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The Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair (SARSEF) encourages southern Arizona students’ interest and pursuit of science, math and technology through science fair participation. It is our goal to both inspire curiosity and to recognize excellence in student research, while offering an opportunity to apply skills students need for success in education (including AIMS testing) and their future careers.

Description:
The SARSEF, an affiliated Fair of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, is held annually for a week in March at the Tucson Convention Center (TCC), Tucson, Arizona. SARSEF participants are students in grades K-12 who were chosen as having completed the best science projects in their school science fairs.

SARSEF is coordinated year around: providing outreach to all schools through school visits, presentations, Internet resources and monthly articles in the Arizona Daily Star. During the annual event, over 1300 student projects are set up, inspected for safety requirements, judged for quality, awarded recognitions and visited at the TCC by over 10,000 individuals. Many volunteers are needed to complete these tasks. Awards are presented by local, national and International organizations and companies recognizing the students' achievements, including $10,000 in tuition scholarships to the University of Arizona.

Top student projects are nominated for further competition in the Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (grades 5-8) and the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (High School). Top teachers and schools receive additional recognition.

Contact people:

Pat Ridinger, Volunteer Coordinator, (520) 575-1365, (email) Rosalie Kundig, Volunteer Co-coordinator, (520) 219-4103 Paula Johnson, Chief Judge, (520) 621-3483, (email)

Office fax number: (520) 749-4734

Languages Spoken: Not specified

Address:

11630 E. Calle Del Rincon Tucson, AZ 85749 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.sarsef.org

Directions:

Near Ft. Lowell and Soldiers' Trail in northeast Tucson. No volunteer tasks will take place at the mailing address. Volunteers will only be needed at the Tucson Convention Center in downtown Tucson. Many transportation options are available. . . (more)   Nearest Bus Stop: Catalina Highway/Tanque Verde Rd., 30 minute walk