31ST ANNUAL
Save the date! Feb 5-7. 2025
Register now to dive into immersive sessions with NASA experts, experience the excitement at Space Center Houston and ignite your passion with captivating keynotes!
Educators of all disciplines from formal and informal education are invited to experience a three-day authentic STEM-based learning experience.
Engage in a wide variety of STEM-based sessions led by SEEC educators and aerospace professionals. Participate in special on-site sessions and events. Network with other educators at a complimentary lunch each day as well as a banquet on Friday night.
Registration opens summer 2025
View a wide variety of STEM-based sessions as well as our keynote and panel presentations, led by SEEC educators, aerospace professionals, and special guests. Watch as many sessions as you like on demand for an entire year.
Registration opens summer 2025
Both virtual and on-site SEEC conference admission provides yearlong access to all the keynotes, recorded sessions, and recorded tours. Download sessions resources and files to accompany select sessions.
Relive our 31st annual Space Exploration Educators Conference (SEEC) with on-demand content, available now! Catch every exciting moment of exclusive conference experiences.
Purchasing access to SEEC 2025 on-demand content will give you access to watch for an entire year!
ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL TIME ZONE.
Times and events subject to change
11:30-3:30 p.m. Pre- Conference Dive session
11:30 a.m.-5:45 p.m.SEEC Crew Session (invites only)
1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Early bird check-in
Explore Space Center Houston
6:00 p.m. -7:30 p.m. SEEC Crew Reception (invite only)
7:00 a.m. Check-in begins at Space Center Houston
8:00 -9:30 a.m. Welcome Address and Keynote in Space Center Theater
9:30 a.m. Exhibit Booths Open
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. First session (90 min) offsite session (60 min)/ Tours
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch 1 buffet in Special Events Building
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch 2 buffet in Special Events Building
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Second Session (90 min) offsite session (60 min)/ Tours
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Panel in Space Center Theater (60 min) title TBD
3:30-4:45 p.m. Tours and Sessions (60- 75 min)
5:00 p.m. Exhibit Booths Close
5:00 p.m. Buses run to hotels
5:00 p.m. Evening event: Resource and Networking Reception
7:30 a.m. Doors open for conference.
8–9 a.m. Keynote in Space Center Theater (60 mins)
9:00 a.m. Exhibit Booths Open
9:30-11:00 a.m. First session (90 min)/ Tours
11 a.m.–12 p.m. Lunch 1 buffet in Special Events Building
12–1 p.m. Lunch 2 buffet in Special Events Building
1:15 p.m. Exhibit Booths Close
1:15–2:45 p.m. Second session (90 min)/ Tours
3:15–4:45 p.m. Third session (90 min)/ Tours
4:45 p.m. Dismiss (buses run to hotels)
6:00 p.m. Buses pick-up
6:30 pm Banquet Doors Open
6:45 p.m.- 11 p.m. Banquet Begins, includes dinner and dancing to a live band.
8:15 p.m. -10:50 p.m. Bus run to hotels
8:00 a.m. Doors open for conference.
8:00–3:15 pm Leadership for High Performing Teams
8:30-9:30 a.m. Panel in Space Center Theater (60 min) Title TBD
10–11:30 p.m. First session (90 min)
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Lunch 1 buffet in Special Events Building
12:30–1:30 p.m. Lunch 2 buffet in Special Events Building
1:45–3:15 p.m. Second session (90 min)
3:45–5:00 p.m. Closing Keynote in Space Center Theater (75 min)
5:00 p.m. Dismiss
5:15 p.m. Conference Help Desk closes
For the 31st anniversary of our Space Exploration Educators Conference, we are looking for presentation proposals which are innovative, content-driven, tied to space exploration, interactive, and engaging. Each session is required to devote at least half of the time to a HANDS-ON component. SEEC 2025 will take place Feb. 6-8, 2025.
We also encourage sessions that are:
Over the years, many SEEC participants have made extraordinary contacts throughout the space exploration field. We encourage educators to team up with these resources and consider co-presenting sessions. Highly desirable presentations will have a combination of a space professional and an educator. These expert/educator combinations will provide authentic learning experiences for all participants.
Please carefully read all guidelines and recommendations listed on the proposal form.
The deadline for submission is Sept. 5, 2024. Submissions after that day may not be considered.
If you have any questions you can e-mail. [email protected].
Aymette Medina was honored with the distinguished Cherri Brinley Outstanding Educator Award at the 30th annual Space Exploration Educators Conference (SEEC).
