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Summer 2020 CNC Institutes [CANCELLED]

http://guitarbuilding.org/

(5 days)

Grants Pass High School830 NE 9th StGrants PassOR97526United States

The project is designed to help faculty increase students' interest and engagement in the study and learning of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) principles, practices, and careers through guitar design and building. The Summer Institutes are open to all STEM subject area educators in the 9-12 High school grade levels, community college levels and freshman/sophomore university instruction. Participants will join the existing cohort of STEM Guitar Institute Educators/Fellows around the country teaching STEM content using the guitar as a focus. Fellows help each other with project implementation and contribute to the project’s Applied Learning Community, curriculum and assessment. You will receive a $300 stipend, a completed guitar, a support package at the Institute, and will have the opportunity to apply for a limited number of start-up packages to help launch STEM guitar at your school.

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2020 ESA Annual Meeting

https://www.esa.org/saltlake/

(4 days)

Online

ESA will be holding a totally virtual Annual Meeting this year in response to the pandemic. The virtual meeting will provide an opportunity for you to join colleagues and leaders from across the field for four days of inspiration and community focused on your research and your career as each of us looks ahead to the future.

ESA meetings, open to ESA members and those interested in ecology, are among the most respected meetings of ecologist in the science community. ESA is committed to providing a safe, productive and welcoming environment for all meeting participants and ESA staff. All participants including, but not limited to, attendees, speakers, volunteers, exhibitors, ESA staff, service providers and others are expected to abide by the ESA Meetings Code of Conduct. This Code of Conduct applies to all ESA meeting-related events including those sponsored by organizations other than ESA but held in conjunction with ESA events, in public or private facilities. In addition, ESA members and authors of ESA publications must adhere to the ESA Scientific Integrity and Professional Ethics Policy.

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Working with Remote Sensing Imagery in ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Pro

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/745957db908042c89aa9334d8e294f80

(3 days)

Online

In this workshop, participants will be introduced to web-based applications that allow for imagery interpretation and analysis. Additionally, this workshop will cover remote sensing workflows in ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Pro. Participants will work with Landsat, Sentinel, and other imagery sources. Workshop participants will develop an exercise or lesson for use in one of their classes.

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Summer Teacher Workshop

http://www.nextgenmfg.org/events/2020/8/3/summer-teacher-workshop

(4 days)

Online

This exciting four-day workshop provides the opportunity for you to connect with your peers from across the United States in an online workshop. This program is very highly rated by all the teachers and faculty who have participated in the previous in-person version of the program. The workshop will help you learn how to instruct your students in developing essential teambuilding skills as well as providing technology related experiences to help you integrate your learning into your STEM classroom and lab environment. The teambuilding, professional, and technical skills presented in the Program are designed to be directly applicable to your classroom. 

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Working with Remote Sensing Imagery in ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Pro

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/745957db908042c89aa9334d8e294f80

(3 days)

Online

Instructors: Vince DiNoto, GeoTech Center Director & Nicole Ernst, Harrisburg Area Community College & GeoTech Center Associate Director

In this workshop, participants will be introduced to web-based applications that allow for imagery interpretation and analysis. Additionally, this workshop will cover remote sensing workflows in ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Pro. Participants will work with Landsat, Sentinel, and other imagery sources. Workshop participants will develop an exercise or lesson for use in one of their classes.

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DRONETECH Virtual Educator Workshop: STEM Drones Take Flight

https://mnscu.rschooltoday.com/public/costoption/class_id/140913/public/1/sp/

Online

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this workshop has been reformatted to a one-day online virtual workshop. Due to the shift from a three-day in person to one-day online, this workshop has been reformatted to center around STEM: Drones Take Flight.

This is an introductory course for drones and how to economically establish programs within your school. Participants will learn basic drone anatomy and what makes them tick. The workshop will cover safety principles, regulations, and best practices in maintaining and documenting your drone programs. Participants will be introduced to economical STEM drones and how they can be used in multiple ways to enhance education in a variety of skill sets. Student competitions and how you can start a team(s) in your school or organization will be discussed.

