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We are still looking for judges and mentors to participate in the AESA Science Olympiad on March 17th, 2021 (virtually). The Science Olympiad Committee is looking for professionals and university students who are subject matter experts and are fluent in both Armenian and English, including technical terminology. If you or someone you know are interested, please email [email protected] by the end of March 3rd.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to AESA efforts to honor Armenian wounded heroes by participating in our Red Cross blood drive in February and making monetary donations to the ALEA Armenian Veteran Retraining Program. It is through your continued support and the strong network of dedicated Armenian engineers, scientists, and professionals that we can continue to do this important work. Join us today and make an impact! Become a member at aesa.org and refer someone today #Armenia #Artsakh #STEM #AESA #ALEA #Engineers #Scientists #Medicine #BloodDrive #RedCross #ArmeniaStrong #ArtsakhStrong #ForOurHeroes #VeteranRetraining #VeteranEducation #GTC #VTC #ArmenianWoundedHeroes

Celebrating Armenian-American contributions to JPL and Mars exploration in honor of Engineers Week 2021 #EngineersWeek #STEM #EngineersWeek2021 #Science #Tech # JPL #NASA #marsrover #spaceexploration #engineering #mathematics #mars #physics #aeronautics #armenia #artsakh #AESA (Photos courtesy of AESA President, who is featured in several photos, Richard Ohanian)

Members, mark your calendars! This Sunday, February 28th at 11 AM PST, join us for "SmartGateVC and Hero House: Science & Tech Initiatives and How to Get Involved" with Vazgen Hakobjanyan and Armine Galstyan. The speakers will present: - Introduction to Hero House and SmartGateVC - Tech and science activate and involvement opportunities: Hero House AI incubator and ML Labs... - Hero House Glendale initiatives - Hero House and AESA collaboration to establish science support grant structure in Armenia. About the speakers: Vazgen Hakobjanyan is co-founder and partner at SmartGateVC, a deep tech seed VC fund backed by notable venture capital firms and investors as well as serial entrepreneurs. He has more than 18 years of experience in bringing cutting edge computer science algorithms to enterprise/real-world applications including image/signal processing, pattern recognition, AI and EDA. He is the Co-founder and previously VP of Engineering at Teamable Software. He is also a Board Member of YerevaNN , a leading AI and ML research non-profit lab, and founder of ML Labs, doing cutting edges scientific research in various fields of ML and AI. SmartGateVC is the initiator of Hero House, deep tech entrepreneurship hub in Glendale and Yerevan, connecting business development talent and opportunities in the SoCal area with the deep tech teams in Eastern Europe. Armine Galstyan is the Managing Director at Hero House Glendale, a tech and entrepreneurship hub in Southern California. As part of its founding team, Armine is responsible for the establishment and management of Hero House GateWay acceleration program which connects the business opportunities and research universities of Southern California with the deep tech teams of Eastern Europe. Armine's experience spans from accelerator management to startup advisory, partnerships and community management. She played a key role in establishing SmartGateVC's deep tech incubation and pre-acceleration programs, where she worked with 100+ early-stage startups and helped entrepreneurs to raise pre-seed funding. At SmartGateVC, Armine is also part of the investment team (20 portfolio companies as of January 2021). NOTICE: This lecture will be open for the general public. To receive the Zoom information, make sure you are subscribed to the AESA newsletter and have disabled spam settings. AESA members will receive the meeting information for this lecture via email this week. To attend this event and future lectures, please sign up for membership at https://www.aesa.org/member-register/, and refer your peers to do so as well. We highly encourage participation in these lectures, as it is a great resource for networking and meeting fellow AESA members. We will see everyone there!

PLEASE SHARE --> The deadline for students to sign up is fast approaching! Calling all middle school and high school students to participate in the Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America (AESA) 20th Annual Science Olympiad! The Science Olympiad will be hosted virtually on March 7th, 2021 at 9 AM PST. Registration is now open, and all events will be hosted virtually. Please register here: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSctzNwuQvzZ62OEy/viewform. ...Continue reading

Members, register immediately! The registration link has been sent via email. If you have not received it and are an AESA member who would like to participate, please message us directly on social media or email us at [email protected]. We encourage all AESA members to attend this important end-of-the-year event. Join us for networking, updates, ways to get involved, trivia night, a demo of the new & improved AESA website, a chance to win prizes and meet other members, and more! Space is limited so please register as soon as possible.

Wishing everyone a merry Christmas and a happy holiday season! #Armenia #Artsakh #Christmas #happyholidays #HappyNewYear #ArmeniaStrong #AESA

DONATE TO AESA HUMANITARIAN AID FOR ARTSAKH: AESA is sending necessary humanitarian aid packages to Armenia and Artsakh at the request of local authorities. Please donate to make life-saving aid possible. Donations of $80 or more make you eligible for one year membership, and $1000 or more for lifetime membership --> contact us at [email protected] if you are interested in membership... DONATE: aesa.org (pop up) #ArtsakhStrong # #PeaceForArmenians

CONTACT US: [email protected] or DM (Instagram, FB, Twitter, Linkedin) Please email us for any further questions, comments, or clarifications. If you are interested in offering your professional expertise, please purchase AESA membership and email us the necessary information (DM us for more info) so that we can help you get involved.

Donate to AESA’s Humanitarian Artsakh Aid Package online at aesa.org or by mailing in a check for larger donations (DM or email us at [email protected] for more info) If you have donated or are planning to donate more than $1000 to the Artsakh Aid Package (whether it was one time or through multiple donations), contact us at [email protected] so that we can offer you lifetime membership with AESA If you purchase AESA membership ($20 - students, $80 - regular, $1000 - lifetime) ...- contact us for more information - 100% of member dues will go towards humanitarian aid for Artsakh CONTACT US: [email protected] or DM @aesa_hq , or message us through Facebook (Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America)

Together, we have raised over $110,000 for aid to Artsakh. And we can do some much more. DONATE to @armeniafund through the link in our bio or to AESA Artsakh Aid Package through aesa.org. , # #ArtsakhStrong #PeaceForArmenians

Sign up for membership and donate to Artsakh at the same time: 1. Go to aesa.org 2. Click on "Member Area" 3. Click on "Become a Member"... 4. Log in or sign up for account 5. Fill out member application form (upload resume) and pay 6. Welcome to AESA and thank you for your donation! Membership = $20 for students, $80 for regular members, $1000 for lifetime membership

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