Conference: Women in Engineering, UMaryland, Feb. 26, 2011
Posted on November 29th, 2010 by ASEE
The Women in Engineering Program at the University of Maryland will hold the 2011 DREAM Conference for girls in grades 11 and 12 on February 26, 2011, welcoming over 300 participants to the University of Maryland campus for a series of workshops, forums, demonstrations and discussions to ignite interest in engineering.
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