Media Alert: World’s Brightest Young Innovators Take Center Stage at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
May 15 2017 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
More Than 1,700 High School Students Compete
for Approximately $4 million in Los Angeles
Intel Corporation:
WHAT/WHO:
The Intel International Science and
Engineering Fair, a program of Society for Science & the Public
and the world’s largest international pre-college science
competition, will take place in Los Angeles from May 14-19. More
than 1,700 high school students selected from 425 affiliate fairs
in 78 countries, regions and territories will showcase cutting-edge
research and inventions and compete for approximately $4 million in
awards. The full list of finalists is available in the event
program (starting on page 60). This year, 21 finalists are from the
Los Angeles area.
Maya Ajmera, president and CEO of Society for Science &
the Public, and Rosalind Hudnell, Intel vice president of Corporate
Affairs and president of the Intel Foundation, will be available
for comment at the event.
Media must be registered to attend. To
register, reach out to the contact listed below.
WHEN:
Public Exhibition of Projects
Thursday, May 18, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. PT - This is the best opportunity
for registered media to see, interview, film and photograph
students from across the country and the world who are working to
find solutions to global challenges through science, technology,
engineering and math research. This year, research topics range
from virtual reality to sustainable energy to machine learning.
Awards Ceremony
Friday, May 19, 9 a.m.-11 a.m. PT
- Registered media are invited to attend
the awards ceremony where the winners will be announced. The top
prizes awarded by the Intel Foundation include the $75,000 Gordon
E. Moore Award, named for the Intel co-founder and fellow
scientist. Two additional top winning projects will receive Intel
Foundation Young Scientist Awards of $50,000 each.
WHERE: Los Angeles Convention Center 1201 South Figueroa
St., Los Angeles, CA 90015 Public Exhibition of Projects – LACC –
South Hall JK Awards Ceremony – LACC – South Hall GH QUOTES:
“The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair provides
young innovators from around the world with an amazing opportunity
to come together and share their passion for addressing the world’s
most pressing challenges,” said Rosalind Hudnell, Intel vice
president of Corporate Affairs and president of the Intel
Foundation. “These young people bring great enthusiasm and continue
to inspire us through their talents and passion for changing the
world.”
“Now, more than ever, it is important to
inspire young people to pursue a career in STEM. The students who
are competing at the Intel International Science and Engineering
Fair comprise the most powerful STEM talent pipeline in the world.
These students are the stewards of our future – their
groundbreaking ideas hold the answers to our world’s most
intractable problems,” said Maya Ajmera, president and CEO of
Society for Science & the Public and Publisher of Science
News.
MORE INFO:
For more information on Intel’s commitment
to education, visit
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/corporate-responsibility/innovate.html
and join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.
To learn more about Society for Science
& the Public, visit
https://student.societyforscience.org/intel-isef, and follow them
on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat (Society4Science).
CONTACT:
To RSVP for the event or to schedule
interviews, contact Olivia Campbell, (646) 384-2095,
Olivia.Campbell@nof9.com.
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