The SoCal network volunteers exhibited at the City of STEM science festival on Saturday, April 6, at the Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey, CA, as one of nearly 100 STEM exhibitors and hands-on activities from dozens of organizations around Southern California.

 "City of STEM" is LA's largest celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math and takes place for the entire month of April with a series of amazing events and awesome activities throughout Los Angeles County.  The community events highlight the ongoing importance that science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) have in the Los Angeles region. Throughout April, City of STEM partners present science-themed happenings in communities around Southern CA, bringing STEM to the people of LA.

The kick-off event for the City of STEM festival was Saturday, April 6th and featured indoor and outdoor STEM activities; a live science music stage; live demonstrations; food trucks; panel discussions; mobile museums; VR experiences; a 50-foot Space Shuttle jumper; a performance from Jason Latimer and Impossible Science!; an appearance by Bill Nye (the Science Guy!), the band OKGo’s Sandbox experience; Marvel Studios; special guests; and much more. On the main stage, the City of STEM annual ICON award was presented to JPL engineer Diana Trujillo. The day also integrated the activities of the international “Yuri’s Night, KIDS!” featuring a visit by an astronaut.

For some great candid photos of the event visit https://www.facebook.com/cityofstem/ and https://twitter.com/hashtag/CityofSTEM2019