9th Annual oSTEM Conference

53 days left until oSTEM 2019!

Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics is pleased to invite you to the 9th Annual Conference in Detroit, Michigan.

We look forward to hundreds of our members from across the world coming together for this four-day conference experience, taking place November 14 - 17, 2019 at the Marriott at the Renaissance Center. Join us in a celebration of diversity across all fields.

Please see the Announcements and News section below for the latest updates for this conference.

Feel free to email conference@ostem.org for conference inquires or questions.

Announcements & Updates

Call for Poster Judges

Posted on Oct 19, 2019

Interested in becoming a judge for our Poster Session, Sponsored by the NSA, at our 9th Annual Conference?

You can volunteer and signup using this form: https://forms.gle/N2vit5EJ3iTUcKhG7

Judging happens on Saturday, November 16 from 3:30-4:30pm.

If you have any questions, please contact conference-programming@ostem.org

All Member Call - Recorded Video

Our Conference Chair, Matthew Welmers (he/they), discusses important information about our upcoming Annual Conference happening in Detroit, MI from November 14 - 17, 2019 in this recorded video of oSTEM's All Member Overview. Tune in to hear about schedule changes, important funding deadlines, and chapter specific information.

Participate in Research at the Conference

Dr. Bryce Hughes, an assistant professor of education at Montana State University, will be conducting focus group interviews at the national conference for his study, titled “What Keeps LGBTQ Students in STEM? An Investigation of Sense of Belonging Among LGBTQ STEM Students“ (IRB# BH081519-EX). The focus of the study is on the experience of being LGBTQ+ in STEM in college, examining factors that increase or decrease your sense of belonging in STEM. If you identify as LGBTQ+ and are currently a graduate or undergraduate student in a STEM field, please consider participating. Please use the following link to let Dr. Hughes know that you would like to participate at the upcoming conference:
https://montana.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eKfzOmGsqUCytLL