SHPE President’s Message
The 2009 SHPE Conference in Washington, D.C. is looming on the horizon, and we have never been in a better position before a national conference. An estimated 6,000 of the United States top talent, brilliant minds and cutting-edge corporations will come together to advance professional and educational opportunities for Hispanics in the STEM fields.
Over the past two years, the SHPE Conference has continued to break records, attracting more attendees than ever before, inspiring more corporations to partner with us and providing more hands-on workshops and seminars. The great momentum and excitement that began with our move to the fall only continues to grow. In fact, our October 1 early registration deadline exceeded all expectations as packages that included hotel accommodations were sold out that night. We’ve reserved more rooms though, so hurry and register before we sell out again!
To all those attending and to those still considering attending our conference, let me remind you that we are the nation’s largest technical conference for Hispanics. The SHPE Conference offers numerous educational, technical, networking and career programs to support college students and professionals. Middle and high schools students will be inspired to pursue career in the STEM fields through a series of interactive seminars, career fair, Expo and science competitions.
Professional attending the SHPE Conference will have a wide-array of valuable resources at their finger tips including certification, skills development, networking, technology competitions and access to the US top corporations and governmental agencies seeking our brightest minds – remember there is still time left for attendees to sign up. Join all of your fellow members from across the nation at the SHPE Conference, October 28 to November 1, in Washington, D.C.
I wish to extend my sincere thanks to those who are making this conference possible – our sponsors, members, committee chairs and volunteers, staff and board. Our success in such a tumultuous year speaks to the passion and commitment you all have to truly making SHPE the source for quality Hispanic engineers and technical talent.
If you are not already actively involved in SHPE, now is a great time to get involved. There is a place and need for each of us. SHPE can help you reach personal, academic and professional goals, and in turn, you can help SHPE change the future of the Latino community and our nation for the better.
I look forward to seeing our SHPE membership come together like never before at the conference this year. We have an incredible mission before us, and as long as we continue our quest to make a difference in our community, industry and nation, it is an achievable mission.
See you in D.C.!
Manny Hernández
SHPE National President
