Building STEM Capacity for the Nation: A National Student Research Conference

美国科学促进会（AAAS）将于2011年和2012年为美国国家科学基金会（NSF）人力资源开发（HRD）部门的选定项目组织学生会议。会议将包括来自传统黑人学院和大学本科项目（HBCU-UP）、部落学院和大学项目（TCUP）、残疾教育研究（RDE）、路易斯斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（LSAMP）和科学与技术卓越研究中心（CREST）项目的本科生和研究生。每一次会议都将由NSF HRD项目官员和NSF HRD项目的获奖者共同策划。每个会议的最终主题和标题将由一个咨询委员会决定，并将为来自NSF人力资源开发项目的本科生和研究生提供顺利过渡到研究生项目和/或STEM劳动力所需的知识和技能。为期两天半的会议将包括：-本科生海报和口头报告；-研究生口头和海报展示；-讲习班的重点是申请和成功完成研究生课程以及为研究生院筹措经费的战略；-职业准备讲习班，重点是寻找和保留工作；-为本科生、研究生和教师提供强调STEM在全球背景下的国际研究和教育机会的研讨会。将设计一个网络会议，将本科生与研究生、研究生与博士后联系起来。会议将包括全体会议，其中包括与政策制定者讨论扩大STEM劳动力参与的重要性。

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) will organize the student conference for selected programs of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Human Resources Development (HRD) division in 2011 and 2012. The conference will include undergraduate and graduate students from the Historically Black Colleges and Universities -Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP), Tribal Colleges and Universities Programs (TCUP), Research in Disabilities Education (RDE), the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP), and the Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) Program.Each of the conferences will be planned with the NSF HRD Program Officers and awardees of the NSF HRD Programs. The final theme and title for each of the conferences will be decided with an advisory committee and will provide undergraduate and graduate students from the NSF HRD programs with the knowledge and skills needed to smoothly transition into graduate programs and/or the STEM workforce. The general conference format for the 2-1/2 day conference will include:- Undergraduate poster and oral presentations;- Graduate students oral and poster presentations;- Workshops focused on strategies for applying for and succeeding in graduate programs and finding funding for graduate school;- Career preparation workshops focused on employment searches and retention, and;- Workshops that highlight STEM in a global context and international research and education opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students and faculty.A networking session will be designed to connect undergraduate students with graduate students and graduate students with postdoctoral fellows. The conference will include plenary sessions, including one with policymakers on the importance of broadening participation in the STEM workforce.