NAMEPA is a premier organization dedicated to developing engineering leaders and innovators. Through its programming, member services, and partnerships, NAMEPA champions to enhance diversity. The national conference is the perfect venue for sharing these efforts.

The 2008 NAMEPA National Conference will be held at the W Hotel Atlanta at Perimeter Center 111 Perimeter Center West Atlanta, GA January 23-26, 2008. The conference theme is “ Sustainability & STEM Programs: Focus on the Future”

You are invited to submit abstracts for review. Abstracts must be received by September 3, 2007, and should not exceed 500 words. Abstracts should be mailed, faxed, or emailed as a Word or PDF document to:

Ms. Crystal Smith
Program Chair National Conference
EOP – Campbell Hall
New Jersey Institute of Technology
University Heights
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Email: smithcs@njit.edu
Phone: 973 - 596-3687
Fax: 973 – 596-6490

Writers whose abstracts are selected for presentation will be notified by September 25, 2007. Final papers must be received by November 19, 2007, in Word or PDF for conference proceedings.

Topics

Presentations will include, but not be limited to, the following general topic areas:

Benchmarking for the Future

How to Conduct Retention Audits
Census of the Nation's STEM Workforce
Corporate Retention Efforts

Influencing University Policy

Community Action
Government & Legislative Trends

Strategies and Alliances that Work

Retention Efforts that Have an Impact
Corporate Funding for Program Initiatives
Corporate Partners Impacting Retention
K – 12 Connection
Community College & Transfer Initiatives

Sessions

The 2008 NAMEPA CPC wants conference participants to look beyond the margins of diversity initiatives and tap into global and inter-national strategies that are successful. By presenting workshops, seminars and networking sessions based on best practices and trends of success, conference attendees can increase collaborations, strengthen a shared vision, and deliver incredible results. The conference program will include plenary sessions with keynote speakers, concurrent workshops, scholars' luncheon, networking, and family activities.

Additional Information

For additional information on NAMEPA, consult our Web site: www.namepa.org

For additional information on the 2008 NAMEPA National Conference contact:

Tommy Stevenson, PhD
2008 National Conference Chair
Mississippi State University
E-mail: tommy@engr.msstate.edu
Tel: (662) 325-8449 Fax: 662-325-8573