What an adventure it has been! How’d you do it?

It started with your early introduction to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and was accelerated by having access to high-quality content and inspirational guidance by teachers and other role models.

For the mEducation Alliance’s 14th annual Symposium, we are looking for exceptional presenters and enthusiastic attendees interested in propelling learners on STEMtastic Adventures! 

The mEducation Alliance, with our 100+ Alliance and Community of Practice (CoP) members, is the largest convening platform of development, donor agencies, non-profit organizations, private sector associations and other institutions focused on supporting data-driven and evidence-backed uses of technology in education, primarily in lower middle-income economies. 

As with our prior Symposia, you’ll be joined at this event by Alliance member representatives, other policymakers, practitioners, funders, researchers, etc., particularly those focused on pre-primary, primary and secondary instruction in formal and informal low-resource settings. This also includes those institutions and individuals working on teacher preparation/support and community outreach initiatives. 

This will be the second annual global STEM education focused conference. 

Our 13th annual Symposium, Inspiring the Next Generation of STEM Leaders-Everywhere! and held in September 2023, was the first ever global STEM education conference. 

Among other event highlights, it featured over 110 presentations across 17 themed tracks (ranging from foundational literacy and numeracy, to cybersecurity education, to digital literacy for marginalized learners, to climate education, to peace engineering) and with attendees from over 40 countries, including delegations from several Ministries of Education. We also had amazing keynote speakers!

For our 14th annual Symposium, we want to create even more dynamic spaces for intentional knowledge-exchange and networking around a broad range of STEM literacy topics. As with last year’s event, we are seeking presenters to highlight both technology and non-technology supported STEM interventions.

We’ll construct event “tracks” for this year’s event from accepted presentation proposals and sponsor interest. Please see the section on Event Tracks & Sponsorship below for a list of illustrative tracks based on our 2023 event.

Presentation proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis through May 31st, 2024. As our agenda fills up quickly, we encourage those interested in presenting, particularly if you need individualized invitation letters for travel (e.g., visa clearance), to submit presentation proposals as early as possible. The same for those who aren’t presenting and want to be considered for a general attendee invitation.