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Sunday, May 24 • 11:30am - 1:00pm
STEM Education for Inner-City Kids

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The United States has a huge shortage of workers trained in highly technical fields, so much so that we import these workers from other countries. At the same time, many urban areas have a high unemployment rate, in part because many kids growing up in those areas don't pursue science, technical, engineering, or math (STEM) education during the crucial years of junior high and high school. How do we entice and encourage more young people to take these challenging classes?
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Wanda Kurtcu

Writers Workshop, Pleasant
Hello and welcome aboard! Here’s a little bit about me! My 15 minutes of fame is from ‘A Matter of Honor’, a Star Trek: Next Generation episode I wrote back in 1984. I have been involved with Baycon as the Writers Workshop maven and on panels focused diversity in science fiction... Read More →

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Edward Kukla

Although forced to out of university education based totally in the hard Sciences by the rules of my University and forced to take classes outside the College of Science, I have come to appreciate and even love the Arts! The rules forced me to take classes in Literature, Art, and... Read More →
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Deborah M. Pratt

Ms. Pratt is a five-time Emmy nominee, a Golden Globe nominee and was chosen for the Top Ten short list for the Academy Awards for her live action short film Girlfriends. She has received the Lillian Gish Award from Women in Film, The Angel Award, The Golden Block Award, and six B.E.N... Read More →
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Kay Tracy

An avid viking age history buff, Kay spends a lot of time working with linen, wool and leather. Cats, chickens, and too many hobbies take all Kay's time. As a Solar System Ambassador (JPL Outreach program) Kay also gets to have some science and geek time.

Sunday May 24, 2015 11:30am - 1:00pm PDT
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