11th Annual Expanding Your Horizons (EYH)
STEM Conference & Career Fair For Girls in Grades 5-10

Event takes place at Hartnell College Main Campus: 411 Central Ave. Salinas, CA 93901
*This is a parent/guardian drop-off/pick-up event. All participants are chaperoned throughout the day.

REGISTRATION OPENS OCTOBER 11th, 2023 at 8:00am
***Register early, this event fills fast!***

Registration Instructions

STEP 1

Read through the Workshop Descriptions, and rank your top 10 in order of preference. This year we have 16 unique workshops offered by Chevron, CSUMB, Camp SEA Lab, Digital NEST, Elkhorn Slough, Hartnell College, MEarth, NPS, Save the Whales, UCSC, and Lyceum instructors Erin Sawyer and Kristen Burroughs.

STEP 2

Register for the event (you will be required to rank workshop selections). Registration closes on Oct 25th at 8:00am (or when event is full)

STEP 3

Check your email for your registration confirmation! You will receive more details by email prior to the event (maps, registration information, etc).
*Make sure you complete your Chevron Photo Release via Docusign. The link will be available in your confirmation email if you miss it during registration. It is a separate document which must be submitted.

STEP 4

Arrive at Hartnell College Main Campus, Building C between 8:15-9am on Nov 4, 2023 to check-in and receive workshop information.

STEP 5

Pick up at 3:00pm. There is NO aftercare for participants after 3:00pm.

We hope to see you there!!

Special Thanks to:

Chevron Aces for Access FOR THEIR GENEROUS GRANT WHICH MAKES THIS EVENT POSSIBLE, ALONG WITH OUR OTHER AMAZING SPONSORS.

Thank you to Chevron Aces for Access for making Expanding Your Horizons - Monterey County possible!

Event Sponsors

  • Chevron Aces for Access

  • Monterey Peninsula Foundation

  • Harden Foundation

  • Hartnell College

Thank you also to all of the educators, teachers, parents, and family members who volunteer their time to support this event and our local youth! We could not do it without you!

Our Current & Previous Workshop & Career Fair Presenters:

  • 99s International Organization of Women Pilots

  • APWA

  • Bayer

  • Cal-Am Water

  • Chevron

  • Central Coast Mobile Fab Lab

  • CSUMB

  • Digital NEST

  • Elkhorn Slough Reserve

  • Enza Zaden

  • Hartnell Astronomy Department

  • Hartnell MESA Program

  • James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at MIIS

  • MEarth

  • Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST)

  • MPC

  • Naval Research Laboratory Marine Meteorology Division - (OmniGlobe)

  • NPS CRUSER

  • SPCA Monterey

  • USDA

  • UCSC

  • UCSC-WiSE

  • Ventana Wildlife Society

  • Whitson Engineers

  • And many more!!

2023 Schedule

TimeActivityLocation
8:15am – 9:00amRegistration/Check-inBuilding C
9:00am – 9:55amOpening & KeynoteSteinbeck Hall
9:55am – 10:00amtransition period - head to workshops -
10:00am – 11:15am Workshop 1 Workshop 1 Room
11:15– 11:30am 15 minute transition time to go to the bathroom, clean up, etc.
11:30am – 12:40pm Lunch & Career FairBuilding C Commons Area
12:45pm - 1:00pm Transition to Workshop 2
1:00pm – 2:15pm Workshop 2 Workshop 2 Room
2:15pm – 2:25pm complete evaluations Workshop 2
2:35pm - 3:00pmClosing & Raffle AnnouncementsSteinbeck Hall