Peoplebrite™ and STEMconnector™ Announce the launch of mobile app STREAM™ at the US News STEM Solutions Summit

Submitted by Tommy Cornelis on June 27, 2012

Interested in participating in cool events where you can design robots, create towers and games, light things on fire, invent ways to use technology to make our world a better place, and explain how you can have a career and make money while doing these activities? Stream is a fast and easy app, designed by students, parents and educators for students, parents and educators that allows you to quickly find Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) events near you.

Free and no registration required. Never have to search multiple websites, newsletters, or emails to find cool STEM events. Never be bored again!

STEM Coordinators can list their events for free by emailing Info@Peoplebrite.com.

Key Features:

List and map view of events near you
Details of each event including date, time, location
RSVP for events and receive sign-up information by email
“Learn more” link takes you directly to the event website
“Call” button to speak directly with the event coordinator
Share events that you’re attending with friend via email or text
Optional “Register” to receive additional information about upcoming STEM events

The STREAM™ app helps get students on the path to careers in STEM

Peoplebrite™ in partnership with STEMconnector™ announces the release of STREAM™, an iPhone app that addresses the challenge of getting students interested in acquiring STEM skills that are in highest demand by employers.

Dallas, Texas June 27, 2012- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education is key to the U.S.’s economic future. Peoplebrite™ in partnership with STEMconnector™ has released an app for students, parents, and teachers that will help students easily find out about STEM events in their vicinity using the iPhone, a tool that has become a part of our daily lives.

“STREAM™ is a fantastic and innovative app that will help students, parents and teachers learn more about STEM topics, participate in local STEM-related events, and help them develop STEM skills that help land high demand jobs,” commented Edie Fraser, STEMconnector™ CEO.

The STREAM™ app is free to users and STEM event coordinators and is supported and promoted through sponsorship with companies that rely on a strong STEM educated talent pipeline. STREAM™ is being formally launched today at the U.S. News STEM Solutions Leadership Summit in Dallas, Texas June 27-29. Also during the Summit, STEMconnector™ will recognize its “100 Women Leaders in STEM” including one of the visionaries for the STREAM™ app, Tricia Berry, Director of both the Women in Engineering Program at The University of Texas at Austin and the Texas Girls Collaborative Project. Excited about STREAM, she remarked, “for those of us working on the front lines in STEM education or interested in engaging our own children in STEM opportunities, STREAM is a great way to promote or get connected to STEM events in our own communities.”

Key features include list and map views of nearby events; date, time and location of each event; RSVP and sign up options; “Learn More” and “Call” buttons to connect with additional event detail; and an easy way to share event information with friends.

The STREAM™ app is available for free download on iTunes for users; no registration is required. STEM event coordinators should contact STREAM™ at info@Peoplebrite.com to receive information on how to incorporate their events.

Click here to download STREAM™

About Peoplebrite™:

Peoplebrite™ is a talent management technology company that provides a suite of business tools to maximize the talent of organizations and places people into the right jobs by aligning supply and demand using skills as the basis. Peoplebrite’s technology enables leaders of high-performance organizations to define and manage their talent in a way that opens up opportunities, accelerates growth, and improve competitiveness.

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