The Third Annual Caribbean Science Foundation Workshop was held in Georgetown, Guyana on December 2-3, 2013 in collaboration with the Ministry of Education of Guyana and the Caribbean Diaspora for Science Technology and Innovation (CADSTI).
The workshop featured:
- Career options in the STEM disciplines
- How to network with the Diaspora
- Science & technology entrepreneurship in the Region
- Science and technology policy development examples for small island states
- Offerings of teacher training in the STEM disciplines
- Inquiry and project-based learning methods in STEM
- CSF education reform initiatives: Student Program for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE) and the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge
- Plans for launch of the CSF Science Engineering and Entrepreneurship Development (SEED) fund
- Posters covering scientific research in the Caribbean
- How you can become involved in supporting the work and the projects of the CSF in your country
- Opportunities for providing expert consulting services in science and engineering, and science and technology policy/planning to corporations and Governments in the Region
- Winners of the CSF Distinguished Service Awards
Register online at
http://cadsti.org/conference_registration/
or Print out the paper registration form at
http://cadsti.org/files/2013-CSF-Workshop-Registration-Form.pdf
Download the draft agenda from
http://cadsti.org/files/2013-CSF-Workshop-Draft-Agenda.pdf
Book your hotel at the conference venue
(http://www.grandcoastal.com/)
or explore alternative hotels in Georgetown at
http://cadsti.org/
For more information about the CSF and CADSTI you may visit: http://caribbeanscience.org or http://cadsti.org or contact Prof. Cardinal Warde at warde.csf@gmail.com.
