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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Botanyemail <botanyemail-bounces@lists.ucr.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Loralee Larios<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 13, 2023 5:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Loralee Larios <loralee.larios@ucr.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Botanyemail] Fwd: Are You Ready for STEPCon23?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">From: <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Yamileth Shimojyo</span></strong> <<a href="mailto:YSHIMOJYO@rcoe.us">YSHIMOJYO@rcoe.us</a>><br>
Date: Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 4:27 PM<br>
Subject: Are You Ready for STEPCon23?<br>
To: Loralee Larios <<a href="mailto:loralee@ucr.edu">loralee@ucr.edu</a>><br>
Cc: Kelley Ambriz <<a href="mailto:KAmbriz@rcoe.us">KAmbriz@rcoe.us</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#174E86">STEM NEWS to share</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white">Are You Ready for STEPCon23?</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white"><img border="0" width="250" height="60" style="width:2.6083in;height:.625in" id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/eru78F33Iv7aSCougjud5B_kNFmFsc6aPqk2urw3RSAl9dJ02oPEuKLLWBR_ggBCTL206s_vUvQnWVLgCO-w2YwdVatKqLSsyxAszPB5agX3brHPrsr3BBM_iAFvoD5JrUz-XAbO0GWaK2FoyP1m1RQ"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The Science and Technology Education Partnership is honored to present two STEM events for our region: Educator STEPCON23 & Student STEPCon23!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:19.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">Educator STEPCon23</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:19.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">Student STEPCon23</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Check out Highlights from 2022!:</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jZT4uDZnzXrIv2LKrE_Ls297XCm05Xlk/view?t=71s" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">STEP Recap Video.mp4 - Google Drive</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/149r-8pHDOBj2JA48IAuFQyhL0nTwHwNY0bmI2dx17Zw/edit#slide=id.ge40f034b95_0_95" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">STEPCon23 Virtual User's
Guide - Google Slides</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#FF9900;background:white">October 10, 2023</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#FF9900;background:white">October 5, 2023</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Educator STEPCon is the Inland Empire's premier STEM professional development event for educators of all levels. The purpose of this free conference is to build a
STEM culture in the Inland Empire by inspiring hundreds of area educators with motivational keynote speakers, immersive workshops, hands-on activities, engaging discussions, and relevant resources they can readily use with their students. The conference is
free for all attendees.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">This year STEP will be live and in-person. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">STEPCon is the premier student STEM conference in the Inland Empire! Participants can experience hands-on Science experiments, interactive technology exhibits and
Roundtable discussions, an exciting Science Show, and visit one-on-one with college educators and industry professionals, and enjoy thrilling presentations and demonstrations from a variety of exhibitors. The experience is targeted for 4th grade through 12th
grade students.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">This year STEP will offer two different experiences, virtual and in-person. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">In-person registration will be limited. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Due to high demand, in-person registration will be through a lottery.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">To enter the lottery please contact: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a href="mailto:stem.step@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">stem.step@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#FF9900;background:white">EVENT REGISTRATION: </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><a href="https://stepconference.org/C_EDUCATORS.CFM" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">Educator STEPCon23 reg.(stepconference.org)</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><a href="https://stepconference.org/C_STUDENTS.CFM" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">Student STEPCon23 reg. (stepconference.org)</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">For more information and to prepare for STEPCon23:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/149r-8pHDOBj2JA48IAuFQyhL0nTwHwNY0bmI2dx17Zw/edit#slide=id.ge40f034b95_0_95" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">STEPCon23
Virtual User's Guide - Google Slides</span></a></span><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white"> </span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/149r-8pHDOBj2JA48IAuFQyhL0nTwHwNY0bmI2dx17Zw/edit#slide=id.ge40f034b95_0_95" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="187" height="147" style="width:1.95in;height:1.5333in" id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/QMm_KJehelNX9shGBYtyaRfraI3SgxiYGF9JkPbDUEfJVwKu6XfotcEjmq_25PAeeh5HD-3J9rlMxLxa5qY10T2GTrz4OctUPhK-uLTSEwWZEDCavOulC_9xdVdo8NXpC1H-hZSfTzV1UlwN2sz148o"></span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">STEP web page:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.stepconference.org/index.cfm" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">https://www.stepconference.org/index.cfm</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">To contact STEP:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.stepconference.org/index.cfm#email" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">https://www.stepconference.org/index.cfm#email</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">STEP Coordinator Phone # is 708-526-8781 and email is
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:step.stem@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">step.stem@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">CONNECT WITH US!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="color:#323130;background:white">Twitter: @step_stem_ie</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="color:#323130;background:white">Facebook:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://step.stem.ie/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1155CC;background:white">step.stem.ie</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="color:#323130;background:white">Instagram:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://step.stem.ie/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1155CC;background:white">step.stem.ie</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="color:#323130;background:white">YouTube:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCudYQBPpSUUB6L3OnjmVR9g" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1155CC;background:white">STEPCon</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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