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EXHIBITOR INFORMATION
With well
over 2,000 student, postdoc, faculty, researcher, administrator, and precollege (K-12) teacher
attendees, the SACNAS National Conference offers exhibitors
unparalleled opportunities to interact with and recruit talented
minority graduate school applicants, internship and fellowship candidates,
program participants, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty and researcher job candidates.
Who Exhibits and Sponsors
- Colleges and universities
- Government agencies and laboratories
- Private sector businesses, laboratories, research hospitals, and corporations
- Scientific societies, associations, and consortia that support minority achievement
Why They Come to the SACNAS National Conference
- To recruit talented minority students and professionals for research internships, graduate school and postdoctoral positions
- To promote science sub-fields and specialities to students preparing for graduate study.
- To extend the reach of recruitment dollars by informing faculty and mentors who work with large numbers of underrepresented science students.
Compelling Reasons to Exhibit at the SACNAS National Conference
The Students:
"The most significant aspect of the conference was the exhibition hall. There I met a surplus of
resources for an enormous amount of opportunities…I came across chances to do research as an undergraduate,
over the summer in school, or at a government-run facility, as a postbaccalaureate, or even as a medical student."
Undergraduate Student
"I go to a small community college. I knew what my career path was, but I was fuzzy about
how I would get there. At the SACNAS conference last year I met a recruiter who put me in
touch with an internship at Yale. I applied and was accepted. I got mentoring at Yale and
exposure to programs at other large universities. All of this paved the way for my graduate
school application. None of it would have happened if I hadn’t come to the SACNAS conference."
Community College Student
The Contacts:
"[Through SACNAS] I have had the opportunity to personally meet many colleagues and recruit many good supporters of this fellowship program. These supporters help inform
their current and future students of the NPSC funding opportunity for their graduate work in the Physical Sciences and related Engineering fields."
Gene Bailey
National Physical Science Consortium
Other Conference Events:
"The exhibit opportunity is only one of several aspects of the conference we value. Others include the seminars/workshops on science, graduate school, financial aid, culture of
graduation school experience, professional information, etc. Meeting students first-hand in this environment motivates students to ask good, probing questions."
John Augusto
Assistant Dean, Graduate School
Kansas University
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