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AISES Member Tyler Rust’s Earth Day Message

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Happy Earth Day 2022 with planet Earth in muliple colors

Today we honor Unci Maka (Mother Earth) through the celebration of Earth Day. Regardless of your current age, the most astonishing discoveries about the universe and our place within it have been made in your lifetime. With our newest telescopes, we have peered deep into our universe and into the past.

One poignant conclusion to take note of is that despite all of these discoveries, we have not found any place like Earth. Our neighbor Mars offers little in terms of life quality if we were to migrate our species there.

We are increasingly forced to realize and accept that we may never find another planet as profoundly unique as the one we already have.

The Universe is made up of dynamic, ever-changing natural forces and nature will always possess unfathomable mysteries. Consider that Earth has endless miles of stunning beaches, mountains, forests, countless species of plants and animals, and all of the natural delights we may know not of. We spend most of our lives longing to travel and witness firsthand these marvels of our planet.

However, given our current trajectory, these places may not have much to offer by the time many of us retire and begin checking off our bucket lists. Many of the plants and animals will have gone extinct, the coral reefs will be bleached, and the forests removed.

To address these issues, we must honor the teachings handed down to us by our elders and follow their compassion for harvesting wisdom through direct experience with the planet. Our ancestors taught us that humans have a responsibility for maintaining a relationship with our relatives and the planet that is harmonious and reciprocal. We cannot forever exercise dominion over nature for our own personal gain. Indigenous people have always held a deep connection to our planet and have therefore followed this wisdom well. What we can focus on now is how to reverse what has occurred.

AISES member Tyler Rust (Oglala Lakota)

Because we are all one with Mother Earth, healing the planet begins with healing ourselves. We must request and receive the knowledge that our elders hold and preserve this priceless wisdom. We will honor nature through daily spiritual practices which will rejuvenate and protect us. We will treat our bodies and minds with the upmost care because living physically, mentally, and spiritually healthier lifestyles will be inherently better for our planet.

We have endured many hardships in the past two years. Let us accept and address our individual traumas and begin the path to recovery. Let this healing radiate outward to our immediate family, to our tribe, to our extended American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) family, and beyond to the entire planet.

We are planet Earth, and we are loved.

Tyler Rust (Oglala Lakota) will graduate in 2022 with a PhD in Earth System Science and Statistics from the State University of New York (SUNY) – Binghamton. Read in Winds of Change Spring 2021 about Tyler’s academic success and worldly interests.

WiCyS 2023 Conference Wrap-Up

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The Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) annual conference is recognized as a cornerstone event that supports women and other marginalized groups in the cybersecurity industry. The WiCyS conference is the largest cybersecurity conference, with equal representation from industry professionals, academia and students. As the premier event for aspiring and established cybersecurity professionals and students, attendees have the opportunity to share experiences, participate in the community and enrich their professional profiles.

The WiCyS conference seeks to address the glaring cybersecurity jobs gap by shaping the cybersecurity workforce into a space where all genders, identities, abilities, cultures, ethnicities, races, backgrounds and experiences strive to build a safer world.

The WiCyS conference is focused on recruiting, retaining and promoting women in cybersecurity by providing an opportunity to network and learn from each other and listen to research on cybersecurity and technical topics while focusing on the importance of enhanced diversity.

WiCyS’s 2023 conference attracted attendees that possessed impressive technical talent and diverse skill sets and were replete with inspiring moments and connections. Attendees had the opportunity to network and connect with mentors, experts and employers, as well as participate

in workshops and panel discussions. This year, over 121 sponsors embraced the power of paying it forward and provided support to engage over 2,100 attendees (200 being recruiters).

WiCyS 2023 Conference photo collage

Through the support of WiCyS sponsors, 1,004 scholarships were awarded, and 338 travel stipends were distributed. Over 450 volunteers helped launch #WiCyS2023. There also were 28 research posters, 19 workshops, 19 countries represented, 16 technical presentations, 16 lightning talks, 14 meetups/informational sessions, eight featured speakers, seven employer socials, six leadership events, five birds of a feather, four empowering and impactful keynotes, one Allyship Symposium and one capture-the-flag that contributed to making WiCyS 2023 a remarkable success! Learn more about WiCyS at https://www.wicys.org/

The NMSDC Equity Honors 2023–Applications Now Open

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The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) Equity Honors awards are presented to corporate chief officers who have been recognized by their peers as the true leaders at the vanguard of economic equity and minority business integration.

