OR - AMP/PNW LSAMP CONFERENCE

Thursday March 2 - Saturday, March 4, 2017

Memorial Union Building, Oregon State University

The OR AMP Center for Excellence will be hosting an annual conference gathering more than 250 URM STEM students, staff and faculty from across the Pacific Northwest to engage in workshops, industry networking opportunities, and present research posters at the symposium. In addition to student programming, best practices for supporting, retaining, and mentoring URM STEM students will be shared. Click here to explore sponsorship and engagement opportunities.

Conference Registration, PNW-LSAMP Students - Register by February 15 Extended to February 22 CLOSED

(UW, WSU, PSU, OSU, BSU, College of Western Idaho, Columbia Basin College, Yakima Valley CC, Linn-Benton CC, Chemeketa CC, Portland CC, Seattle Central CC, and Highline CC)

Conference Registration, OR-AMP Students - Register by February 15 Extended to February 22 CLOSED

(WOU, UO, OIT, OHSU, Clackamas CC, Rogue CC, Klamath CC, some Portland CC and Chemeketa CC students)

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, March 2nd, 2017

4pm - 6pm | Registration and Check-in

6pm - 8pm | Welcome and Dinner

Friday, March 3rd, 2017

7:30 am - 8:30 am | Check-in/Registration (Friday-only attendees)

8:30 am - 9:30 am | Keynote

9:45 am - 12:30 am | Morning Workshops

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | CDK Global sponsored Lunch

1:45 pm - 3:00 pm | Oral Research Presentations

3:15 pm - 6:00 pm | Opportunity Fair

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Research Symposium

6:00 pm - 8:0pm | Intel Sponsored Dinner

8pm - 10pm | Student Social

Saturday, March 4th, 2017

8:45 am - 9:30 am | Research Awards, Keynote

9:45 am | 11:00 am | Morning Workshops

11:15 am - 12:00 pm | Closing, Lunch-to-go

Hotel Information

Best Western Corvallis | 925 NW Garfield, Corvallis, OR 97331 | 541-758-8571

Single Kings and Double Queens available for $125/night + taxes.  Rate includes full hot breakfast for guests.

Reserve online by February 2, 2017

Comfort Suites Corvallis - 1730 NW 9th St, Corvallis, OR 97330 | 541-753-4320

Double Queens availabie - all rooms have an additional full size sofa sleeper - for $120/night + taxes.  Rate includes full hot breakfast for guests.

Reserve by January 27, 2017 - Call 541-753-4320 and ask to book under the LSAMP group arrival on March 2, 2017

Holiday Inn Express - On The River | 781 NE 2nd St, Corvallis, OR 97330 | 541-752-0800

Sigle Kings and Double Queens available for $119.95/night + taxes.  Rate includes full hot breakfast for guests.

Reserve online by February 5, 2017

Parking Information 

A valid OSU commuter (annual), monthly, or daily parking permit is required in commuter zones, and must be properly displayed to park in any commuter parking space on campus between the hours of 7:00am and 5:00pm, Monday - Friday, year-round.  

After 5:00pm, and on weekends, you may park without a parking permit in commuter parking lots.  All other space types which require a permit, including resident, reserved, dedicated, and service spaces, are monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and require a permit for that space type at all times.  Metered spaces require payment Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 7:00pm.

Bus Parking - Marked 'Bus Parking' is availble on campus, free of charge, in Front of Reser Stadium on the southbound side of 26th St (South of the intersection of Ralph Miller Lane & 26th St)

Purchase a daily parking permit for Friday, March 3rd

View OSU Parking Map

Conference Sponsors