Description:

An initiative of the Local Chapters Affairs Committee is to increase the number of and vitality of Pre-College Chapters.

The purpose of this session is to bring together all potential stakeholders: K-12 educators, K-12 students, college/university level student chapters, industry professionals, and AMS, which could benefit from the growth of AMS Pre-College Chapters.  This session will highlight the current relationships between college and pre-college AMS Chapters, and encourage ways to develop and nurture collaborative relationships between existing chapters.  Throughout the session, speakers will share highlights of successful collaboration between K-12 and local AMS chapters or demonstrate ways to easily develop interest in generating and launching Pre-College AMS chapters. Presenters will be asked to share their own experiences and discuss how increasing the number of Pre-College Chapters would benefit all factions of the AMS Community. The goal and outcome of this session is to utilize presentations and networking to increase K-12 education involvement in AMS.  This outcome will ideally increase the number of AMS Pre-College chapters and create more robust Pre-College chapters within our organization.