SACNAS celebrates achievements, announces 2021 conference dates and location

 

POSTED ON Dec 28, 2020

 

SACNAS has announced the dates for its 2021 – National Diversity in STEM Conference. The event is scheduled to take place October 28-30 in Kansas City, Missouri. Meanwhile, the organization, which has been focused on advancing Chicanos, Hispanics, and Native Americans in science for almost five decades, is encouraging SACNAS members to continue the momentum after the first-ever virtual conference in 2020.

SACNAS has asked members to visit their Career Center, which features paid positions and postdoctoral fellowships. You can also check out an Opportunities Board, a free digital platform with information about internships, scholarships, and other non-paid opportunities from SACNAS partners.

Registered attendees can access all conference content and resources until January 2021. Keynote and featured speaker presentations are also available on YouTube via the video-on-demand library.

Highlights of the 2020 – The National Diversity in STEM Conference include:

• 5,765 total attendees
• 112 professional development, STEM symposia, and networking sessions
• 345 exhibiting institutions and companies
• 930 total research presentations
• 102 students recognized for research and presentation skills
• Chapter of the Year
• 2 Distinguished Awardees
• 2 Presidential Awardees