Colorado Science and Engineering Fair

to judges, representatives of scientific organizations, the public, and their peers;
--Honors winners from Colorado regional science fairs at the annual Colorado Science and Engineering Fair;
--Sends finalists from the state of Colorado to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF);
--Provides experiences for Colorado students to interact with their peers, with Colorado science teachers, and Colorado scientists and engineers in professional and social settings;
--Promotes science, engineering, and technology as careers, inspiring excellence, high ethical standards and emphasizing the immense satisfaction that comes from confronting and solving intellectual problems and serving societal needs;
--Reinforcing in students the wonder nature instills, wherever and however possible empowering them to follow their questions and dreams; and
--Encourages a culture that values and nurtures diversity. We support regional science fairs by:
--Acting as an alternative to the affiliation with the Society for Science and the Public as a means of attending the Intel ISEF;
--Providing a forum where regional science fairs can influence policies, rules, and by-laws for the state science fair;
--Providing rules and requirements for participation in the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair;
--Facilitating communication, where practical, between regional science fairs and their participants;
--Providing information and resources to the regional fair directors, teachers, and students which will promote interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, as well as excellence in scientific research; and
--Increasing public awareness and appreciation of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the schools.