Submit an application for your CEO, COO, CFO, CIO, CMO, CDO, and CPO of the Year. All applications* must be started** by Dec. 20 to be considered.

Submit Application Here!

*Qualified applications submitted for The Equity Honors in 2022 have been cloned for consideration for the 2023 Equity Honors. Simply log into the NMSDC Awards Portal and update your application, then submit. Previous winners of The Equity Honors are ineligible to apply again for a minimum of 3 years.

**We will reopen the applications in March of 2023 to collect 2022 comparative data that will complete the application. All applications that have been started by Dec. 20 will constitute The Equity Honors Nominees for 2023 with nominees highlighted on the Forum website and invited to the 2023 Minority Business Economic Forum.

For more information about NMSDC visit, nmsdc.org

Diversity Alliance for Science West Coast Conference Sells Out Again

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Diversity Alliance for Science (DA4S), the leading life science-focused non-profit supplier diversity organization, recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of its annual West Coast Conference in beautiful Laguna, California. This exciting 2.5-day event connected representatives from the world’s leading pharmaceutical, healthcare and biotechnology corporations with CEOs from life science-industry-focused small and diverse businesses.

DA4S prides itself on what it calls its “secret sauce,” which is the unparalleled networking opportunities its conferences and events provide, and this year’s West Coast Conference delivered on that and more. The conference kicked off with a memorable member’s-only day that provided a full day of networking and relationship building, including golf and for all the non-golfers, an afternoon of team building fun. The energy from member’s-only day carried into the rest of the conference, which featured a line-up of engaging and relevant content for all attendees — from panel discussions and a fireside chat with executives from leading life science corporations to inspirational guest speakers, which included Princess Sarah Culberson, who awed the plenary session audience with her keynote presentation. Success stories were also shared, suppliers took the stage in our Shark Tank kick-off and over 400 matchmaking meetings took place in a hybrid format.

There was certainly not a shortage of opportunities to network and connect between the roundtables, matchmaking and evening events. Attendees had ample opportunities to re-engage with existing contacts and meet new ones. Throughout the last 15 years since its inception, DA4S has established itself as the premier platform for connecting small and diverse businesses with corporations specific to the life science industry.

DA4S is really a one-of-a-kind organization and once you attend one of their events, you start to understand why people rave about it — it really is like a family and the energy is contagious.

DA4S is looking forward to expanding its membership and services in 2023 for suppliers and corporate members! To learn more, please visit diversityallianceforscience.com

Blue Origin Launch: Jeff Bezos reaches space on company’s 1st flight with people

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Bezos, 57, who also owns The Washington Post, claimed the first seat.

By Marcia Dunn, ABC 7

VAN HORN, Texas — Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft.

The Amazon founder was accompanied by a hand-picked group: his brother, an 18-year-old from the Netherlands and an 82-year-old aviation pioneer from Texas – the youngest and oldest to ever fly in space.

“Best day ever!” Bezos said when the capsule touched down on the desert floor at the end of the 10-minute flight.

Named after America’s first astronaut, Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket soared from remote West Texas on the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, a date chosen by Bezos for its historical significance. He held fast to it, even as Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson pushed up his own flight from New Mexico in the race for space tourist dollars and beat him to space by nine days.

Unlike Branson’s piloted rocket plane, Bezos’ capsule was completely automated and required no official staff on board for the up-and-down flight.

Blue Origin reached an altitude of about 66 miles (106 kilometers), more than 10 miles (16 kilometers) higher than Branson’s July 11 ride. The 60-foot (18-meter) booster accelerated to Mach 3 or three times the speed of sound to get the capsule high enough, before separating and landing upright.

The passengers had several minutes of weightlessness to float around the spacious white capsule. The window-filled capsule landed under parachutes, with Bezos and his guests briefly experiencing nearly six times the force of gravity, or 6 G’s, on the way back.

