Shoutout
kcollins | October 20, 2010We have quite a few shout outs! Thanks everyone for helping us get the word out about the Festival.
Very Spatial
A Parent in Silver Springs
Thanks Rhetoric & Rockets for running a booth at the Science Festival and helping get the word out about the Festival on your blog.
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I'm about a week out from attending the Science & Engineering Festival, where I'll be running the booth/tent for ScienceCheerleader.com. For the past few months I've been creating letters, forms, grant proposals, schedules, and gosh-knows-what-else to ensure that 11 cheerleaders have what they need when they need…
kcollins | October 17, 2010Thanks Dan Kasun for a recent post mentioning the USA Science and Engineering Festival. Thanks for mentioning the festival and thanks for Volunteering in the Microsoft booth! The festival can't happen without volunteers!
For those who aren't already in "the know" (which usually includes me), there is a Science and Engineering Festival in DC going on in DC (http://www.usasciencefestival.org/ - it started on 10/10 and goes to 10/24).
This week commences with a science fair that is being held at the White House. Yes, THE White House. Capital W and H.
Two of the 2010 Imagine Cup winning teams…
kcollins | October 16, 2010Thanks National Center for Science Education for this post and helping get the word out about the Festival! Thanks for having a booth at the festival too.
NCSE will be participating in the Science Expo of the USA Science & Engineering Festival, October 23 and 24, 2010, on the National Mall in Washington DC. The culmination of a two-week celebration of science and engineering, the Science Expo is a giant science party on America's front lawn, aimed at inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers. All events are free and open to the general public.
So come and explore the…
kcollins | October 16, 2010I personally like science AND laughing so I'm excited to see this next Friday. Thanks Brian Malow for being a part of the festival. If you can't catch his full length show on Friday, he will be performing 20 min sets at the Expo too.
As part of the inauÂgural USA SciÂence & EngiÂneerÂing FesÂtiÂval, I will be perÂformÂing 8pm, FriÂday night, OctoÂber 22, 2010, at GeorgeÂtown UniÂverÂsity - and it's free and open to the pubÂlic (that's YOU!).
For details:
RatioÂnal ComÂedy for an IrraÂtional Planet - An Evening of SciÂence Humor
My friend Norm GoldÂblatt, the Phunny PhysiÂcist, will also…
kcollins | October 16, 2010A Shout out to George Mason University for helping us get the word out about the USA Science and Engineering Festival.
USA Science and Engineering Festival
October 11, 2010
On the weekend of Oct. 23-24, more than 500 exhibitors will gather on the National Mall to celebrate science and engineering at the USA Science & Engineering Festival. The festival will offer a vast range of educational exhibits for students of all ages. More than 500,000 people are expected to attend this event, which promises to be the largest science festival in history.
On Thursday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m., as a…
kcollins | October 16, 2010Thanks C & EN news for posting the results from our most recent Wordle!!
The first USA Science & Engineering festival is under way. It opened last night with a music extravaganza called the "Powers of Ten: A Journey in Song from Quark to Cosmos." One of the activities is a nationwide wordle where you can enter your idea for the greatest discoveries and advancements science and engineering will bring us in the 21st century. Answers will be collected through Oct. 24, when the festival concludes with a big expo on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Stay tuned to Newscripts for…
kcollins | October 16, 2010
If you are in Saint Louis check out Scifest. It's happening NOW!!
http://scifeststl.org/
This is one of the MANY satellite festivals happening.
Check it out!
kcollins | October 16, 2010
BIG shout out to Discover Magazine Blogs for their coverage of the Festival. For the original article find it here.
by Chris Mooney
This is a guest post by Darlene Cavalier, a writer and senior adviser at Discover Magazine. Darlene holds a Masters degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and is a former Philadelphia 76ers cheerleader. She founded ScienceCheerleader.com and cofounded ScienceForCitizens.net to make it possible for lay people to contribute to science.
The USA Science and Engineering Festival is approaching and several preamble events are taking place:
* Discover's Carl…
kcollins | October 15, 2010Hooray, Hooray, USA Science and Engineering Festival Starts Today!
Thanks to David Bruggerman for posting this on his blog:
While events on the National Mall will take place on the 23rd and 24th, the first (hopefully annual?) USA Science and Engineering Festival officially starts later today with a performance of "Powers of Ten" at the University of Maryland (located in the D.C. suburbs). (Event is currently fully booked, but you can try and catch any last minute releases at the hall.) The event has been in the works for months, and I think it will end up being bigger (at least in scale if…
kcollins | October 15, 2010Thanks VAHomeschoolers Connection for helping us get the word out to the homeschooling community about the USA Science and Engineering Festival!
On the weekend of October 23 and 24, the National Mall in Washington D.C. will be the site of the first-ever national Science and Engineering Expo, with performances and activities for kids, teens and families. The two-day Expo will include more than 1,500 hands-on activities and over 75 stage shows. In the words of the program's organizers,
"The two-day Expo is perfect for teens, children and their families, and anyone with a curious mind who is…
kcollins | October 13, 2010Thanks for helping us get the word out about the USA Science and Engineering Festival!
