October 24–26, 2013

Bridges to the Future

Make plans now to attend NSTA's first area conference in 2013—we'll be in Portland in October!

The conference will begin with concurrent sessions on Thursday, October 24, at 8:00 AM and end on Saturday, October 26, at 12 Noon.

Please note that session proposals are no longer being accepted for the Portland conference. Acceptance packets were mailed in early June. Please e-mail conferences@nsta.org if you have yet to receive your packet.

Twitter hashtags: #nsta13 (2013 conferences), #nsta (all-purpose).

Click here to register.

Click here to make your housing reservation and get special discounted room rates.

Click here to browse the schedule of events.

Portland Exhibitors »
Browse exhibitors and create your own must-see list of exhibits.

Key Resources:

• Attendee Registration
• Hotel Reservations and Travel
  • Hotel Reservations
  • The Cheapest Route to Portland
  • Ground Transportation to/from the Airport
  • Getting Around Portland
  • Driving Downtown
  • Parking
• Conference Committee Leaders
• How to Exhibit

Travel Scholarship from Southwest Airlines

Conference Program

• Session Browser / Personal Scheduler
  • Browser / Scheduler Hints
• Concurrent Sessions and Events
  • Presentations and Workshops
  • NSTA Press® Sessions
  • Exhibitor Workshops
  • Featured Speakers
• Conference Strands
  • Bridging Elementary and Secondary Science with the Common Core
  • Bridging to the Highly Anticipated Next Generation Science Standards—What's in It for Me?
  • Building Bridges Within STEM Education
• Special Programs
  • ESP Symposium
  • Chemistry Day at NSTA
    • For Grades 9–12
    • For Middle Level
  • Physics Day at NSTA
  • Engineering Day at NSTA