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This tab contains the majority of the content on the site (posts and events) about the efforts of the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Education and Public Outreach (E/PO) Community to share the story, the science, and the adventure of NASA’s scientific explorations of our home planet, the solar system, and the universe beyond. The content can be filtered in several ways to narrow down what you see using the filters on the left sidebar, allowing you to navigate to specific content quickly and easily!

Science conference with significant education component – content most relevant to Astrophysics and Heliophysics. Held in Honolulu, HI.

http://astronomy2015.org

International conference, participants include remote-sensing scientists and engineers, higher education faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, E/PO practioners includes workshops/presentations/posters on education and outreach. Held in Milan, Italy.

http://www.grss-ieee.org/conferences/future-igarss

For K-12 and higher education. Held in Philadelphia, PA.

http://connect.iste.org/events

Heather Dalton Heather Dalton

  NSTA STEM Forum & Expo

September 23, 2014 – 3:49 PM CDT

First held in 2014. "Focused event that brings together (informal and formal) educators, administrators, and exhibiting companies who are interested in, and/or who have tools and resources to share that will ensure successful implementation of STEM education into our schools and communities."First held in 2014. "Focused event that brings together (informal and formal) educators, administrators, and exhibiting companies who are interested in, and/or who have tools and resources to share…

For remote sensing professionals, includes some education sessions (mainly aimed at higher education, but also K-12 and informal projects are presented). Held in Tampa, FL.

http://www.asprs.org/ASPRS-Conferences/blog.html

Solar Science conference with fledgling education component. Held in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Heather Dalton Heather Dalton

  American Alliance of Museums (AAM)

September 23, 2014 – 2:55 PM CDT

For informal educators. Held in Atlanta, GA.

http://www.aam-us.org/events/annual-meeting

For geographers, GIS specialists, environmental scientists, scholars, researchers, educators, students. Held in Chicago, IL.

http://www.aag.org/annualmeeting

For teachers, administrators, teacher educators, mathematics specialists, curriculum planners. Held in Boston, MA.

http://www.nctm.org/conferences

Heather Dalton Heather Dalton

  George Wright Society

September 23, 2014 – 2:32 PM CDT

Bienniel conference. For National Park Service employees, tribes, state agencies, NGOs, conservation professionals, academics, informal educators. Held in Oakland, CA.

http://www.georgewright.org/gws2015

For K-12 teachers, college faculty, education professionals. Held in Milwaukee, WI.

http://www.iteaconnect.org/Conference/conferenceguide.htm

For scientists, faculty, E/PO professionals. Held in The Woodlands, TX.

http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2015

Heather Dalton Heather Dalton

  NSTA – National Conference

September 23, 2014 – 2:18 PM CDT

For K-12 science teachers – participation is typically 10,000+. Held in Chicago, IL.

http://www.nsta.org/conferences/national.aspx

For informal educators. Held in Washington, D.C.

http://naaweb.org/convention

Heather Dalton Heather Dalton

  SXSW (South-by-Southwest)

September 23, 2014 – 2:14 PM CDT

Brings together people from a wide area to meet and share ideas in interactive technologies, music, and film.  >30,000 people. Held in Austin, TX.

http://schedule.sxsw.com

For scientists, faculty, students, E/PO professionals, physics educators, physics education researchers. Held in San Antonio, TX.

http://www.aps.org/meetings/meeting.cfm?name=MAR15

AAAS is an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of all people. Theme for 2015 conference is "Innovations, Information, and Imaging." Held in San Jose, CA.

http://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2015/cfp.cgi

Heather Dalton Heather Dalton

  American Camp Association (ACA)

September 23, 2014 – 2:03 PM CDT

Informal Educators – largest national camp conference in U.S. (>1,000 attendees). Held in New Orleans, LA.

http://www.acacamps.org/conference

Major science meeting, includes education symposium and "Weatherfest" public event on Sunday before the conference (a free public event for teachers, parents and students). See http://www.ametsoc.org/MEET/annual/weatherfest.html. Held in Phoenix, AZ.

http://annual.ametsoc.org/2015/

Science conference with significant education component – content most relevant to Astrophysics, also Heliophysics. Held in Seattle, WA.

https://aas.org/meetings/aas225