Meet the Science Cheerleaders at the USA Science and Engineering Festival
By James
These professional cheerleaders-turned-scientists and engineers challenge stereotypes while helping to inspire young women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math.
At the USA Science and Engineering Festival, October 23-24 in D.C., these women will perform science-themed routines for thousands of people, conduct a free cheer clinic, and meet the public, sign their Science Cheerleader cards, and…
kcollins | October 13, 2010Thanks to Junior League of Northern Virginia for helping us get the word out about the Festival!
MCLEAN, Va., October 6, 2010 -- The Junior League of Northern Virginia (JLNV) and the Children's Science Center are partnering to exhibit at the Inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival being held October 23-24, 2010 on the National Mall in Washington, DC. More than 100,000 visitors are expected to attend the event. The JLNV supports the Children's Science Center as its signature project and has pledged $250,000 and 2,500 volunteer hours to bring this first-of-its-kind, hands-on children'…
kcollins | October 13, 2010Thanks to Festival Partner MAA for helping us get the word out about the Festival.
MAA is an official partner of the inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival, which will occur in the Washington, D.C., area in October 2010. Billed as the country's first national science festival, the event will give more than 500 science, engineering, and mathematics organizations a chance to spark the interest of a new generation of young people in the sciences.
The culmination of the Festival will be a two-day Expo on the National Mall on Oct. 23-24, 2010, which will give visitors the opportunity to…
kcollins | October 12, 2010Thanks STEM Notes for your post on the festival.
Thanks National Military Family Association for getting the word out about the Festival.
Thanks Air Force Association for your Tweets and helping us get the word out about the Festival.
NCS will take part in the USA Science & Engineering Festival,
Oct. 23 and 24, in Washington, DC. Billed as the largest celebration of science in the US, this nearly month-long celebration of science and engineering will culminate in a two-day expo on the National Mall with hundreds of organizations involved in science and engineering. Where Did All the…
kcollins | October 12, 2010Thanks to Planetary Society Blog for helping us get the word out about the Festival.
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USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C.
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Come to the Party!
On the National Mall, Washington, D.C.
October 23 & 24
Have you made your plans yet to celebrate science, embrace engineering, and party, party, party at the USA Science & Engineering Festival on the National Mall…
kcollins | October 12, 2010Thanks to partner organization Koshland Science Museum for helping us get the word out about the festival.
Date: Saturday, October 23, 2010 through Sunday, October 24, 2010
Location: National Mall, Tent #102 (in front of the Capitol Reflecting Pool)
Time: 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Cost: Free and open to all
Age Range: Open to all
During the USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo, Oct. 23 & 24, on the National Mall, Tent #102 serves as the basis for putting dreams into action. The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine and National Research…
kcollins | October 12, 2010Great info on EE Times Group, one of our Sponsors', Grants for Student Reporters. These students will come to the Festival. Read more here.
Washington, DC-area Middle School Students to Serve as Technology Journalists for EE Times' Innovation Generation Website at the Festival
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- EE Times Group, a UBM company and the daily source of essential business and technical information for the electronics industry's decision makers, today announced the two middle schools who are the recipients of its "Student Reporter" Transportation Grants to attend…
kcollins | October 11, 2010Thank you Mother Nature Network for you post about the Science Festival.
~~Jenn Savedge
Celebrate science at the National Mall
Love science? Take the family to the USA Science and Engineering Festival in DC this October.
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Science and Engineering Expo Photo courtesy of NASA.gov
Hold on to your microscopes science lovers. The USA Science and Engineering Festival is coming soon to Washington D.C. and it's bringing with it all kinds of sciencey goodness for kids and adults of all ages.
From October 10th-24th, the festival will host various science-…
kcollins | October 11, 2010Thanks to partner organization AAAS for helping us get the word out about the Festival!
When: 23-24 October 2010
Where: On the National Mall and surrounding areas
Free and open to the public!
AAAS is pleased to be a founding partner of the first USA Science & Engineering Festival. More than 1,500 interactive exhibits and stage shows will be taking over Washington, D.C. very soon for the event! On 23-24 October 2010, head down to the National Mall and surrounding areas for the Festival Expo. While there, engage with experts in the fields you love most -- and discover your interest in…
kcollins | October 11, 2010Shout out to ieee-usa today's engineer for their post on the Festival!!
By Robin Peress
What happens when you combine the best minds in STEM education with best practices in entrepreneurship? One striking result is the forthcoming USA Science & Engineering Festival, whose special events will blanket the country in October and culminate in a two-day exhibition bash on Washington, D.C.'s National Mall.
The human comet behind this tour-de-force is Lawrence A. Bock, a San Diego-based serial entrepreneur (by his own description), who said he took many of the rules for launching a successful…