Out to Innovate Summit 2014: a joint event with oSTEM 4th National Conference
National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals presented “Out to Innovate™ 2014”, a two-day career summit for LGBTQ+ students, faculty and professionals in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. This was a joint event with the oSTEM 4th National Conference. November 8-9, 2014 at Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
- See the conference schedule
- 2014 Conference Program Book
- Conference photos
- Registration
- People
- Workshops
- Plenaries
- Career Exposition
- Poster Session
- Speakers' Dinner
- Gala Awards Banquet
- Tours
- Highlights Video
- Video of Welcoming Remarks by NOGLSTP & oSTEM event organizers, and Archie Earvin; and Motivational Remarks by Kei Koizumi
- Video of Keynote Address, day one, featuring Lynn Conway
- Video of Gala Awards Ceremony, featuring poster contest winners, NOGLSTP Scholarship Winners, oSTEM Chapter Awards, oSTEM Founder Award, oSTEM Change Maker Award, oSTEM Achievement Award, NOGLSTP Recognition Awards for LGBTQ+ Scientist of the Year, Educator of the Year, Engineer of the Year, and Walt Westman Award
- Video of “Out and Accomplished” Panel Discussion, moderated by Honorable Dot Harris (Director, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, US DOE), featuring Lynn Conway (Professor Emerita, University of Michigan), Terry Denby (Flight Test Manager, Technical Operations, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics), Jason Grenfell-Gardner (President and CEO at IGI Laboratories), Donna Riley (Professor of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech)
- Video of Keynote Address, day two, featuring Tam O’Shaugnessy, (MS Biology, PhD School Psychology, cofounder and CEO of Sally Ride Science) tells a story about Sally Ride and LOVE — of science and for each other
What Happened at This Event:
- pre-conference tours of Georgia Tech, Centers for Disease Control, World of Coke
- Keynote Addresses by Tam O’Shaugnessy and Lynn Conway
- Motivational Address by Kei Koizumi
- “Out and Accomplished” panel, featuring Lynn Conway, Terry Demby,Jason Grenfell-Gardner, Donna Riley
- 28 Workshops on leadership, professional development, professional involvement, work/life balance, mentoring and more!
- Career Expo with 30+ Sponsors, Recruiters, Resume Writing
- oSTEM Membership Meeting
- NOGLSTP Membership Meeting
- Poster Contest
- Networking, Mentoring, Recruiting
- Affinity Groups
- Flash Presentations
- Gala Awards Banquet, honoring NOGLSTP Scholarship Recipients, oSTEM Chapter Awards, National STEM Award, NOGLSTP Recognition Awards
Out to Innovate Summit 2014 Exhibitors/Sponsors
Founding Sponsors/Exhibitor++: supporting both NOGLSTP and OSTEM at the Founding Sponsor Level: GoDaddy
Founding Sponsors/Exhibitors: oSTEM: Danaher; oSTEM: Genentech; Supporting both NOGLSTP and oSTEM at the Event Sponsor Level: Raytheon and Lockheed Martin
Event Sponsors/Exhibitors: NOGLSTP: American Chemical Society Department of Diversity Programs, Battelle Memorial Institute, The Clorox Company. Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, TE Connectivity; oSTEM: Alcoa; Central Intelligence Agency, Google, Rockwell Automation
Event Supporters/Exhibitor:Dow Chemical
Event Partners:Accenture; Argonne National Laboratory; The Aerospace Corporation; Cengage Learning; GE Aviation; MIT Lincoln Labs; National Security Agency; oSTEM: Capital One; oSTEM: Goldman Sachs; oSTEM: Intelligence Community; oSTEM: Turner Construction
Event Associates:American Society for Cell Biology; Campus Pride; Higher Education Recruiting Consortium; DiverseScholar.org; Georgia Tech Research Institute
Media Sponsor: ScienceCareers.org
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