Dear Families,
The 13th annual research symposium is on Saturday, April 14, 2018, at the upper school campus.
There will be fascinating poster sessions by middle and upper school researchers, impressive keynote speakers, and lots of activities for students from all four Harker divisions.
So save the date to attend, but we are also reaching out to enlist your help and support. The Harker Research Symposium enables our student researchers to interact with scientists and industry leaders in order to understand how scientific research drives the economy, shapes careers and impacts the quality of our lives. It models a real science conference with talks, poster sessions, exhibits and keynote speakers.
Our team of Harker parents is reaching out to other Harker parents to engage them and their companies in two ways: as exhibitors and/or event volunteers. Look below for more details about exhibiting and volunteering.
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For our 13th symposium, the committee has selected “The Artificial Intelligence Revolution” as the theme. We are very excited that the morning keynote speaker will be Google senior fellow Jeff Dean. In the afternoon, Dr. Andrew Beck, Harvard professor and pathologist and the CEO of PathAI, will be discussing the application of AI in disease diagnosis. Artificial intelligence has rapidly transcended the realm of science fiction to everyday applications in basic internet search, medicine, marketing and education, to name a few. Soon autonomous vehicles will become pervasive and military applications are inevitable, but the economic and social impact of machines over humans is yet to be fully realized and understood. We are on the verge of a revolution.
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We are looking for corporate or institutional exhibits that demonstrate the latest advances in technology as well as business innovation and entrepreneurship for the Harker student community. Hosting a table in the exhibit hall allows you to interact directly with our community and raise awareness of your company among not only our students, but their parents as well. There is no cost to participate. Exhibitor tables host a variety of activities and you are welcome to have giveaways or a raffle. All exhibitors are eligible to display their banners at the event and the corporate logos will be included in our program guide and on our website. Past exhibitors include Intel, Google, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Motorola, Mobility, eBay and Lockheed Martin. General information and a listing of all past exhibitors can be found at the symposium website.
For information on how to become an exhibitor, or to let us know of a potential exhibitor, please contact one of the parent volunteers on the 2018 outreach committee:
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Parent volunteers can provide pre-event support and assist on the day of the event. Opportunities range from making badges and signs, setting up, hosting registration tables and STEM activity stations as well as cleanup. For questions about volunteering, please contact Teré Aceves, director of grades 6-12 & alumni volunteer programs and director of event fundraising, at tere.aceves@harker.org. If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up using our online sign-up sheet.
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Thank you for your assistance in making the 2018 Harker Research Symposium a great success! We look forward to seeing you there.
Anita Chetty
Upper School Science Department Chair and 2018 Symposium Director
anita.chetty@harker.org
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