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2012 HI-TEC Conference

Save the Date!  BATEC is pleased to be sponsor of the High Impact Technology Exchange Conference.
The HI-TEC Conference will be July 23-26 at the Denver Marriott Tech Center. www.highimpact-tec.org

2011 BATEC Becomes A National Center

BATEC plans to expand the model of advocating, facilitating, and coordinating IT education reform to serve three more urban populations: Chicago, San Francisco, and Las Vegas.

“As a national center, BATEC will extend its role as a connector, nexus, and catalyst by focusing on computing technologies and their intersections with other technology domains” – Deborah Boisvert, BATEC’s Executive Director.

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November 04, 2011 (Friday) BATEC IT Skill Summit

On Friday, November 04, 2011 from 9 am to 2 pm, BATEC and Tech America are sponsoring the BATEC IT Skill Summit. This is an opportunity to examine the IT needs of our businesses and, more importantly, identify strategies for building the education and workforce capacity that is needed to propel our country forward.  Your voice is critical to this process!
More information is available at http://www.techamerica.org/Events/eventDetail.cfm?eventid=a0E4000000Sr0hXEAR

October 22, 2011 (Saturday) Media Literacy Conference 2011

On Saturday, October 22, 2011 from 8 am to 4 pm, HOME, Inc., Barr Foundation and MIT are partnering on a one-day conference on Media Literacy. The event will feature leaders in the field of media literacy Including prominent educators, filmmakers, public health workers and representatives from organizations dedicated to developing programs that promote and generate awareness to the subject of media literacy.

Registration Fee: $60.

More information is available at http://mlc2011.ezregister.com/

 

October 18, 2011 (Tuesday) MA STEM Summit

On Tuesday, October 18, 2011 from 7:30 am to 4 pm, BATEC is proud to sponsor the MA STEM Summit 2011. More information is available at http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=v4ocxwbab&oeidk=a07e4ez7omm535f8739

September 16, 2011 (Friday) NAO demo

On Friday, September 16, 2011 from 12-3pm, BATEC is sponsoring a faculty only demonstration of Aldebaran’s NAO humanoid robot which is now available for educational institutions throughout the United States.  This 22-inch-tall robot can see, hear, speak, move, walk, dance, play soccer, recognize faces and objects, understand what is said to him, localize sound, and speak seven languages, and is currently being used in more than 350 schools and universities. More information is available at http://www.aldebaran-robotics.com/ or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC8S8oyzP9s&feature=related

To Register: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=fhtrgobab&oeidk=a07e4shsdo9cf996c76

July and August 2011 (Monday- Saturday) Summer Institutes 2011

July and August 2011 (Monday’s through Saturday’s) Summer
Institutes 2011
BATEC Summer Institutes 2011 course schedules have arrived.
Summer Institutes 2011

June 10, 2011 (Friday) Educator Outreach Summit 2011

The BATEC Educator Outreach Summit will be held at Bunker Hill Community College from 8:30 am- 2:00 pm on June 10, 2011. This summit provides a forum for educators to reflect on their practice, to identify new strategies, and to develop a work plan to strengthen the various connections between the academic levels. The summit is sponsored by BATEC and CAITE.  For More Information and Registration please click here.

July 25-28, 2011 (Monday- Thursday): HI TEC

BATEC is pleased to be sponsor of the High Impact Technology Exchange Conference from July 25-28, 2011.

HI-TEC registration is now available online at www.highimpact-tec.org.  HI-TEC is a national conference on advanced technical education where technical educators, counselors, industry professionals, and technicians can update their knowledge and skills. Charged with Educating America’s Technical Workforce, the event focuses on the preparation needed by the existing and future workforce for companies in the high-tech sectors that drive our nation’s economy.

For More up to date Information please visit http://batec.org/news-events/high-impact-technology-exchange-conference

HI-TEC uniquely explores the convergence of scientific disciplines and technologies including:

•Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
•Energy and Environmental Technologies
•Biotechnology and Chemical Process Technologies
•Engineering Technologies
•Information, Geospatial, & Security Technologies
•Learning and Evaluation
•Electronics, Micro and Nano Technologies
•Best Practices in Technology Education
•Technicians in the Workplace
WHO SHOULD ATTEND HI-TEC 2011?

•Community College & University Educators
•High School Educators
•Workforce Development Advocates
•Trade Organizations
•Industry Professionals
•Technicians
We encourage you to follow this link (http://www.youtube.com/user/HITEConference)  to learn more about the conference.

Should you want to register as part of BATEC’s team please contact Katie McGeary at 617.287.7968 or katie.mcgeary@umb.edu

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