Who: This workshop is a baseline introduction to drones and how they can be incorporated into new and/or existing educational programs. This workshop can also be adapted for post-secondary educators or anyone looking to enrich existing programs or outreach activities.

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MNT-EC Seminar

https://ate.is/MNT-EC

Online

MNT-EC is holding a Summer Seminar Series every Wednesday, August thru October. Each seminar will feature one of the MNT-EC's very own members who will talk about their summer of 2021 professional development opportunities. Opportunities include writing groups, clean room labs, nano safety and other exciting hands on activities.

The second webinar in this series will be lead by Greg Kepner, CO-PI of the newly funded Micro Nano Technology Education Center (MNT-EC) and former PI of the Midwest Photonics Education Center (MPEC). Greg will be talking about the professional development opportunities he will have available for participants in the summer of 2021.

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DroneTECH Summer Camp

https://www.northlandcollege.edu/now/events/view.php?id=1631

(2 days)

Northland Aerospace Campus13892 Airport DriveThief River FallsMN56701United States

The DroneTECH Summer Camp is a FREE 2-day camp recommended for students grades 9-12 and recent graduates. The camp is hosted by Northland Community & Technical College at the Aerospace campus in Thief River Falls, Minnesota.

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are doing it all from pizza and package delivery to monitoring wildlife and the farm field. Come learn about this exciting technology and get hands on experience in the maintenance and operation of UAS. Then transform the data collected by UAS into usable industry products.

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Washington STEM Educator Solar Institute [CANCELLED]

http://createenergy.org/assets/solar-institute-flyer-2020.pdf

(3 days)

Shoreline Community College16101 Greenwood Ave NShorelineWA98133United States

Learn effective and engaging ways to teach solar principles in your middle or high school classroom!

Join the three days of hands-on solar energy lab activities that you can bring to life in your classroom. You will learn how to successfully install and commission a residential-size solar photovoltaic array.

  • FREE interactive, high-engagement instruction in cutting-edge technology
  • $300 stipend paid upon completion of the Solar Institute
  • Lesson plans, videos, and teaching resources included
  • STEM Integration clock hours available
  • Breakfast and lunch provided each day

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MPPC & SPAD: Future of Photon Counting Detectors

https://hamamatsuus.webex.com/ec3300/eventcenter/enroll/join.do?confId=160680713572593381&...

Online

Single-photon avalanche photodiode (SPAD) and silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) are related photodetector technologies. Among several similarities, one stands out: each is able to produce a measurable output current in response to a single photon. Only one other point photodetector, a photomultiplier tube (PMT), is capable of such detection. The extraordinary light sensitivity of these three photodetectors is due to their very high (~106) intrinsic gain. Compared to a PMT, SiPM and SPAD are newer technologies, only now being adopted in those applications involving ultra-low light levels. Both can offer a number of advantages over a PMT, without sacrificing performance. Some of the advantages are a smaller size, better mechanical and electrical durability, lower power consumption, and immunity to magnetic fields and ambient light. Despite these advantages, SiPM and SPAD are the less known and understood photodetectors compared to a PMT. The purpose of this webinar is to create a greater awareness of SiPMs and SPADs among engineers, researchers, and scientists in varied technical fields but involved in low-light level photodetection.

Topics of presentation:

  • Discussion of the principles of operation of a SPAD and SiPM, followed by a brief comparison of both photodetectors to a PMT.
  • Discussion of optoelectronic characteristics of modern SiPMs and SPADs, whose understanding is essential in the selection of the optimal photodetector.
  • At the core of any photodetection system is a photodetector together with the front-end electronics; thus, the webinar reviews the most common detection electronic circuits.

