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2025 Rural STEM Summit 

We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort Fort McDowell, AZ 

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Arizona Rural STEM Summit: Empowering Communities

Thank you for your interest in the 2025 Rural STEM Learning Summit. Early Bird Registration for the Summit and Hotel room block will be available on January 13, 2025. Links to both will be on this page. 


Conferences schedules will be available by April 28, 2025


If you would like more information on RSS25, please feel free to contact the event coordinator - Kal Mannis, at mannisk@azscience.org

SUMMIT REGISTRATION

Registation Form

2025 Rural Summit Registration

$215.00

  • $215: Early Bird Registration (January 13 - April 13)
  • $275: Regular Registration (April   - August 15, 2025)
  • $350: Walk-In Registration (August 16 - August 27, 2025)


                            $50: PreConference August 26 (see FAQ below): 

9:00am - 12:00pm

Minecraft for Education (limited 15 seats). Dr. Yoonhee Lee 

1:00p - 4:00p

TBD - DaNel Hogan



Registration includes breakfast and lunch on August 27 and 28. 

Breakfast only on August 29.


Purchase Orders should be made out to:

SciTech Institute

1438 W. Broadway Rd, #101

Tempe, AZ 85282


* All P.O.s should be forwarded to: vthompson@scitechinstitute.org


Frequently Asked Questions

Please reach us at mannisk@azscience.org if you cannot find an answer to your question.

Phoenix has two airports. We suggest you use Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (Phx). 


Best choice is Uber/Lyft. Depending on the time of day you travel factor a cost can be as low as $35 and as high as $55 from Phoenix Sky Harbor. It is about a 30-45 minute ride.


1. Preconference attendees will have a continental breakfast and lunch.

2. Conference attendees will have breakfast on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Lunch on Wednesday and Thursday.

3. Dinner is on your own. The resort has several restaurants at varying price points. 

4. The Summit will be hosting a Reception on Thursday evening.  

4. We-Ko-Pa is 20 minutes from downtown Scottsdale or Tempe. An easy Uber ride to amazing restaurants. 


We-Ko-Pa has offered the conference room rate for two days prior and three day following the Summit.


1. Water Bottle (we will have stickers to decorate it)

2. Electrolyte packs - Kal suggests Drip Drop rehydration relief packs (Amazon). 

3. Weirdly enough, a few layers. Sometimes the rooms can be cold, even it it is a scorcher outside.

4. Walking/Hiking stick if you plan to venture out into the AZ wilds.


1. Downtown Phoenix is walkable and has AZ Science Center, S'edav Va'aki cultural museum, Shopping, Sports Arenas, and interesting food venues

2. Tempe - Arizona State University, Papago Park (Zoo, Botanic Gardens, hiking), Tempe Town Lake.

3. Downtown Scottsdale - is an experience. Very 1960's upscale style architecture with great shops and restaurants. Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesin West, World Wildlife Zoo, AZ Odyssey.

4. Phoenix has the largest city park system in the U.S. with 120,000 acres set aside. All have hiking trails. 

5. Rare Gem in North Phoenix - Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve. Currently being taken care of by ASU, this is an amazing site in the northern foothills.

6. North - Verde Valley with Sedona (just over an hour north), Cottonwood (Wine tasting), and Montezumas Well and Castle. Then Flagstaff (about 2.5 hour drive) and the Grand Canyon (about 3.5 hour drive).

7. South - Tucson, Sonoita & Elgin (wine growing region), Nogales (AZ & MX).

8. If you like Observatories - there are three spectacular sites in So AZ - Kitt Peak, Mt. Lemon, and Mt. Graham ; in Northern AZ Flagstaff has Lowell Observatory and its new engagement center. Check with each site's website for visitor details. 


1. Minecraft for Education - Dr. YoonHee Lee (ASU Education & Playful Digital Learning)

  • Microsoft tool that can be used to support computer science, science, math, and engineering education. Learn best practices in leveraging technology to  Participants will need to purchase a Minecraft for Education license ($5.04/person),  https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/licensing
  • Minecraft for Education pre-conference is limited to 15 seats

2. Systems Thinking and  Classroom  Logistics - DaNel Hogan, Water's Center for System Thinking


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THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS 2024 SUMMIT PARTNERS AND SPONSORS

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