Annual Conference

MAGiC will host a variety of events for girl-serving organizations, educators, and business professionals in its area. The Kick-Off conference is followed by programs' entering their information into the program directory and collaborating to apply for mini-grant awards.

Once mini-grants are complete, the MAGiC will hold an annual conference. At this conference, grantees will have an opportunity to present their projects to a large group. Additional networking and professional development activities are offered at this event.

• MAGiC Kickoff Conference
  September 26, 2009
  9:30 AM - 3:00 PM Eastern
  
  Location:
  Conference Center at the Universities at Shady Grove
  9630 Gudelsky Drive
  Rockville, MD 20850
  
  The Mid-Atlantic Girls Collaborative (MAGiC) Kickoff Conference is designed to bring together individuals and organizations that serve girls in formal and informal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. During the day you will learn about resources to support your activities and how to gain funding to create STEM partnerships to support your STEM educational activities. The Keynote Speaker will be Catherine Didion from the National Academy of Engineering. All organizations participating in the MAGiC Kick-off Conference will be eligible to apply for $1,000 mini-grants aimed at fostering collaborative relationships and projects. MAGiC is part of the National Girls Collaborative Project, partnership between the Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology, the American Associate of University Women (AAUW) and the National Science Foundation.
  
  Register for this event.