Press Center
Welcome to the SACNAS #2023NDiSTEM Press Center. Please browse the full menu below including downloadable press images, press releases, event statistics, and press accreditation information.
On-Site Press Center: SACNAS has an on-site press center to support journalists covering #2023NDiSTEM. Reporters who need assistance should contact mlvg@vannattapr.com to arrange entrance to the conference.
Press Contact: Mary Louise VanNatta, VanNatta Public Relations, +1 503-585-8254 ext. 305, mlvg@vannattapr.com
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS and PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES (for field trip attendance, please contact in advance)
- Undergraduate and graduate students giving Research Presentations and outstanding leaders receiving recognition at the awards ceremony, including Portland State University’s Paola López-Duarte, Ph.D.
- Walk through the 500+ booth Graduate School and Career Expo (daily) with over 1,000 representatives
- Field Trips to Día de la Física/Day of Physics at Portland State University, Oregon State University, and key biocultural sites along the Columbia River, including the Bonneville Dam, Bonneville Hatchery, tribal fishing platforms, and a local fish market
- Cultural and Indigenous Marketplace (daily), featuring jewelry, beadwork, quillwork, paintings, pottery, baskets, loom work, blankets, quilts, ribbon skirts, and more
- Multicultural celebrations, including Native American/Indigenous Community Welcome (Oct. 26), Inter-tribal Pow Wow (Oct. 27), and a Pachanga and 50th Anniversary Celebration (Oct. 28)
- Networking events and receptions, including Native American/Indigenous Student Meet and Greet, Conversations with Scientists over Lunch, Black, Afro-Latinx, and Afro-Indigenous Reception, Women in STEM Reception, and LGBTQIA+ Reception
- STEM Symposia and Professional Development Sessions, including
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