Women of Color STEM Entrepreneurship Conference

Women of Color STEM Entrepreneurship Conference

The second annual Women of Color STEM Entrepreneurship Conference is a collaborative effort to advocate for increased participation of women of color in entrepreneurship experiences and small-business enterprise; to advance entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial student engagement; and to transform the ways that entrepreneurship is viewed, taught and experienced in higher education. 

HERstory Is Our Story: Creating a Legacy Through STEM Entrepreneurship
March 23–25
GateWay Community College, 108 N. 40th St., Phoenix
Download Directions and Map to GateWay Community College

The opening reception and keynote on Thursday evening will be held at Marston Theater located at ISTB 4 on the Arizona State University Tempe campus.
Download Directions and Map to ISTB 4

Parking:
Parking is free at GateWay Community College.
Closest parking for the opening reception and keynote at Marston Theater is located at the Rural Road Parking Garage. Rates for visitor lots are $3 per hour. 

Conference hotel:
Aloft Phoenix Airport, 4450 E. Washington St., Phoenix
Reserve a room for the conference rate of $149 per night online until Feb. 21.

Admission:
Registration rates available here.

Producing partners:
Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology, Arizona State University
Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Arizona State University

Host institution
Maricopa County Community Colleges

Sponsors:
Thank you to the sponsors of the 2017 Women of Color STEM Entrepreneurship Conference – HERstory Is Our Story: Creating a Legacy Through STEM Entrepreneurship.

  • Silver Sponsor: State Farm
  • Bronze Sponsors: University of Alabama; Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, ASU; College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, ASU; Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, ASU; Knowledge Enterprise Development, ASU
Sharon Torres
Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology
480-727-9880
sharon.torres@asu.edu
https://cgest.asu.edu/2017conference
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GateWay Community College
Price varies. Students and NSTEMC Members/Partners receive a discounted rate.