The 25th BEYA Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Global Competitiveness Conference invites middle school and high school robotics teams to the 2011 BEYA STEM VEX Robotics Championships.

The 3rd Annual BEYA VEX Robotics Championship is only one of many activities taking place February 17-19, 2011, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel as part of the upcoming BEYA Conference (www.beya.org). The BEYA STEM Global Competitiveness Conference has attracted top professionals and students from every part of the nation and every field of science, engineering, and technology and has become a destination for students, professionals and families.

Throughout the conference, our seminars and workshops will offer new information on a variety of topics affecting technology professionals such as career advancement, diversity programs and specialized industry updates. The Career Fair will link qualified engineers, scientists, business professionals and students with employers both regional and national.

Completing the three-day event, the BEYA Awards Ceremony will recognize the achievement of STEM professionals.

The event is the perfect opportunity for families to attend an exciting, fun, and free educational event that will engage and inspire kids. The competition motivates impressionable young minds to enhance their skills in the critical STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering and math) through the construction, development, programming, and operation of VEX robots.

Simply put, the BEYA STEM Global Competitiveness Conference is about opportunities to acquire and retain talent, to learn and network among the best and brightest minds in the country