Led by Bezos, they climbed out of the capsule after touchdown with wide grins, embracing parents, partners and children, then popped open bottles of sparkling wine, spraying one another.

Sharing Bezos’ dream-come-true adventure was Wally Funk, from the Dallas area, one of 13 female pilots who went through the same tests as NASA’s all-male astronaut corps in the early 1960s but never made it into space.

Joining them on the ultimate joyride was the company’s first paying customer, Oliver Daemen, a last-minute fill-in for the mystery winner of a $28 million auction who opted for a later flight. The Dutch teen’s father took part in the auction, and agreed on a lower undisclosed price last week when Blue Origin offered his son the vacated seat.

“I got goose bumps,” said Angel Herrera after the capsule landed. “The hair on the back of my neck stood up, just witnessing history.”

Herrera, who lives in El Paso, was one of a few dozen people who watched the launch from inside Van Horn High School, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) away.

Blue Origin – founded by Bezos in 2000 in Kent, Washington, near Amazon’s Seattle headquarters – hasn’t revealed its price for a ride to space. Two more passenger flights are planned by year’s end, said Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith.

The recycled rocket and capsule that carried up Tuesday’s passengers were used on the last two space demos, according to company officials.

Click here to read the full article on ABC 7.

The Annual BDPA Technology and Career Fair – Win Scholarship in the “Design A Mobile App Showcase’!

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You will design, pitch and demo the app to a panel of judges for the chance to win a scholarship.

Hi Students,

The National Mobile App showcase is a great opportunity to improve your programming skills in the language of your choice and learn about product development.

Design and build any application you are passionate about and learn how to give a compelling pitch to an audience of companies looking for students like you!

This competition is here for independent, driven students.

We will provide lightweight checkpoints to help you think through your app, troubleshoot, and finish a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) by the end of the summer.

Build your app at your own pace.

Register Here!

During the Annual BDPA Conference on August 12-14, 2021, you will pitch and demo the app to a panel of judges for the chance to win a scholarship upward We’ve got great prizes this year.

1st Place College Scholarship $3,000
2nd Place College Scholarship $2,000
3rd Place College Scholarship $1,250

1st Place High School $1,750
2nd Place High School $1,250
3rd Place High Scholarship $750

Hope to see you there!

Best,
The Mobile App Showcase Team
mobileapps@bdpa.org

We Lead: At the Intersection of Identity, Equity and Unity Leadership Summit

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We Lead: At the Intersection of Identity, Equity and Unity Leadership Summit is about recognizing the leaders in our communities that continue to take action to build equity in increasingly complex workplaces, together.

Click here to register.

The AISES Leadership Summit

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The AISES Leadership Summit delivers on strategies that equip #Indigenous #STEM students and leaders to succeed within the organizational structures in their work or academic lives.

Secure your spot for the April 2 and 9 summit by registering at summit.aises.org #AISESLS21 #AISESLeadership

Venture Summit Virtual Connect West

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Diversity in STEAM invites you to join an inclusive, diverse online gathering of over 240 leading VCs, Corp VCs, Angel Investors, and over 100 Top Innovators at #VSVC Venture Summit Virtual Connect West being held on March 16th- 18th 2021.

One-on-One (zoom) investor meetings, 2 days of content including timely panel discussions, workshops, and inspiring keynotes.

Whether you’re an investor seeking access to new early-stage deals, or a CEO or Founder of a new venture looking for funding, visibility, and growth, Venture Summit Virtual Connect | West is one event you won’t want to miss.

NASA Invites Public to Share Thrill of Mars Perseverance Rover Landing

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NASA is inviting the public to take part in virtual activities and events as the agency’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover nears entry, descent, and landing on the Red Planet, with touchdown scheduled for approximately 3:55 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 18.

Live coverage and landing commentary from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California will begin at 2:15 p.m. on the NASA TV Public Channel and the agency’s website, as well as the NASA App, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitch, Daily Motion, and THETA.TV.

