Partners With The Aerospace Industries Association, National Defense Industries Association For The Event

The Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI), in partnership with the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), will host the "Ohio Call-To-Action Forum" April 8-9, 2014, at OAI's Cleveland headquarters. 

This forum is designed to foster regional and statewide communication and develop operational concepts for collaboration to enhance and expand the future science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce in Ohio.

"All sectors and organizations with a stake in STEM education and workforce development are invited to participate to advance STEM throughout the state and beyond," said Dr. Michael Heil, president and CEO, OAI.

"Ohio's STEM programs have consistently demonstrated powerful collaboration among education, industry and government entities to better prepare the future workforce," added Peter Larson, AIA Workforce Working Group chair and director, engineering workforce, The Boeing Company. "This is the reason why we have selected to meet in Cleveland - to showcase all of the state's initiatives."

Break-out sessions and topic areas will include employer perspectives, innovative approaches to K-12 STEM education, higher education initiatives, STEM outside the classroom and reaching underrepresented students.

Special guests for the program include: Ms. Barbara Snyder, president, Case Western Reserve University; Ms. Aimee Kennedy, vice president, education and STEM Learning, Battelle; Ms. Margaret Ashida, executive director, STEMx, Battelle; Mr. John Hairston, district director, 11th District Congressional Office; Mr. Ricky Peters, TITLE, Air Force Research Lab; and Mr. Jim Free, TITLE, NASA Glenn Center Director.

The cost to attend the seminar is $25 for educators, $50 for government and academia and $100 for industry. The forum also includes a tour of the NASA Glenn Research Center and a reception open to all pre-paid participants including educators and students.

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