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January 6, 2020 | Nolan Johnson, I-Connect007Estimated reading time: 1 minute
At this year’s IPC APEX EXPO, you’re likely to see quite a few high school students moving amongst all the normal show activities thanks to the IPC APEX EXPO STEM Outreach Program. Launched two years ago at IPC APEX EXPO 2018, the 2020 version of the STEM Outreach Program will be larger and more immersive than ever before.
Charlene Gunter du Plessis, director of strategic partnerships and programs at IPC, shares: “The IPC APEX EXPO STEM Outreach Program has grown on an annual basis. This will be the third year hosting high school students at IPC APEX EXPO, and the program has evolved ever since.” She adds, “200 high school students and educators from the San Diego region will join us during an interactive day of hands-on technical activities, career exploration, and industry engagement.”
The STEM Outreach Program will take place on February 6, 2020. The organized activities will start at 8:00 a.m. and conclude at about 3:00 p.m. After a kickoff breakfast, students will move to the show floor, where they will rotate through four different education tracks throughout the morning. The tracks will provide students with real-world technical skills training in soldering, coding, design, and assembly of PCBs as well as an IPC APEX EXPO show floor tour. After a career panel luncheon, students will complete their day with one more education track before returning to their staging area for closing remarks and dismissal.
To read this entire article, which appeared in the January 2020 issue of SMT007 Magazine, click here.
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