OSTA 61st Annual Conference on Science Education

Gresham High School, Gresham, Oregon

Registration	Sponsors	Exhibitors
		Continuing Education Credit

Conference Registration

Registration Type	Early Registration Through August 31	Advanced Registration Through September 30	After September 30 and Onsite Registration
Member	$150	$170	$190
Non-member	$180	$200	$220
Pre-Service Teachers and Student Members	$50	$50	$60
Retiree Member	$100	$110	$120
WSTA Member*	$150	$170	$190

*WSTA Member rate requires a registration code.  Please contact WSTA Representative Carol Sandison (sandicar2165@gmail.com) for that code.

Register for the conference here

Continuing Education Credit

In Partnership with Eastern Oregon University, OSTA will be offering 1 CEU upon completion of the required work associated with your attendance at the conference. Here is an example of a completed assignment from last year's conference.

Registration at EOU and payment of the credit fee ($200) is also required.  Registration process can be found here.

Here are some details to note:

Registration must be completed by Oct. 13, 2023.

• The Non-Admitted, Non-Degree Seeking student application fee of $25 is waived for individuals enrolling in Credit Overlay courses.
  
• Please review your student account and if you believe you have been assessed this fee in error, please contact the EOU Admissions Office at admissions@eou.edu.

Request for Proposals

Session proposal submission is closed.  

ACTIVE AND RETIRED TEACHERS/EDUCATORS Active and Retired Teachers/Educators (and co-presenters) are invited to submit up to a maximum of three (3) proposals for consideration. Proposals should focus on the presenter's individual work and not offer any endorsements to specific products or services available on the market.

Nonprofit organizations or government agencies Nonprofit Organizations and Government Agencies are invited to submit up to a maximum of three (3) proposals for consideration. Proposals should focus on resources that are freely available and do not have any fee attached for participants to be able to fully utilize said resources.

Science Consultants Science Consultants are invited to submit up to a maximum of three (3) proposals for consideration. Proposals should focus on the presenter's individual work and not promote use of consultant’s service or any fee-based materials.

Friday, October 13, 2023  Workshops and Fieldtrips       Proposals can be for 1 or 2 sessions and can be held offsite and involve travel. Each session ~3 hrs. 

Saturday, October 14, 2023 Traditional Conference Session Format 
       Sessions 50 min and possible to have 2 concurrent sessions. Annular Solar Eclipse will be ~9 am. Keynote and ~4 sessions will be scheduled.

Commercial OrganizationS/Exhibitors

Commercial Organizations are invited to present via the Exhibitor Workshop option. To be eligible, companies must have an exhibit booth for the respective conference. Exhibitor workshops are guaranteed to be scheduled provided they meet acceptable standards of taste and NSTA Safety Guidelines. Please contact exhibits@oregonscience.org for more information.

Keynote Speaker (TBA)

Watch this space.

Conference Lodging (TBA)

Watch this space.