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Meetings & Events

For more than a quarter century, the Collaborative has organized meetings and events that include week-long youth summits attended by over 30,000 teachers and students, national town halls dedicated to the future of high speed rail, and smaller seminars, roundtable meetings, community workshops and focus groups. Professional gatherings are critically important ways for individuals and organizations to learn, step back and consider the future, and to explore new ideas, technologies, and steps for moving forward.

Jason City STEM Expedition

Jason Learning and NASA

For two years in succession, the Collaborative directed an exciting education expedition that brought over 12,000 students to a ‘JASON City’ event on the campus of the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, CA. Founded by famed oceanographer, Dr. Robert Ballard, Jason City is a year-round scientific expedition designed to engage students in science and technology and to provide professional development for teachers. The program culminates with a two-week event where the students participate in a city of STEM exhibits and activities.

A key feature of Jason City is the advanced “you-are-there” telecommunications technologies that transport millions of students to scientific expedition research sites in various locales around the world. Additionally, the Collaborative generated all of the deliverables that added a professional extra touch to the activities all of which helped to recruit volunteers, inform the media, and engage the public. From posters to handouts, and from videos to displays, the fun and engaging digital and print materials from the Collaborative became a hallmark of the event’s success.

Jason City STEM Expedition - Jason Learning and NASA

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]]> New England Region Airports Conference https://www.thecollaborative.com/new-england-region-airports-conference/ Mon, 18 Sep 2017 02:32:39 +0000 https://thecollaborative.com/?p=1567

Meetings & Events

For more than a quarter century, the Collaborative has organized meetings and events that include week-long youth summits attended by over 30,000 teachers and students, national town halls dedicated to the future of high speed rail, and smaller seminars, roundtable meetings, community workshops and focus groups. Professional gatherings are critically important ways for individuals and organizations to learn, step back and consider the future, and to explore new ideas, technologies, and steps for moving forward.

New England Region Airports Conference

Federal Aviation Administration

This biennial conference hosted by the Federal Aviation Administration’s New England Region offers training and education in general and breakout sessions; opportunities to network with and ask airport and aviation officials questions, and exploration of the latest products and services offered by vendors.

The Collaborative provided complete event management services including: venue coordination and logistics, online registration website, meal planning and catering coordination, graphic design support for outreach and event materials, attendee and vendor lists database expansion, budgeting, accounting and payment, A/V coordination, and on-site staffing. Despite a down economy, the Collaborative was able to keep attendance strong and sell-out its vendor exhibit hall.

New England Region Airports Conference - Federal Aviation Administration

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]]> FIRST Robotics Competition https://www.thecollaborative.com/first-robotics-competition/ Sun, 17 Sep 2017 22:01:13 +0000 https://thecollaborative.com/?p=1564

Meetings & Events

For more than a quarter century, the Collaborative has organized meetings and events that include week-long youth summits attended by over 30,000 teachers and students, national town halls dedicated to the future of high speed rail, and smaller seminars, roundtable meetings, community workshops and focus groups. Professional gatherings are critically important ways for individuals and organizations to learn, step back and consider the future, and to explore new ideas, technologies, and steps for moving forward.

FIRST Robotics Competition

FIRST Inspires Organization and NASA

For seven years, working under a NASA contract, the Collaborative played a key role organizing and managing FIRST Robotic hands educational events across the country. The mission of First Robotics is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills. Staff scheduled and coordinated robotics events and workshops to raise awareness and support for robotics. Staff administered grants to new FIRST Teams.

Collaborative AV and education staff scheduled and administered over 40 live FIRST competition webcasts annually. In addition to handling all aspect of logistics to plan, set-up, host, and take-down the events, they also produced all of the support materials associated with the competitions including posters, banners, handouts, and certificates to the competitors. This robust support was a major factor in the success of the robotics activities year after year.

FIRST Robotics Competition - FIRST Inspires Organization and NASA

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]]> National Dialogue on High Speed Rail https://www.thecollaborative.com/national-dialogue-on-high-speed-rail/ Sun, 17 Sep 2017 06:48:50 +0000 https://thecollaborative.com/?p=1367

Meetings & Events

For more than a quarter century, the Collaborative has organized meetings and events that include week-long youth summits attended by over 30,000 teachers and students, national town halls dedicated to the future of high speed rail, and smaller seminars, roundtable meetings, community workshops and focus groups. Professional gatherings are critically important ways for individuals and organizations to learn, step back and consider the future, and to explore new ideas, technologies, and steps for moving forward.

National Dialogue on High Speed Rail

Federal Railroad Administration

The Collaborative has provided a wide-range of public policy, planning, and outreach support services to the Federal Railroad Administration. One major task was to lead a nation-wide effort to promote a “national dialogue” on costs and benefits of expanding America’s high-speed ground transportation – including high speed rail and magnetic levitation technologies. We organized, and served as primary facilitator, for seven large conferences and smaller breakout meetings of industry representatives, policy-makers, and the public. Conferences were held in Albany, Richmond, Boston, Portland, Sacramento, Orlando, and Chicago.

James McQueen, Former Assistant Administrator for the Federal Rail Administration recognized the Collaborative with, “Thank you for your fine work on the High Speed Rail project. The meetings you organized and led have sparked valuable discussions that will enable us to set policy for future.”

National Dialogue on High Speed Rail - Federal Railroad Administration

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