The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program held its annual Grantees Meeting in Washington, D.C. on April 20-21, 2006. The program included speakers from the Nationial Science Foundation, poster sessions, and breakout sessions focusing on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education topics. Speakers included:

• Welcome, Susan Hixson
  STEP Lead Program Director
• Introduction and Remarks, Donald Thompson
  Assistant Director (Acting), Directorate for Education and Human Resources
• Remarks, Arden Bement
  Director, National Science Foundation
• Introduction of Speaker, Diana Burley
  Program Director, Division of Undergraduate Education
• Remarks, Daniel Litynski
  Division Director (Acting), Division of Undergraduate Education

STEP seeks to increase the number of students receiving associate or baccalaureate degrees in established or emerging fields within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).