The 2015 Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) regional meeting will be held at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, April 17–19. Hosting is the ʻIlima SACNAS chapter, which was the winner of the Outstanding New Chapter Award in 2014.
The SACNAS regional meeting highlight is keynote speeches from two distinguished guest presenters—Maggie Werner-Washburne, former SACNAS president and Regent’s Professor of Biology at the University of New Mexico and Ahna Skop, associate professor of genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The regional meeting will also feature science symposium and career and professional development workshops. The three-day consortium will provide resources and inspiration to advance underrepresented minority STEM students and professionals in their education and careers.
Submitting abstracts
Undergraduates, graduate students and postdocs from science, technology, engineering or math disciplines are encouraged to submit an abstract to present their research by Friday, April 3, 2015, 5 p.m. Go to the SACNAS website for more information on submitting and abstract. Awards will be distributed for exceptional presentations.
About SACNAS
SACNAS is the largest multicultural and multidisciplinary STEM diversity organization in the country with over 110 student chapters. Members of the ʻIlima SACNAS host chapter have won national awards for their outstanding scientific research presentations. The local chapter provides year-round local support and leadership development for students and professional scientists on Oʻahu.
For more information, read the UH Mānoa news release or download the SACNAS meeting flyer.
