2025 STEM Innovation Forum

Innovation Showcase Submissions

Building on last year's successful poster sharing session, we are inviting all Forum participants to participate in this year’s Innovation Showcase, an opportunity for every participating organization to share their success. 

This is your opportunity to showcase successful strategies, partnerships, and programs that are shaping the future of STEM and strengthening talent pipelines across the United States. 

What Should I Showcase?

  • Your poster should showcase a specific practice or program that measurably improved outcomes for students, educators, industry, and/or communities.
  • An effective poster can stand on their own and spark conversations, future collaborations, and help scale ideas to new audiences.
  • Presentations must be educational in nature — no sales pitches or promotional content.

When pulling your poster together we would like you to consider the guiding questions below:

  • “How did this effort support partnerships between employers and educators?”
  • "What are the outcomes of this project or initiative? What difference did it make, and for whom?"
  • “Did this effort overcome shared challenges? If so, how did stakeholder groups find common ground?”

Next Steps

  1. Please contact us using the button below, letting conference organizers know you are interested in creating a poster for the Innovation Showcase.

  2. Attend a required virtual information session to learn more about the Forum Innovation Showcase. (Details to be shared soon)

  3. Design a poster according to the following specifications: 

    1. 36x48 inches 

    2. PowerPoint Poster Template: https://www.posternerd.com/sciposters-templates

    3. Posters are limited to one per organization.

  4. Send PDF File to kylie.messier@stemconnector.com by Friday, October 24th at 5 PM ET. 

  5. The conference team will print your poster for you, eliminating the need to transport it to the Forum. You are welcome to take your poster home after the event; however, you will be responsible for its transportation expenses.

  6. The conference team will not be responsible for formatting, editing or proofreading. Your poster will be printed as submitted. 

There will be opportunities for showcasing your poster on Mon., Nov. 17 or Tues., Nov. 18, and poster assignments will be provided in early November.  We appreciate your interest and look forward to highlighting your organization, special project, or program at this year's Forum!

*Registration to the Forum is required to participate in the Innovation Showcase. Please register here.

Presenting Organizations

In its fourth year, the STEM Innovation Forum, a collaborative effort by STEMconnector and STEMx, aims to bring together leaders from the STEM education and workforce sectors. The forum serves as a platform to share, explore, and advance sustainable strategies that support STEM education and career pathways.

Audience

The STEM Innovation Forum anticipates an audience of 200 thought-leaders from STEM education and workforce development. Leaders from industry, government, academia, nonprofits, and STEM networks will collaborate to advance a sustainable STEM workforce reflective of every community in America.

Forum Experience

Over the course of two dynamic days, attendees will engage in:

  • Site Visits to compelling experiential learning environments.
  • Keynotes from visionary leaders and STEM trailblazers.
  • Insightful panels and interactive breakout sessions focused on effective, real-world solutions.
  • Strategic reception and networking opportunities are designed to foster introductions, spark partnerships and scale impact through new relationships.
  • Innovation Exchange poster session highlighting attendees’ unique approaches to STEM workforce education, exploration and readiness programs.