January 31, 2018 — As Engineers Week 2018 approaches, the International Society of Automation (ISA) and its umbrella organization, the Automation Federation, encourage all automation engineers to participate in this annual effort that promotes the value and significance of engineering and engineering careers.
Sponsored and organized by DiscoverE, Engineers Week, 18-24 February 2018, celebrates how engineers make a positive difference in our world and seeks to raise awareness around the need to attract more young people to the engineering profession.
ISA, as a contributing coalition member of DiscoverE, asks its members and other automation engineers to interact with and support young people, whether as a student mentor or classroom speaker or by bringing a class of students to your workplace for a tour. There are many ways to participate, not just in February but all year long. Review all the different ways to participate on the Engineers Week website.
According to US Department of Education data, low interest among US students in STEM-related education and career fields is placing America's future competitiveness and inventiveness in jeopardy. According to the website, only 16 percent of American high school students are proficient in mathematics and are interested in a STEM career. Among those who do pursue a college major in a STEM field, only about half will actually work in a STEM-related career.
As the "Voice of Automation," the Automation Federation and its 20 member organizations and seven working groups partner with government leaders, educators and private industry to boost awareness around the key role automation and engineering play in advancing society, quality of life, economic growth and opportunities for satisfying, well-paying careers.
Girl Day (22 February 2018), a day that celebrates girls' aptitude in STEM learning and shows girls how engineers are changing our world.
Stay up to date on all STEM-related initiatives, join leaders from business, education and government at the 2018 U.S. News STEM Solutions Workforce of Tomorrow conference, 4-6 April 2018 in Washington, DC. Get all the details at the conference website.