YOU SAID. CHRISTINA, LET’S JUMP RIGHT IN. ABSOLUTELY. SO LIKE AUDREY MENTIONED, WE’RE JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AWAY FROM MARCH, WHICH IS ALSO INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S MONTH. AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO KICK OFF A LITTLE OR EARLY HEAD START TO THE MOON THAN WITH THE FIRST EVER? FIND YOUR STEM CONFERENCE THAT’S HAPPENING IN GREENSBORO THIS WEEKEND. YEAH. JOINING US LIVE IS ONE OF THE EVENT COORDINATOR IS TARA MCKEE. GOOD MORNING, TARA. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. LET’S JUST JUMP RIGHT IN. WHY ARE EVENTS LIKE THIS IMPORTANT FOR WOMEN AND YOUNG GIRLS OR WOMEN AND YOUNG GIRLS WHO MAY NOT OFTEN GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET HANDS ON EXPOSURE, BUT ALSO TO HEAR FROM PROFESSIONALS, NOT JUST THE WOMEN IN STEM, BUT ALSO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE PRESENTING THEIR RESEARCH AND EVEN THAT PEER TO PEER MENTORSHIP IS VERY IMPORTANT. ALSO. YOU KNOW, WE USE TERMS AND TOOLS AND THE ADVICE TO HELP STUDENTS NAVIGATE THAT AND EVEN SOME ADULTS THAT MIGHT BE, HEY, I LIKE TO DO A CAREER IN STEM. THEY’RE ALL WELCOME TO COME. WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THE IN THE GENDER SPECTRUM AND JUST GET THAT INFORMATION. YOU KNOW, FOR HIGH PAYING CAREERS, KIDS TYPICALLY CAREERS IN SCIENCE DO PAY MORE. BUT THAT HANDS ON AND THAT EXPOSURE IS WONDERFUL FOR STUDENTS. SO TELL US ABOUT THIS. COME FRIENDS THIS WEEKEND. FIND YOUR STEM CONFERENCE. WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECT, TARA? WELL, AT THE CONFERENCE, OF COURSE, WHICH IS MARCH 4TH HERE AT THIS WONDERFUL RESEARCH INSTITUTION, AS YOU SEE BEHIND ME, I’M AT THE JOINT SCHOOL OF NANO SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. AND IT IS A JOINT SCHOOL BETWEEN NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA IN GREENSBORO. AND WE’RE GOING TO HAVE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PRESENTING POSTERS. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE WOMEN IN STEM CAREERS. AND OTHER MEMBERS SAY, IS THAT JUST IN IN GRADUATE STUDENTS HELPING OUT, THERE’S GOING TO BE A LOT OF NETWORKING. THERE’S GOING TO BE POSTER PRESENTATIONS AND THERE’S GOING TO BE ACTIVITIES FROM STEM, YOU KNOW, DEMONSTRATE SCIENCE TO ALSO CHARADES. SO THERE’S KIND OF SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE, YOU KNOW, EVENPPARENTS YOU’RE WELCOME TO COME. AND SIBLINGS. YOU’RE WELCOME TO COME. BUT IT DOES FOCUS ON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS. BUT WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES WHERE THEY CAN GET TIPS. THEY CAN TALK ABOUT THE TOOLS, NOT JUST RELATED TO NANOSCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, BUT OTHER STEM CAREERS. SO THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS. YOU KNOW, LUNCH IS PROVIDED. WE’RE HAVING BREAKFAST SO THEY CAN COME RIGHT ON OUT AND JUST HAVE THAT WONDERFUL, YOU KNOW, INFORMAL FEEL EXPERIENCE IN STEM. SO IT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT EVENT. TARA, THIS SOUNDS INCREDIBLE AND OF COURSE, WE WANT TO GET A SNEAK PREVIEW HERE ON THE LOCAL VIBE. SO IF YOU DON’T MIND, MAYBE TOUCHING ON ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE TOPICS THAT YOU KNOW IS GOING TO BE THE SUBJECT OF SOME OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS THAT ATTENDEES ARE GOING TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS WEEK IN THEIR SOCIAL JUSTICE IN STEM. THERE’S ALSO YOUR NAVIGATING YOUR JOURNEY IN STEM. SO AND IT’S ALSO A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSIONS. SO THERE MAY BE TOPICS THAT ARE NOT, YOU KNOW, PARTICULARLY ON THE PROGRAM, BUT STUDENTS AND PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO ASK BECAUSE AS WE KNOW IN STEM TOPICS DO COME UP. AND EVEN IF YOU’RE NOT, YOU’RE THINKING YOU’RE A NON STEM STEM PROFESSIONALS. WE STILL NEED INDIVIDUALS LIKE LITERATURE TO WRITE. WE STILL NEED STEM. SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS DEFINITELY FOR EVERYONE. SO DON’T JUST THINK, OKAY, I’M NOT STEM, BUT YOU KNOW, WITH STEM ORGANIZATIONS, YOU KNOW, YOU’RE STILL GOING TO GET PAID WELL, BUT WE ALSO NEED SUPPORTERS. SO EVERYTHING FROM GRAPHIC DESIGN AND, YOU KNOW, STEM THAT THERE’S MULTIPLE OCCUPATIONS AND CAREERS. IT’S JUST FINDING YOUR STEM, FINDING WHAT YOU LIKE SO WE CAN HELP WITH THOSE TOOLS. AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, THAT NETWORKING TO GIVE YOU INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY LOOK LIKE YOU, WHO MAY NOT LOOK LIKE YOU, BUT WE’RE HERE TO HELP YOU. SO IT’S IT’S A VARIETY OF FINDING YOUR STEM. SO THAT’S WHAT THAT’S WHAT WE’RE ABOUT HERE. AND AGAIN, IT’S BEING HOSTED HERE AT J. IT’S IN N, BUT ALL STEM IS WELCOME. SO I’M A GEOSPATIAL SCIENTIST AND WE HAVE CHEMISTS. WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY. SO YOU NEVER KNOW WHO YOU’RE GOING TO RUN INTO. BUT IT’S A IT’S A CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS. WOW, TARA, THIS SOUNDS SO WONDERFUL. WE ARE SO GLAD YOU GOT TO JOIN US HERE ON THE LOCAL VIBE THIS MORNING TO SHARE SOME OF YOUR INSIGHT. AND ONCE AGAIN, FOR EVERYONE AT HOME, THE FIND YOUR STEM CONFERENCE IS THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 4TH, FROM 9:30 A.M. UNTIL 230 AT THE JOINT SCHOOL OF NANO SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. WELL, THIS IS RIGHT THERE OFF OF GATE CITY BOULEVARD THERE IN GREENSBORO. SO IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION, THOUGH, OF COURSE YOU CAN VISIT GREENSBORO AND S