to the masses Get students to write it
Position yourself as a center of influence, the one who knows the movers and shakers. People will respond to that, and you ll soon become what you project. -Bob Burg Partnering for Community Impact Annual STEM symposium Community organizations ISDs SPC STEM scholars Higher Ed Industry Government Media
It s about talking each other s language helping one another to accomplish goals. Creating Synergy Have checkbox at registration sign-in. Can we distribute your contact info?? Have locations to display everyone s literature at gatherings. Email those who RSVP and ask if they have something they want a few minutes to announce. Keynote speakers should represent stakeholders: Students from our college and from local ISDs Higher Ed Business/Industry Link STEM experts who want to volunteer with ISDs working on STEM initiatives.
Design WHAT IS YOUR TARGET? WHAT IS YOUR FOCUS? What is going on in your community? Do you have an existing program that you want to grow/expand? Do you want to start a new initiative?
San Antonio mayor launches The New Energy Economy City Public Service (CPS), our primary electricity supplier, stipulated that any company they partner with must provide funding for education/research CPS gave $50 million to University of Texas @ San Antonio for energy research, teacher professional development and sustainable educational efforts. Five new energy companies will establish HQs and/or manufacturing sites in San Antonio: Consert Green Star LED street lights Cold Car USA Summit Power MEMC a division of Sun Edison
Eagleford Shale Multi-Billon Oil and Gas Development The formation is being touted as being an economic driver for the next 30 50 yrs.
Partnering for Community Impact ID an local existing STEM initiative in the education. Expansion: model it Growth: supplement it
PayScale: Engineering Degrees Make Up One Third Of Most Valuable Majors. Forbes reports, "Analysts at PayScale compared 120 college majors and job growth projections through 2020 from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to determine the 15 most valuable majors in the current marketplace. Unless you go to a top-20 brand name school, what matters most to employers is your major. " Forbes reports, "Ranked by median starting pay, median mid-career pay (at least 10 years in), growth in salary and wealth of job opportunities, engineering and math reigned supreme.
Community Focus on Energy and Engineering
Community Focus on Energy and Engineering
National Engineering Week Student participation increased from 34 in 11 to 227 in 12.
Event Planning Timeline
Planning Tools Build your team Manage your project Green Energy and Engineering Event 25-Feb-12 List of involved people (planning, execution, etc.) Region 20: COE: Joules Webb Joules.Webb@esc20.net Mark Barnett mark.barnett@esc20.net Jo Dee Duncan, PhD (director) jduncan36@alamo.ed Ruben Prieto rprieto@alamo.edu Stacie Coy-Mahula scoy-mahula@alamo.edu Carmen Nava-Fischer, PhD cnava-fischer1@alamo.edu Electronics: Dennis McDonaugh bmcdonaugh@alamo.edu IT Myles Baker mbaker@alamo.edu SWISD David Boggio (Academic Dean) dboggio@swisd.net Repairing and Manufacturing: Jose Ibarra (chair) jybarra36@alamo.edu SAISD Miguel Martell (Academic Dean) mmartell@saisd.net Automotive Technology: Herman Hauschildt (chair) hhauschildt@alamo.edu College Services: Felipa Lopez (director) flopez1@alamo.edu Evening Operations: Jose Quiroz jquiroz12@alamo.edu
Promoting Your Event Facebook School Web page Flyers: electronic and printed Posters Bookmarks Media: Radio Local TV Newspaper: school, neighborhood and city
Use of Multimedia School webpage Bookmarks Electronic flyers Press Releases Social Media: Facebook, YouTube, Twitter
February 25, 2012
If there aren t any pictures of an event; it never happened Execution Tools Photo & Indemnity release forms Campus Maps Attendance Forms: Check-in/Check-out Staff/Volunteer Packets: Master Schedule with cell phone numbers for all VIP staff members Color coded Itinerary for each strand / group News Release
Attendance Forms Name of School: Lead Contact Name: Back up Contact: Check In/Check Out Form Green Energy Engineering Day 25-Feb-12 Cell Number: Cell Number: Requesting parents information for followup surveys and promotion of future events. Student Name Age Gender Parent's email address (optional) Parent's phone number (optional) 1 2 3 1. Attendance, photo release, and indemnity release forms are provided electronically to attending organizations. 2. Organizations are instructed to fill out and make copies. 3. Upon arrival, one copy is provided to hosting institution personnel/volunteer.
Volunteer/Staff Packets
Master Schedule (cont.)
Itinerary: Elementary School Two copies provided to each school upon arrival. Each staff member/volunteer has a copy as well.
Itinerary: High School Two copies provided to each school upon arrival. Each staff member/volunteer has a copy as well.
Itinerary: Professional Development Event TIME Session I Location Session II Location Session III Location Session IV Location Sign-in/Continental Breakfast 08:00-08:45 COE Multipurpose Rooms 2 nd Floor Opening Plenary 09:00-09:30 Cafetorium Teacher Workshops 09:45-10:45 Teacher Workshops 11:00-12:00 KidWind KidWind C157 C157 NASA C163 TEES E. Prkg Lot NASA C163 TEES E. Prkg Lot Why Careers Why Careers C162 C162 Lunch/Booth Browse 12:15-12:45 Teacher Workshops 01:00-02:00 KidWind Multipurpose Rooms 2 nd Floor/ SWC Bldg 1 Hallways C157 NASA C163 TEES E. Prkg Lot Why Careers C162 Booth Browse 02:00-02:30 SWC Bldg 1 Hallways Student Car Viewing 02:30-03:00 S. Prkg Lot Closing Plenary 03:15-03:45 Cafetorium Sign-out 03:45-04:00 COE Multipurpose Rooms 2 nd Floor
QUESTIONS??? COMMENTS??? THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE.