EXHIBITING AT SACNAS
Exhibiting at the SACNAS National Conference creates a unique environment for conference attendees to:
deepen professional networks and sharpen networking skills; receive and provide mentoring, encouragement,
and support; learn about graduate programs and research internships at the nation’s leading institutions;
and gain access to association membership, financial resources, and career opportunities.
With a focus on fostering meaningful connections between students and professionals within the greater SACNAS
community, the SACNAS National Conference is one of the largest national gatherings of underrepresented scientists
and students and the only one representing such widely diverse scientific disciplines.
“Having an abundance of excited, hard working, and excellent diversity students in one place is
an amazing opportunity for graduate recruitment and overall inspiration.”
– Exhibitor, UC San Diego
Who Exhibits and Sponsors
- Colleges and universities, and leading research facilities
- Government agencies and federal minority-serving programs
- Private sector businesses, laboratories, and corporations
- Scientific societies, associations, and consortia that support minority achievement
“SACNAS is the best conference I've ever been to; not only
the best scientific conference, but the best conference overall....and I attend a lot of conferences.”
– First Time Exhibitor
Exhibitor 2009 Survey Highlights
- 29% attend SACNAS because of their personal commitment to student success and support of the SACNAS mission
- 31% were once SACNAS students or have a professional colleague who was
- 43% bring students to the conference
- 51% have attended 3 or more SACNAS conferences
- 84% believe the success of an underrepresented student or scientist
is directly related to their participation at SACNAS
“The mission of SACNAS gives the conference a comfortable and supportive environment for us
to recruit exceptionally well-prepared undergraduates.”
– Exhibitor, Stony Brook University
SACNAS Conference Statistics
- Over the past 10 years, SACNAS National Conference attendance has increased by 71%.
- SACNAS serves 2,800 conference attendees (44% professionals, 36% undergraduates, 17%
graduates, 3% postdocs, special guests, and local community participants.
- The SACNAS exhibit hall hosts approximately 300 exhibiting organizations, 600
registered exhibitors and integrates 800 student research poster presentations over a
two-day period.
- Conference attendees represent the following major disciplines: Astronomy (1%), Biology (43%),
Chemistry (6%), Computer (3%), Ecology (1%), Environmental Science (4%), Education (7%), Engineering (8%),
Geosciences (2%), Mathematics (8%), Physics (3%), and Social & Behavioral Science (6%), and other (11%).
“We highly enjoyed attending this conference with our students and in the
exhibit hall. We met tons of students interested in our program which led this conference to being a great tool for
outreach purposes.”
– Exhibitor, California State University
Student Poster Presentations
The nation’s top students come to SACNAS to present their research to peers and science professionals.
Over 800 posters are reviewed for special recognition during the two-day exhibit hall event. The SACNAS Abstracts
Volume publication is a valuable recruitment tool and contains the complete listing of student and postdoc presenter
locations and their research topics. Exhibitors are invited to visit student posters throughout the hall and engage
with them about their presentations. In addition, exhibitors are always needed to serve as a
mentor/judge.
Student Testimonials
“SACNAS provides an environment that allows minorities to see others like
themselves other dedicated minorities that are struggling, juggling, and succeeding through their academic and research
careers as well. I have seen PhDs and heard their inspiring words of achievement that lead me to believe I can do it as
well...”
– Undergraduate Student
“This conference is so spiritually lifting and always mind and eye opening for
me every time I attend. I feel empowered to continue on with my research with greater fervor as a graduate student, a research
scientist, a teacher and a mentor.”
– Graduate Student
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