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"Into the World of Tomorrow"

Math, Science, & Technology
Conference for 7th Grade Girls

Sponsored by the American Association of University Women, Hilo Branch and the Girl Scout Council of Hawaii.

March, annually

University of Hawai'i at Hilo

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Program Goals
  • To increase young women's interest in math, science, and technology. 

  • To foster awareness of career opportunities for women in math and science related fields. 

  • To provide students with the opportunity to meet and form personal contacts with women working in the fields of math, science, and technology. 

  • To create a forum to promote self-esteem and to buld confidence. 
 
Participant's Reaction to Past Conferences
Reaction to the Speakers:

"You can do almost anything with your life."

"Not all problems can be solved with money."

"You can learn a lot from travelling."

"Love others and keep trying."

"Visualize, then materialize."

"Shoot for the moon, if you fall you land in the stars."

Reaction to Workshops:

ARCHITECTURE

"Architecture is fun and concerns art and math."

PHARMACY

"Italian dressing has the same ingredients as hand lotion."

ASTRONOMY

"If you try to tip a spinning gyroscoe, you can feel it resisting."

MARINE BIOLOGIST

"How to count animals under water and know when one species is extinct."

AVIATION METEROLOGIST

"Air Pressure and how it effects plane flights.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

"The Internet is a very exciting place."

"How to create a homepage and get a picture into the computer."

MATH - SCIENCE - TECHNOLOGY
What I learned about myself.

"I am important."

"I have to be true to myself."

"I learned how to calm down."

"I learned how to get rid of stress."

"That I can do anything."

For more information, contact Eileen MacCalla

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