The National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) is dedicated to promoting undergraduate research, scholarship and creative activity in all fields of study by sponsoring an annual conference for students. Unlike meetings of academic professional organizations, this gathering of student scholars welcomes presenters from all institutions of higher learning and from all disciplines. Overall, this conference offers a unique environment for the celebration and promotion of undergraduate student achievement; provides models of exemplary research, scholarship, and creative activity; and offers student career readiness development. Find out more about the history of NCUR here.
General informaiton about registration rates, travel discounts, a preliminary schedule at a glance, hotel information, and more are available on our NCUR site, here.
Why Participate?
We encourage student researchers to participate in NCUR to forge new connections, advocate for undergraduate research, build students’ professional profiles, expand on their resumes, hone in on their essential career skills, and much more. We encourage faculty, mentors, and the undergraduate research community to participate in NCUR to continue to advocate and celebrate the community as well as expand upon their professional development from various mentoring sessions. The deadline to submit an abstract was December 6, 2024.
2025 Principals of Schools for the Blind (POSB)
California School for the Blind (CSB), and
Center for Assistive Technology Training (CATT-SW)
Present
The 8th Biennial POSB STEM Institute for Instruction. This is your chance to share and learn with others who have a love for science, technology, and mathematics education for students who are blind or visually impaired!
April 8 – 9, 2025 at the Fremont Event Center in Fremont, CA
Tour of CSB on April 10, 2025
Please RSVP now. Official registration will start January 31, 2025. Call for Presenters and Vendors is NOW OPEN (Deadline is January 10, 2025).
Hotel Info: Best Western Plus Garden Court Inn, $95/night plus taxes and fees (includes free breakfast and has good access to Fremont downtown and CSB).
If the block fills up or if there are issues, please contact Veronica Gunn at vgunn@csb-cde.ca.gov.
Available dates: Monday, April 7th-Friday, April 11th, 2025. Best Western booking link
The Institute Occurs Just Prior to
CTEBVI, April 10-13, 2025, San Francisco Airport Marriott Burlingame, CA
What to Expect
Connect with other professionals around the country about teaching STEM content to the blind or visually impaired.
CTEBVI will take place starting April 10th, 2025 in Burlingame, if you would like to attend that also. Registration for CTEBVI will need to be made separately at https://www.ctebvi.org/. Registration usually opens a couple of months prior to the conference. Goals
To build community and a support system among teachers of the visually impaired. Often, teachers feel isolated and don’t have easy access to other teachers for guidance and support.
To provide professional development opportunities. The “POSB Institutes for Instruction” would include a training component, focusing on a particular area of instruction to inspire teachers and provide them with tools to improve their instructional practices.
To establish online communities for individual disciplines in order to provide ease in communication and to share documents and other materials related to instruction.
booking your room as part of our block ($95/night plus taxes and fees, including free breakfast).
