ADVOCATE TO ASPIRE, ADVANCE, ACHIEVE SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2015, 9AM-4PM Wells Fargo Jordan Creek Campus 800 S. Jordan Creek Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50265 Registration has closed. See you Saturday! KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Dr. Sarah Rajala, Dean, College of Engineering, ISU Clemen Wilcox, Everything-Spanish SPECIAL VIDEO MESSAGE FROM IOWA's LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, KIM REYNOLDS AGENDA: 8:30 - Registration 9:00 - Welcome & Keynote - Dr. Sarah Rajala 10:00 - Session 1 11:30 - Lunch and Keynote - Clemen Wilcox 1:00 - Session 2 2:30 - Session 3 3:45 - Close 6:00 - Optional Off-site Dinner at Firecreek Grill - 800 S. 50th Street,
West Des Moines, IA 50265 Session 1 - Advocate and Elevate: Advancing the manufacturing agenda ABI Vice President, Government Relations Nicole Crain will speak about the Iowa Association of Business and Industry and provide a “day in the life” view of lobbying as well as an update on current legislation impacting Iowa businesses. Michele Farrell will talk about what ABI is doing to help educate and Elevate Advanced Manufacturing in Iowa. Session 2 - Advocating for an Engineering Career to Middle School Female Students Adriana D'Onofrio has worked for Rockwell Collins for 9 years in
engineering project management, finance, and now in community relations.
She is the STEM point of contact and primary organizer of K-12 education
outreach programming across all Rockwell Collins locations. Session 3 - TAI – Promoting Advocacy, Connectivity & Workforce Outreach for the Tech Industry The Technology Association of Iowa is the premier professional organization accelerating the success of Iowa's technology industry and tech-based economy. Learn how you can leverage TAI in the areas of advocacy, programming and recognition events, connectivity and networking, and workforce and outreach. TAI's HyperStream, a program created for Iowa youth, fosters real-world learning through hands-on technology projects and competitions and the opportunity to work with technology mentors. |
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