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Over 600 of the world’s top leaders and thinkers in STEM attended the sold out May 1 to May 3 2023 convening of the STEM Learning Ecosystems Community of Practice in Jacksonville, F.L. co-hosted by the STEM2HUB. 

In addition to mainstage sessions, the convening included design sessions and experiential learning opportunities to empower leaders with tools and strategies to support STEM in their own communities, with a focus on the event’s theme – Ideate. Innovate. Implement.

Louie Lopez, director of DoD STEM in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, was among the speakers who discussed how STEM is vital for the future of the world. 

Other speakers included: Dasia Taylor, the 19-year-old who invented color-changing stitches to detect infection; former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who now chairs the education foundation, ExcelinEd; Captain Barrington Irving, the first and only African American to fly around the world solo, Dr. Frederic Bertley of COSI, Paula Golden of the Broadcom Foundation and leaders of IBM, Siemens, LEGO, Verizon and leading national foundations and philanthropic organizations.

Ideate. Innovate. Implement showcased strategies for empowering and engaging the next generation to solve the many challenges facing the world, including a special interactive Build | Fly | Code ™ training session led by For the Win Robotics (FTW), a leader in drone-based STEM and computer science programming. 

“Thank you isn’t enough to express my gratitude for you all to open up this community to me. Thank you for believing in me, Griffey, and the passion and hope I have for change. A lot of the CSOs came up to me and told me how inspiring I am and important the work is. I don’t think I’ve ever thought of wha to do as inspiring or special - I just care deeply about my work 🙃”
Dr. Yujia DingDYJ Consulting and Educational Services
“I just had to give you all a shout out for an amazing Convening last week. The Idaho team had a great time and we learned so much! I think the new format with deeper diving has great potential to enhance collaboration and networking as well. The speakers and keynotes were amazing, the sessions informative, the food amazing, and mimosas are definitely going to have to be an ongoing experience!”
Erica ComptonIdaho STEM
“It was so much fun to spend the morning with the CSOs! Kelly Green and I are planning on extending the learning and experiences with Agilities in the coming months with the CSOs as well, which is extremely exciting! We appreciate the opportunity to engage at the convening with this program and their amazing students and leaders, and a special thank you for helping to launch this budding new relationship!”
Matt NealTHRIVE
“This was an amazing conference. Best convening I have been to all year. I loved having the focused design sessions for a full day of in-depth work with STEM Ecosystem leads. As an advocacy organization, it is a rare opportunity to get that much face-time & attention with folks.”
Zarek DrozdaData Science 4 Everyone
“I just wanted to say thank you for giving me the opportunity to not only come to this conference but to speak on GIS Asset mapping! I am truly honored for this amazing opportunity. I enjoyed the entire conference, and I made many valuable networking connections that will help me continue to map our STEM Ecosystems. I am so excited to apply this knowledge to my position at SCCMS and to expand our STEM Ecosystem!”
Lauren BallardS²TEM Centers SC
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