Today, Thursday, January 16, 2014 at 3PM ET
SOURCE:Verizon
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Competitions continue to emerge as a major outlet for students to engage in STEM exploration. From robotics to cybersecurity to rocket design, many students today have access to experiences that have the potential to expand and enhance their mastery of STEM skills and provide them leadership opportunities and access to career exploration.
Organized by STEMConnector, the following organizations will offer their perspectives on their competitions and some student participants will share their experiences this Thursday, January 16 at 3 p.m. ET:
1) Siemens Foundation - Siemens Competition
2) PTC - Real World Design Challenge
3) Intel - Intel Science Fair
4) DuPont - DuPont Challenge Science Essay Competition
5) Northrop Grumman - CyberPatriot
6) Verizon Foundation - Verizon Innovative App Challenge
Please join this Google+ Hangout that will be webcast on YouTube. During the event, be sure to follow the conversation on Twitter with #STEMcomps. To register, please click here or go to http://vz.to/Lepxmr.
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