Girls STEAM Institute and Educators in VR welcomes you to this year’s Girls Steam Institute Business Challenge.
This year is special as it is not for the girls. It is for the mentors, parents, and teachers to help them expand hearts and minds to the potential of STEAM careers in emerging technology including Extended Reality (XR, VR, Mixed Reality, Augmented Reality), Artificial Intelligence, and more.
Careers in XR technology are vast and diverse, from design and development to teaching and training to psychology and sociology and more. The integration of AI and XR takes this even further as the technology becomes embedded in our day-to-day life and work. This is an interactive discussion, so join us and imagine the future.
2024 Girls STEAM Institute Business Challenge
August 1-4
For Mentors, Parents, & Teachers in ENGAGE XR
Thursday, August 1, 2024 – Open House and Tour
1 PM PT / 4 PM ET / 9 PM UK / 5 AM* Hong Kong / 8 AM* Sydney
Saturday, August 3, 2024 – Business Challenge for Mentors, Parents, and Educators – (2-hours)
9 AM PT / noon ET / 5 PM UK / midnight* Hong Kong / 2 AM* Sydney
Girls STEAM Institute Business Challenge this year hosts two special guest speakers covering the topics key to empower mentors, parents, and educators to support young girls in STEAM.
Mentoring Teens in STEAM: Prabhleen Kaur Lamba is a passionate advocate for STEAM education and youth empowerment. As long time alum of Girl STEAM Institute and sports enthusiast, she has dedicated herself to inspiring and supporting young girls in pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. She is currently serving as a Software Engineering Intern at Uber as an undergraduate student at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science majoring in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Through her experiences and advocacy, she continues to inspire and support teens in navigating the STEAM landscape.
The Future of AI in Careers: Dr. Angelina Dayton, known as “The VR Lady,” is the Executive Director of the Virtual World Society and an Aspen Institute Tech Policy Fellow. She spent the last year monitoring one of the first AI-only taught classes in primary education. She will share her unique insights on the impact of AI on education and careers as it becomes more embedded into our lives and work. Dr. Dayton’s work exemplifies the transformative potential of AI and VR in shaping future careers and educational experiences.
Please join us as we help mentors, parents, and educators support young girls explore their own future.
The event is free and open to the public. Come join us and learn how to better support the youth of today for tomorrow.
HOW TO ATTEND
There are multiple ways to attend the event, and a VR headset is not required. Think of it as attending online conference session in immersive 360.
- Computer/Laptop
- Go to ENGAGE XR and download and install the desktop version.
- Register for free.
- At the time of the event, start the ENGAGE XR software, login, click the event link in the EVENT screen and JOIN.
- Mobile Device (phone or tablet)
- Go to ENGAGE XR and download and install the mobile version or install through your device store.
- Register for free.
- At the time of the event, start the ENGAGE XR app, login, and click the event link to join.
- VR Headset (Quest, Pico, and many others)
- Go to the VR headset store and download and install the ENGAGE XR app.
- Register for free (on the web or in the app).
- At the time of the event, launch the ENGAGE XR app and Join the event.
For more detailed instructions and information, see the ENGAGE XR support documentation and videos.