National AISES Conference to be Held November 11-13 in Albuquerque

The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) 2010 National Conference will be held November 11-13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  The conference theme, "Power Up," is about harnessing energy. This theme is certain to resonate with all members of the AISES family, as individuals and as part of a collective community. AISES selected this theme based on their belief that every member of the AISES family can harness energy in the AI/AN community, according to the event Web site.

Students can POWER UP KNOWLEDGE!
Professionals can POWER UP CAREER!
Presenters can POWER UP EDUCATION!
Sponsors and Exhibitors can POWER UP TALENT!

The AISES National Conference is the nation's leading event for American Indian and Alaska Native students studying science, engineering, and technology, as well as professionals working in those fields, educators, Tribal leaders and many more.

This jam-packed 3-day event includes concurrent tracks for pre-college, college, educators, and professionals, taught by renowned industry experts that cover a wide variety of topics. In addition, there are workshops, awards ceremonies, a keynote speaker, traditional activities, a career fair, and plenty of social networking opportunities. Click here to read about the benefits of conference attendance.

The mission of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) is to substantially increase the representation of American Indian and Alaskan Natives in engineering, science and other related technology disciplines.

Since 1977, AISES has worked to remove barriers to fuller representation and participation in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines among Native people – as students, professionals, mentors, and leaders.

For more information, visit the conference Web site at http://www.aises.org/Events/NationalConferences.

Information for this story was taken from the AISES Web site.