Have you Registered YET?
Time is running out on Early Bird Registration for the OSTA Fall Staff Development Conference. Use the online registration form before October 15th and save $10!
To say this conference is jam-packed with useful information is an understatement. You can attend the half-day Global Climate Change Institute, or the half-day Forensics Institute (pre-registration required) plus nearly 30 other one-hour workshops and presentations.
And everyone will want to hear the conference keynote speaker, Vanessa Westbrook who will speak at the conference luncheon. Vanessa is one of the writers currently working on the Next Generation Science Standards and her talk will give us an unprecedented opportunity to gain understanding about the next wave of science education reform.
DO NOT FORGET THE SILENT AUCTION!
Bring Your Checkbook- The annual OSTA silent auction funds the OSTA awards to student researchers at the Oklahoma Science Fair. There are always great items up for bid, from Xena, Warrior Princess to floral arrangements to gift baskets to works of art, you can find interesting and useful items at the OSTA silent auction. Do you have wonderful, high quality items (this ain’t no garage sale) to donate for the silent auction? Contact OSTA President-elect Tina Rogers for details.
Now is the time to register for the OSTA Fall Conference
“Saving The World Through Science”.
Location: Howell Hall (science building) on the campus of the University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond.
Date: Saturday, November 10, 2012
Time: 8 am until 4:00 pm (8:00 Registration and continental breakfast)
Cost: $45 per person Early-Bird Registration through October 15 which includes lunch, $55 full and on-site Registration(lunch not included with on-site). On-line payment is preferred.
Purchase orders to OSTA are accepted but such registrations must be mailed to arrive by October 15.
A 1 year complimentary membership in OSTA is given to conference participants who are not currently members and membership is extended 1 year to current members (January 1 – December 31).
There is still time to submit your proposal to present. This year all proposals will be submitted using our convenient on-line form. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE DEADLINE! Space is limited. All program presenters must register for the conference.
You can also nominate yourself or someone you know for an position on the OSTA Board. The following Board positions are accepting nominations: Vice-President / President-Elect, Middle Level Division Director, College/University Division Director, District II, Northwest Representative (North of I-40 and West of I-35), District IV, Southeast Representative (South of I-40 and East of I-35), District VI, Within the boundaries of Oklahoma City Pubic Schools. Submit your nomination online HERE.
You should nominate yourself or someone else you know for an OSTA Award using our electronic nomination submissions forms. Each year the OSTA awards program seeks to recognize outstanding elementary, middle school, high school and college science teachers. We also honor outstanding contributions to science education in Oklahoma with OSTA’s highest award, the Jack Renner Award, named for the late, esteemed Science Education Professor from the University of Oklahoma.
EXHIBIORS – OSTA is still accepting reservations for exhibit space at the conference. Exhibit space utilizes the primary halls and the atrium of Howell Hall on the UCO campus. Commercial vendors and non-profit exhibitors pay a nominal fee for exhibit space. Book your exhibit space using our ON-LINE FORM. Contact Dr. Allan for more information