Mark your calendars for February 7-8, 2025, as we invite you to join us for the much-anticipated Understanding Interventions Annual Conference. This year’s event promises to be an enlightening experience, filled with opportunities for sharing, networking, engagement, and inspiration.

Our mission? To foster an inclusive environment where the science communities can come together to discuss, collaborate, and strategize on how to broaden participation in science careers. Whether you’re an educator, researcher, policymaker, or passionate advocate, this conference is designed to provide valuable insights and practical solutions.

 

The conference is scheduled to be held at the Lord Baltimore Hotel, February 7-8th, with the 6th and 9th as travel days. The last date for online registration is Wednesday, January 15th at 11:59 PM ET. 

Registration Policy: Cancellations by January 15, 2025, 11:59 PM ET will be refunded with a $100 processing fee. Cancellations after January 15, 2025 will be non-refundable.

The group rate for hotel accommodations is available for $149 night, and reservations MUST be made for available rooms by January 17, 2025.

🔬 Cutting-edge Research: Explore the latest trends and findings in interventions aimed at enhancing diversity and inclusion in science fields.

🤝 Networking Opportunities: Connect with like-minded professionals, forge new partnerships, and exchange ideas that can drive meaningful change.

💡 Inspiring Keynote & Speakers: Gain insights from renowned speakers who are leading the charge in promoting diversity and equity in science.

🌍 Global Perspectives: Engage with experts from around the world to gain diverse perspectives and approaches to addressing common challenges.

🎓 Professional Development: Enhance your skills and knowledge through workshops, panel discussions, and interactive sessions tailored to your professional growth.

🌱 Seed Funding Opportunities: Learn about funding opportunities and resources available to support initiatives aimed at increasing diversity in STEM.

• A limited number of plenary sessions addressing broad and large-scale contextual issues.
• Symposia and workshops organized by tracks of interest.
• Workshops lasting from 1.5 to 3 hours and providing hands-on instructional interactive sessions, either in one session or split into two over the course of the conference.
• Symposia feature 2-3 person panel presentations. These symposia may feature one speaker for an hour or several presenters of research on a particular topic/segment of the education pathway.
• Deeper Dives are 10-minute presentation followed by 5 minutes of Q&A. A maximum of three are presented during each session. Then each speaker moves to a roundtable discussion with interested audience members for another 40+ minutes of intense interaction.
• Colloquia Session (20 or 40 minutes). Colloquia are sessions that provide discourse on relevant issues in broadening participation in STEM.  Colloquia are not research dependent and allow content and conversations that provide another avenue for contributions to the community of STEM interventions that broaden participation. Colloquia can be single presentations, panel discussions, or affinity group discourse.
• Poster presentations showcasing ongoing projects, research findings, and/or innovative ideas relevant to broadening participation in STEM.