Assemblywoman Bonilla To Host Bay Area Regional STEM Education Summit,

Assemblywoman Susan A. Bonilla (D-Concord) will be hosting the Bay Area Regional STEM Education Summit on Thursday, October 23rd at the Chabot Space & Science Center from 9:30am – 12:30pm to launch the 4th Annual Bay Area Science Festival.

Education, industry, and government leaders will convene to strategize policies, partnerships, and investments to strengthen STEM education throughout the Bay Area.

Executives from Hewlett-Packard, Wareham Development, Bayer, and other leading companies will participate in an industry panel to explore state policies that can advance STEM education, the creation of effective public-private partnerships, and how recent educational reforms have changed industry’s approach to supporting public education.

The summit will include an insightful discussion with education leaders, as well as presentations on the Broadband Infrastructure Improvement Grant and the Career Pathways Trust, two state funded grant programs that will advance STEM education and 21st Century Learning.

The Bay Area Regional STEM Summit will conclude with an exposition to spotlight high performing STEM programs from throughout the region. You won’t want to miss this event. We’ll see you there!

AGENDA
Thursday, October 23rd
Chabot Space & Science Center
9:30am – 12:30pm

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Opening Remarks

Industry Panel

• Terry Hermiston, Vice President of Biologics Research, Bayer
• Jim Vanides, Global Education Program Manager, Hewlett-Packard
• Rich Robbins, CEO, Wareham Development
• Jim Wunderman, CEO, Bay Area Council

Education Panel

• Dr. Virginia Lehmkuhl-Dakhwe, Director of STEM Education, San Jose State University
• Dr. Barry Russell, President, Las Positas College
• Alameda County Office of Education
• L. Karen Monroe, Associate Superintendent, Alameda County Office of Education

Broadband Infrastructure Improvement Grant

• Nancy LaCasse, K-12 High Speed Network

Career Pathways Trust

• Dr. Pamela Comfort, Associate Superintendent, Contra Costa County Office of Education
• Rebecca Lacocque, Peralta Community College District

Lunch/STEM Initiatives Expo

The Bay Area Science Festival
Created by the Bay Area’s scientific, cultural, and educational institutions, the 4th annual Bay Area Science Festival returns with a 10 day festival, scheduled October 23rd – November 1st 2014. The Science & Health Education Partnership (SEP) at the UC – San Francisco (UCSF) is pleased to produce the festival alongside a core group of science institutions. The festival will provide a wide range of science & technology activities – lectures, debates, exhibitions, concerts, plays, workshops, etc. –at a variety of locations throughout the Bay Area.

Schedule of Events