Curious about the story behind Aotearoa’s largest STEM festival?
Join us this August in Tauranga for our next Women in STEM event, where we’ll be sitting down for an inspiring fireside chat with Tia Lush, the visionary behind STEMFest, and Rebecca Drake, this year' STEMFest Ambassador.
We’ll dive into the motivation behind creating this groundbreaking event, explore its impact on the community, and hear what’s next for STEMFest with its founder, Tia Lush. Joining her is Rebecca Drake, who will share her own journey and insights on entering a STEM career.
Together, Tia and Rebecca will reflect on their experiences, challenges, and the driving forces behind their work – offering an inspiring kōrero for anyone interested in the future of STEM in Tauranga, Aotearoa.
This event is open to women and non-binary individuals who are working in, studying, or simply interested in STEM. Attendees aged 12 and up are welcome – those under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Come be part of the kōrero and connect with others passionate about STEM!
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If you are also interested in getting involved with STEMFest and help champion curiosity in STEM and inspire the next generation of change makers, we will also be talking about how you can get involved and help out.
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A bit about Tia
Originally from the UK, Tia and her whānau have called Tauranga home since 2017. With a background in web and graphic design, Tia’s ‘day job’ is a freelance graphic designer, illustrator and front-end website designer. Tia set up STEMWana Trust in 2019, a charitable organisation that is the umbrella group of initiatives such as; STEMFest, Tinkd Makerspace, STEM in the Community, Maker Festival (Makerfest).
A bit about Rebecca
Having graduated from Massey University with a Master's in Animal Science in 2019, Rebecca now works as an Innovation Project Lead at Ballance Agri-Nutrients. This year she’s the STEMfest ambassador, you can check her out here.
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- TGA Women in STEM events are held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month
- Doors open at 5pm, with the event running 5:30 - 7pm
Keen to host at your place of work or have your employer sponsor? Let us know!
Tauranga has free parking on the street and in council carparks from 5pm and Basestation is within walking distance from the Elizabeth Street parking building and the Spring Street parking building.
