ANNOUNCEMENT-NASA
--SPACE STEM FORUM (SNOTE); August 11, 2018
Agency
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
Description
The
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters Office of
Education seeks to facilitate, through dialogue with organizations with strong
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) components, the
enhancement of our students to understand and engage in STEM and enjoy the
meaning of our nation's space program as part of the upcoming 50th anniversary
of the first Apollo moon landing (July 20, 2019). To the extent that
organizations that have strong STEM components and are making plans to recognize
the first Apollo moon landing, as is NASA, there is an opportunity to share
ideas and maximize our collective efficiency and impact on students across the
U.S. regarding space exploration. The purpose is to identify opportunities to
collaborate and leverage our individual STEM engagement activities and efforts.
The Space STEM Forum will be held on September 19, 2018 in Washington D.C. at
NASA Headquarters.
If
interested in participating in this Space STEM Forum, please submit a short
abstract no later than August 11, 2018, as described in the supplemental
information. Details about the criteria that will be used for selection of
participants at the Forum are also included in the supplemental information. In
your cover submission letter, you may also include information (no more than 550
words) about past STEM programs at your organization that successfully
disseminated information to students about space exploration on a national
level, and preferably including any underserved communities, which may be
illustrative of successful approaches to STEM engagement or education. Please do
not include any proprietary information in what you provide to NASA, as the
Agency plans to share ideas broadly within the STEM community. Preference will
be given to those organizations with plans that have the greatest national
impact, and also have made a demonstrable contribution to NASA-related STEM
programs in the past.
Participation
will be limited, due to the immediacy of the anniversary and the need to be
efficient. Only one or two representatives from the selected organizations may
attend. Meeting notes from the STEM Forum will be posted on the NASA Education
website, so that those who are not able to participate in the Forum will have
the benefit of the information shared at that time. This announcement is not
related to anticipated contracts, grants, cooperative agreements or Space Act
Agreements. This is not a solicitation, nor is it associated with a future
solicitation. NASA will not pay for any information received, nor seeks to
receive any information that is considered proprietary.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION: The Space STEM Forum will feature plenary session information
briefings by NASA officials on the Agency's position on space STEM engagement,
NASA anniversary plans for students and highlight appropriate successful STEM
programs and future STEM plans. The plenary session will subsequently breakout
into focused work group discussion between the participants. The breakout
working sessions will focus on: (1) Identification of opportunities to
collaborate and (2) Formulation of strategies to capitalize on identified
opportunities. Criteria for attendance (must meet at least three of these four
listed criteria):
1)
Demonstrable contribution to NASA-related STEM, nationally
2)
Broad organizational plans for NASA anniversary related STEM
activities
3)
A senior manager from a top 30 organization from the aerospace industry in the
U.S, a professional organization, or a nonprofit organization with a space STEM
component.
4)
Invited NASA awardee senior manager whose organization has regional or national
plans for NASA/Apollo anniversary related STEM activities or events.
REQUIRED
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES (please use Calibri, 12 font) ABSTRACT TITLE (All
caps, bold, Calibri, 12 font) Primary Point of Contact (POC) Name, POC's
Organization (bold), POC's Title, Address and Email (Other Contributors: Names
only) Short abstract (550 words or less) describing: 1) Planned STEM Activities:
STEM engagement or educational activities planned by your organization for the
50th anniversary of the first Apollo moon landing, and other student focused
activities related to Apollo missions and looking forward to the future of
America's space exploration efforts. 2) Specific Collaborative Efforts: Any
additional ideas your organization would like to propose on specific
collaborative efforts that could result from this forum and could be used by the
group to amplify the reach and impact of national space STEM events and
activities already being planned. Please submit abstract to HQ-OED-invites@mail.nasa.gov
no later than August 11, 2018. A summary of outcomes from the Space STEM Forum
will be provided to the NASA STEM Engagement Council and will be made available
on the NASA Education website.
Announcement
Number:
NNH18ZHA003L
Closing
Date:
Aug
11, 2018
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=3074c52c312b6de4e621a889bae576ab&tab=core&_cview=0
Contact
Information
Beverly
Girten
202-358-0212