One of our goals for the 2012 Hawaii STEM Conference is to encourage as many participants as possible from all the STEM/Service Learning Labs across the islands. To accomplish this, we host a number of student-centered competitions before and during the Hawaii STEM Conference.

Here are some of the awesome benefits to entering these competitions.

• The winning student receives well-deserved recognition from their peers, school and community.
• Entering and winning a regional tech competition looks good on a student’s resumé, especially on college applications.
• Competing increases self-confidence.
• Competitions can garner administration support and funding.
• Competitions provide a positive challenge.
• Competitions increase experience and growth.
• Deadlines help develop organization skills and provide “real-world” experience.
• Winners get COOL PRIZES and bragging rights.

2012 Guidelines

This year we will have competitions in the following areas – CAD, GIS, Video, Music, Poster, Web Design, and Game Design. Download the following PDF documents to review the guidelines and submission instructions.

* Program Impact Statement - Due March 23, 2012
(This is a requirement, but not a software competition)



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The 2012 Hawaii STEM Conference is sponsored by the Maui Economic Development Board’s Women in Technology project in partnership with the County of Maui and the Career and Technical Education Center.