Expected Outcomes of the Conference
1.	Establish collaborations through the immediate sharing of resources.
2.	Share successful ideas to enhance effectiveness of the program, including impact on participants, establishment of links between higher education and public schools, and sustainability and institutionalization of GK-12 training of graduate students.
3.	Provide a framework for future collaboration opportunities among regional GK-12 groups.
4.	Establish mechanisms for GK-12 programs to interact with community colleges to increase the number of underrepresented students who complete four years of college and are stimulated to enter graduate schools in STEM.