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USA Science and Engineering Festival

Idaho State University is proud to be an Official Partner of the inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival to be held in the greater Washington DC area in October 2010. The Festival, which will be the country’s first national science festival, is a collaboration of over 500 of the country’s leading science and engineering organizations and aims to reignite the interest of our nation’s youth in the sciences. The culmination of the Festival will be a two-day Expo on the National Mall on October 23-24, 2010, which will give children, teens and adults the opportunity to explore all facets of science & engineering through hundreds of fun, hands-on activities. People across the United States are encouraged to hold Satellite Events in their communities the same weekend that hundreds of thousands of people celebrate science on the National Mall. For more information on all Festival events and how you can get involved go here.

Save the date!!!
October 23, 2010
Idaho Science and
Engineering Festival
Student Union Ballroom
Idaho State University Campus

The Idaho Satellite Festival will showcase science in Idaho. Our goal is to have booths from colleges/universities as well as local industries and companies. Already, we have signed up multiple booths with hands-on activities from science departments from Idaho State University. We are still recruiting booths from all over state.  Our goal is to have 1,000 K-12 kids and their families participating in this free event.
We  expect to increase community engagement in science and technology and create not only a greater awareness of science and engineering. We believe our Festival will have the following outcomes:

• The interest of Idaho's youth in science and engineering will be re-invigorated.
• More Idaho students will pursue science and engineering related careers and take leadership roles in science and engineering.
• We will educate Idaho on the opportunities for employment in the science and technology sector and connect potential employees with the science and technology industry.
• Festival momentum will help drive year-round student involvement in science and engineering education initiatives.
• Awareness of the fundamental contributions of science and engineering to our environment will increase.
• A more educated populace will be better able to understand important science-related issues such as stem cells, genome sequencing, bio-fuels and cloning.

K-12 Students: Tell us why Science is Cool!
Enter now for the USA Science & Engineering Festival Kavli Science Video Contest! Have your video screened on the National Mall, win prize money and possibly even a trip to the Expo in Washington D.C.! Do you think Science is cool? Do you want to share your passion for science with others? Here is your chance to inspire thousands of people to be more curious, and to care about science & engineering the way you do: create a short video that explores the question “Why is Science Cool?” Sponsored by The Kavli Foundation and conducted in partnership with SciVee, the contest opens on April 1, 2010 and closes on August 31, 2010. For more information go here.