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MNT-EC Summer Series: nanoHUB Resources for MNT Educators and Students

https://ate.is/MNT-EC

Online

MNT-EC is holding a Summer Seminar Series every Wednesday, August thru October. Each seminar will feature one of the MNT-EC's very own members who will talk about their summer of 2021 professional development opportunities. Opportunities include writing groups, clean room labs, nano safety and other exciting hands on activities.

nanoHUB.org is a free online resource and community for nano educators and students that contains over 6000 multimedia resources including interactive simulation tools, learning modules, homework assignments, online lectures and full courses.  This presentation will demonstrate some nanoHUB functionalities for educators and showcase a few interactive Jupyter notebooks, simulation tools and educational modules.

Speaker: Tanya Faltens

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Using SNR Simulation to Select a Photodetector

https://hamamatsuus.webex.com/ec3300/eventcenter/enroll/join.do?confId=160683848525426158&...

Online

Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) is a statistical figure of merit used to measure the performance of a detector.  It is a simple calculation that can compare various detectors to help you choose the right one for your application.  Stochastic simulation of detector performance allows for a deeper analysis of the subtle contributions of detector characteristics such as gain, sensitivity, and noise to the SNR in various conditions.

This webinar will review the basics of signal-to-noise ratio calculation, the differences and similarities between different equations for SNR.  It will discuss the factors that affect SNR, the sources of noise, and understand how the applications’ conditions determine the key detector characteristics.  It will also examine some techniques to reduce noise, and further increase SNR.

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MNT-EC Summer Series: Nano Health and Safety

https://ate.is/MNT-EC

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MNT-EC is holding a Summer Seminar Series every Wednesday, August thru October. Each seminar will feature one of the MNT-EC's very own members who will talk about their summer of 2021 professional development opportunities. Opportunities include writing groups, clean room labs, nano safety and other exciting hands on activities.

The Midwest Emerging Technologies Public Health and Safety Training (METPHAST) grant from the University of Minnesota Public Health and Safety program in conjunction with the Minnesota Nano Center, will have a 4 day workshop where participants learn how to safely handle nanoparticles and then go to the Minnesota Nano Center and make the nanoparticles and characterize them.

Speakers: Pete Raynor & Jim Marti

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How to Avoid Common Pitfalls When Writing Evaluation Plans for ATE Proposals

https://www.evalu-ate.org/webinars/august-2020/

Online

Join this webinar to learn what pitfalls to watch out for when writing evaluation plans for grant proposals! In this webinar, we will share some of the biggest mistakes made in evaluation plans for ATE proposals and how to fix them. This webinar will go beyond EvaluATE’s current checklist for writing evaluation plans to highlight the good and the bad from real-world examples. Grant writers, project staff, and evaluators, both new to and experienced in proposal writing, are encouraged to attend!

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MNT-EC Summer Series: Mentor-Connect and ATE Funding Opportunities

https://ate.is/MNT-EC

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MNT-EC is holding a Summer Seminar Series every Wednesday, August thru October. Each seminar will feature one of the MNT-EC's very own members who will talk about their summer of 2021 professional development opportunities. Opportunities include writing groups, clean room labs, nano safety and other exciting hands on activities.

This MNT-EC summer session will share information on the Mentor-Connect project and how institutions, wanting to submit an ATE proposal and are new to ATE, can apply to participate in the Mentor-Connect program. Presenters will also share information on other funding opportunities available through ATE.

Speakers: Mel Cossette & Greg Kepner 

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Navigating IT Policies and Documentation

https://nationalcyberwatchcenter.wildapricot.org/widget/event-3928882

Online

The landscape of the world has significantly changed in the past few months. Whether it is a business, university or teachers and students, many people have been forced to work, learn, and interact remotely.

Proper remote, access control and Work-From-Home policies are critical to protect sensitive, proprietary, and private data. With ever-increasing cyber threats, IT policies have become a necessary component in all organizations. The difficulty of creating a proper IT policy and the sheer number of standards, controls, processes, and policies – it can become dizzying to try to build one from scratch.

Technology can play a big role in helping organizations navigate the various standards to build a policy that helps mitigate risks.

In this webcast, Leslie Weinstein will discuss how to automate the building and maintenance of compliance policies for the small to medium sized business (SMB) market, fostering security across the entire supply chain.

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