NGCP BUILDS THE NETWORK BY ADDING NEW COLLABORATIVES: In April 2011, the National Girls Collaborative Project received funding from the National Science Foundation to reach additional states identified as high priority areas. Since then, we have added 10 new states. We are pleased to announce new Collaboratives in Iowa and New York. Please spread the word about upcoming informational meetings with your contacts. (We will have information about Alabama and Oregon meetings in the next few weeks.) New Collaboratives Informational Meetings: Program managers, guidance counselors, business partners, teachers, and representatives from professional organizations and higher education are invited to network with colleagues and to learn how the NGCP model can help your organization. * New York State Girls Collaborative Project Informational Meeting, Schenectady, New York September 20, 2013, 1:30 - 3:30 PM Eastern. The New York State Girls Collaborative Project is sponsored by the University of Albany<http://www.albany.edu/>, College of Computing and Information Women in Technology<http://www.albany.edu/cci/cciwit.php> (CCIWIT). Register: http://www.ngcproject.org/new-york-state-girls-collaborative-project-information-meeting * Iowa Girls Collaborative Project Informational Meeting, Davenport, Iowa October 30, 2013, 2:00 - 4:00 PM Central. The Iowa Girls Collaborative Project is sponsored by the Putnam Museum<http://www.putnam.org/>. Register: http://www.ngcproject.org/iowa-girls-collaborative-project-information-meeting NATIONAL CHAMPIONS BOARD MEETING: Our next meeting will be Tuesday, November 19, 2013 in Washington DC. Please use the registration link below to indicate your attendance. Lunch will be provided. There will be a videoconference option for those of you unable to attend in person. If you are attending in person, please use the registration link. If you are planning to attend via videoconference, please send me an e-mail. * NGCP Fall National Champions Board Meeting Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 10:00am-4:00pm Location: Cisco Systems, 601 Pennsylvania Ave NW, North Building, #900, Washington, DC 20004 Register: http://www.ngcproject.org/event/ngcp-fall-national-champions-board-meeting. WHY IS COLLABORATION IMPORTANT? High levels of collaboration among educators and programs engaging girls in STEM increases the efficiency and effectiveness and overall capacity of programs and therefore increases opportunities and improves experiences for girls in STEM. See our new infographic to learn more about how the NGCP model increases collaboration. http://www.ngcproject.org/increasing-collaboration-improve-girl-serving-stem-programs. Karen Karen A. Peterson, Chief Executive Officer, EdLab Group & Principal Investigator, National Girls Collaborative Project voice: 425.977.4750 kpeterson@edlabgroup.org<mailto:kpeterson@edlabgroup.org> www.edlabgroup.org<http://www.edlabgroup.org>