Photo: An illustration of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing safely on Mars. Hundreds of critical events must execute perfectly and exactly on time for the rover to land safely on Feb. 18, 2021.
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Among the many firsts with this mission is the agency’s first-ever Spanish-language show for a planetary landing. On Thursday, Feb. 18, at 2:30 p.m., NASA will air “Juntos perseveramos,” a show that will give viewers an overview of the mission to Mars and highlight the role Hispanic NASA professionals have had in its success.

During landing, the rover will plunge through the thin Martian atmosphere at more than 12,000 mph (about 20,000 kph). A parachute and powered descent will slow the rover down to about 2 mph (3 kph). During what is known as the sky crane maneuver, the descent stage will lower the rover on three cables to land softly on six wheels at Jezero Crater.

Perseverance also is carrying a technology experiment – the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter – that will attempt the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.

“If there’s one thing we know, it’s that landing on Mars is never easy,” said NASA Associate Administrator for Communications Marc Etkind. “But as NASA’s fifth Mars rover, Perseverance has an extraordinary engineering pedigree and mission team. We are excited to invite the entire world to share this exciting event with us!”

NASA is offering many ways for the public to participate and stay up to date on landing information, mission highlights, and interaction opportunities.

Watch and Participate Virtually

Connect with like-minded space enthusiasts, receive a NASA Social badge, ask questions, and take part in other virtual activities by signing up for the Perseverance Rover Virtual NASA Social event.

NASA also will provide a virtual guest experience for members of the public during landing, with notifications about mission updates, curated mission resources, and a virtual passport stamp available after landing.

Stay connected and let people know you’re following the mission on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Join the conversation, ask questions, and get answers online by using #CountdownToMars.

Follow and tag these accounts:

Twitter: @NASA, @NASAPersevere, @NASAMars

Facebook: NASA, NASAPersevere

Instagram: NASA

At 7 p.m. EST Tuesday, Feb. 16, a NASA Social live show previewing landing day will stream live via the JPL YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter accounts.

You also can follow every step of entry, descent, and landing with this visualization, and get a preview of all the excitement with a new video.

Opportunities for Students, Teachers, Educators

Design, build, and land your own spacecraft – just like NASA scientists and engineers do. Join NASA’s Mission to Mars Student Challenge, where classrooms, informal education groups, families and individuals will be able to participate in landing week question-and-answer sessions with mission experts and submit student questions and work that could be featured during NASA broadcasts leading up to and on landing day.

A Mars 2020 STEM toolkit also is available, with stories on the students who named Perseverance and Ingenuity, opportunities to code your own Mars exploration games, and more.

Join scientists from NASA and JPL at a briefing of the National Academies Space Studies Board and Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 11:30 am EST to hear more about Perseverance’s journey to Mars’ Jezero Crater, NASA’s Mars Sample Return, and the challenges the team has overcome. Participants include:

Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA associate administrator for science
Lori Glaze, director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division
Bobby Braun, Mars Sample Return program manager at JPL
Matt Wallace, deputy project manager, Mars 2020 at JPL
Katie Stack Morgan, Mars 2020 deputy project scientist at JPL

Interactive Experiences

You also can try out a virtual photo booth that allows you to pose next to the Perseverance rover, listen to the differences between sounds on Mars and Earth, and check out other interactive experiences on the mission’s website.

Send Your Name to Mars, Again!

Perseverance is carrying three dime-size chips with 11 million names submitted by people all over the world. Anyone who missed the chance to send their name on Perseverance can sign up to send their name on a future Mars mission at:

https://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send-your-name/mars2020

Lighting Towns Red Around the World

To celebrate Perseverance’s Red Planet landing, the Empire State Building in New York will light its tower red on Tuesday, Feb. 16, starting at sunset until 2 a.m. the following morning. In addition, the Los Angeles International Airport gateway pylons will glow red from sundown on Wednesday, Feb. 17, through sunrise Friday, Feb. 19. Other sites in the United States recognizing the upcoming landing include select buildings along the Chicago skyline, such as the Adler Planetarium. NASA invites cities around the country and world to participate in “lighting the town red.”

Source: NASA

SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space station

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