The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Education and Scholarship Committee is offering scholarships for high school students pursuing science and technology post-secondary education.

Commander Glenn Hernandez, 2009 AFCEA Education Chair, has posted 2009-2010 scholarship information and applications on their website. Questions about the AFCEA scholarships can be addressed directly to CDR Hernandez.

Note: These scholarships are available for ALL students and are not exclusive to military dependents.

You can by participating in the 5th Annual Global Marathon For, By, and About Women in Engineering.

What is the Global Marathon?

At any and all times during a 24-hour period a “conversation” will take place somewhere in the world on issues for, by and about women in engineering. The Marathon is a combination of live Internet chats and teleconferences, and all are accessible to a worldwide audience.

Commencing on Wednesday, 11 March at noon (U.S. EDT) and concluding at noon the following day on 12 March, nearly 50 presenters from around the world will:

- Share personal career stories to inspire working women and spark the interest of young girls in science, technology, engineering, and math.

- Provide information about various career choices in engineering and technology companies.

- Introduce careers in technology and engineering as exciting, rewarding, and fun!

- Provide an opportunity for women and girls to make connections with one another.

- Present resources available to help enter and/or advance careers in technology fields.

Presenters from six regions including North America, UK/Europe, Latin America, Africa/Middle East, India, and China will join in a collaborative global approach to influence how young girls, university students and professional women can become involved in and support the engineering and technology communities.

More than 300,000 pre-college, college, and professional women called in, logged on, or listened in during the 2008 event. We’re confident, with your participation, we can reach even more young women with this exciting and important message.

Please join Leslie Jones, Senior Vice-President, Chief Information Officer, Motorola, Inc. and the 2009 Global Honorary Chair in this unique event.

Participants from Africa and the Middle East should contact: marketfinders@comcast.net if interested in presenting or providing written commentary.

Participants from other regions should if interested in presenting or providing commentary should contact the appropriate Regional Leader. Regional Leaders can be found by scrolling down on this page.

Island Insurance Company, Ltd., through its Foundation, has provided $50,000 to Farrington High School in matching funds provided by Governor Lingle and the State Legislature for the expansion of the Project EAST program to Oahu. The check was presented by Colbert Matsumoto, Chairman of the Board & CEO of Island Insurance Company, Ltd., at the school's student induction into the Engineering Academy on Friday, February 13th. Read more

Stanford professor says wider participation is critical.

The United States is in danger of losing its leadership in science and technology unless more women and minorities are recruited to become scientists, a Stanford physicist said at a national conference in Chicago Saturday morning. Read more

Sunetric, previously known as Suntech Hawaii and the state's largest locally owned solar integrator, recently completed installation of a 500 kW solar farm at Wilcox Memorial Hospital on Kauai. The project by Hawaii Pacific Health Partners, Inc. is the first of its kind at a Hawaii hospital and the second largest solar farm in the state. During peak sun hours, it supplies 52 percent of the hospital's electricity needs. Read more

April 9 - May 28, 2009
Eight Thursdays from 2:30 - 4:00 PM

Learn how to integrate GeoTech into the classroom!
Receive a stipend of $100 OR a GPS Handheld!
Receive two GeoTech related books with standards based curriculum and community service project ideas.
Discover the benefits of interactive, online learning!

See attached flyer for more information.

**Update: Class is now full


Intro_GeoTech_flyer_2009.pdf