For the first time, Great Minds in STEM and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) are partnering to honor 22 years of Hispanic Technical Professional Achievement in STEM fields by honoring past HENAAC Award Winners. Our two great organizations are coming together for the first Hispanic STEM Legacy Luncheon, a celebration of the leadership of great Hispanics in our Nation's capitol. Legacy Luncheon Honorees represent the best accomplished Engineers and Technology Professionals and also their contributions in serving the underserved and underprivileged communities of America with respect to STEM.
Great Minds in STEM would like to honor our past HENAAC Award winners, and their contributions and accomplishments since being bestowed their HENAAC Awards, in our nation's Capitol who have dedicated part of their professional career to promote the importance of STEM careers through their involvement and support of Great Minds in STEM professional educational programs.
- The event will focus on the importance of a National STEM agenda and the contributions of the Legacy Luncheon Honorees in contributing to the STEM well-being of America's underprivileged and underserved communities.
- The Hispanic STEM Legacy Luncheon seeks to convene STEM experts from industry, government, and military to showcase great role models for presentation to national elected officials and their staffs as well as prominent Government officials with a STEM career interest.
- Honor people in our nation's Capitol who have dedicated part of their professional career to promote the importance of STEM careers through their involvement and support of GMiS educational programs
- Federal government STEM leaders
- Hispanic Members of Congress
- Members of Congress with a STEM Interest and Interest in Education and Professional Pipeline Issues
- Corporations and supporting groups of STEM professionals, and their representatives
John J. Tracy, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President
Engineering, Operations & Technology
The Boeing Company
Olga Gonzalez-Sanabria
Director of Engineering
NASA - Glenn Research Center
Alicia Abella, Ph.D.
Executive Director of Research
AT&T
Clarence Johnson
Principal Director
Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity
U.S. Department of Defense
Lieutenant General Robert Van Antwerp
Chief of Engineers and Commanding General
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Host Sponsor:
ExxonMobil Corporation
Event Sponsor:
U.S. Department of Defense
Event Sponsor:
Chevron Corporation
Event Sponsor:
Central Intelligence Agency
Table Sponsors:
Official Airline of the Legacy Luncheon:
Sponsorship and Registration Form (PDF) 
Event Sponsor: $20,000
Sponsors receive recognition as Event Sponsors in all print, web, press release and event information.
Table Purchase: $5,000
Includes 1 Table, Seats 10 persons per Table
For more information on sponsoring this great program, please contact:
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW.
Washington, D.C., USA 20001
Tel: +1 202 737 1234
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ISG's a leading government relations and public affairs firm in Washington, DC. Mickey Ibarra, ISG President and Founder said, "Great Minds in STEM is the foremost organization in STEM Education Awareness programs and we look forward to raising their profile in our nation's capitol and across the country." This partnership will promote the Great Minds in STEM™ brand name as a means to position the organization as an expert as it relates to STEM education and on the importance of preparing more students from all socio-economic sectors to pursue the growing opportunities in the technical fields. This is keeping with an active Memorandum of Understanding between ISG and the Great Minds in STEM organization.
As a first step to increase its presence in Washington, D.C., Great Minds in STEM™ will host the Hispanic STEM Legacy Luncheon on September 16, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. It will be the first of its kind to bring the importance of STEM to the limelight of Capitol Hill during Hispanic Heritage Month. The Luncheon will honor outstanding individuals in our nation's capitol who have dedicated part of their professional career to promote the importance of STEM careers through their involvement and support of Great Minds in STEM™ Education Awareness programs. The Luncheon will convene Federal government STEM leaders, United States Members of Congress, along with sponsoring corporations and partners.
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