The STEMCON Program Committee are currently accepting abstracts for presentations (no associated papers) for STEMCON 2020 in Ho Chi Minh City. 

Abstract submission deadline: March 7, 2020

Abstract Submissions are a central part of STEMCON. We want to recognize what you as a faculty member have done to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and/or Math in your educational institution and community. The STEMCON program committee will select the best, most innovative submissions to be presented* at the conference. Chosen abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings and will set the bar as to what STEM education looks like in Southeast Asia. This is an opportunity for you to help direct the future of Vietnam and to showcase your work amongst your peers and industry leaders.

Abstracts on all topics associated with STEM and higher education will be accepted. This year the Program Committee is especially interested in presentations on the following topics:

Scaling Soft Skills Development to Meet Workforce Demand

• Creative Problem Solving
• Language Proficiency
• Critical Thinking
• Building Collaborative Environments

Building STEM Ecosystems: Learning Outside the Traditional Classrooms

• EPICS
• Maker Spaces
• Community Partnerships
• Internships

Universal Urgency to Build STEM Skills

• Design Thinking
• Setting Competencies in STEM Education
• Redesigning Curriculum

Scaling Technical Skills Development to Meet Workforce Demand

• Data Analysis
• Project Management
• Programming and Coding

Building Talent at Scale with Entrepreneurial Disposition

• Business Acumen and Financial Fluency
• Classroom Innovations
• Problem-Based Learning

Scaling Learning for Advanced Technology

• Machine Learning,
• Artificial Intelligence
• Blockchain
• Cloud Computing

*Presentations during technical sessions at STEMCON are expected to run 20-25 minutes each with 5-10 minutes allotted for questions.