Every year Space Center Houston honors an exceptional teacher with the prestigious Cherri Brinley Outstanding Educator Award for their significant achievements in space science education.
The award is named after Cherri Brinley, a fourteen year SEEC veteran, who shared her passion for space science and inspired a multitude of educators and students around the nation. She was an outstanding educator who touched the lives of everyone that knew her. She had an infectious spirit that drove everyone around her to do their personal best and to strive for greatness.
Always looking for ways to inspire her students and fellow teachers, she led many groups of her students affectionately known as the “nerd herd” allowing them to become the teachers and lead others during sessions. Ms. Brinley attended SEEC and many other Space Center Houston Educational events for many years. During her illness she always maintained the same positive outlook and spirit that made her such an inspiration to us all.
The Cherri Brinley Outstanding Educator Award was created to honor her and allow other teachers who have the same drive and inherent spirit which always kept Brinley reaching for the Moon and beyond.
If you know an outstanding educator that will be in attendance at SEEC, nominate them for the Cherri Brinely Outstanding Educator Award. This award is open to all teachers, administrators, school board members, and informal educators. Nominations must be received by Jan. 17, 2022. Late nominations will not be considered. The award recipient will be announced at the conference virtual banquet on Friday. Recipient must be present at the event.
Space Center Houston is excited to extend the outreach of the Space Exploration Educator Conference by adding a teacher leadership component called the Space Exploration Educator Crew program. Thirty‐six K‐12 teachers nationwide were accepted into this exceptional program and will collaborate in six regional crews to develop teacher leadership skills and STEM-based learning experiences.
Our goal is to empower teachers to build leadership competencies by creating innovative STEM programs for their students, schools and communities.
To apply to be a member of the Space Exploration Educator Crew, fill out the Space Educator Expedition Crew Program form and submit no later than deadline.
Follow Space Center Houston on social media to get updates about the center and SEEC! To collaborate and discuss SEEC with other educators, join the SEEC Facebook group or tag your posts with #SEEC2025. We hope to create an interactive forum of discussion, frequently asked questions and a way for all participants to maintain a relationship throughout the entire year.
Get news about SEEC, educator resources and our education programs by signing up for our email communications using the form.
Educators from across the world joined us for inspiring keynote presentations, interactive sessions and engaging virtual tours at the 29th annual Space Exploration Educators Conference.
Training like an astronaut! #BeCurious #SEEC2023 #scubadiving pic.twitter.com/XD8rDeoZSq
— Deborah Edwards (@ScienceEdwards) February 8, 2023
You might say I was slightly starstruck 😍❤️…Liz Upton, co-founder of @Raspberry_Pi 😱❤️ @SpaceCenterHou #SEEC2023 pic.twitter.com/fnc5UaflEk
— Joy Schwartz (@joyschwartz) February 11, 2023
Ms. Duke & I learned so much on the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL) tour yesterday. We even got to sit in a mock-up shuttle cockpit. #SEEC2023 @ForestLakeEagle @Bjackson_FLE @Davis_FLE @SpaceCenterHou @NASA_Johnson pic.twitter.com/hfeiei8C8B
— Maranda Hayward (@misshayward_usc) February 10, 2023
What an inspiration to see Astronaut & rock 🪨scientist @astro_watkins at @NASA_Johnson @NASASTEM #SEEC2023 ! #BlackHistoryMonth #NASA #BlackinSTEM #inspiration #space #astronaut 🧑🏾🚀🚀 pic.twitter.com/pCZzoNVuMv
— Dr. Andre Samuel 👨🏽🔬 (@DrAfro71) February 9, 2023
Excited to attend the NASA #SEEC2023 conference this week. Ready for all these great presentations. @Milby_HS pic.twitter.com/miTAIcrEQ1
— Pablo Banda (@coachbanda1) February 9, 2023
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Have them apply to Rise! Rise is a program that offers students access to scholarships, mentorship, networking and career development opportunities, fostering their ability to address pressing global challenges.
Rise Initiative is a partner of the Conrad Challenge at Space Center Houston.
The All-American Rejects are throwing Space Center Houston’s Moon 2 Mars Festival into hyperdrive. Amp up your Space City Spring Break with us!
Access to this all-ages festival is included in general admission.
WEATHER ALERT
For the safety of our guests and staff, Space Center Houston is closed on Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22 due to forecasted inclement weather.
We apologize for the inconvenience and look forward to welcoming you soon! For questions or concerns, contact our Reservations team with your order number at 281.283.4755 or via email.
