Student PDI Registration Special

Full-time undergraduate students may receive free registration to the 2025 PDI with any new or renewing membership during the month of September.

In order to register properly for this special registration, please follow these instructions:

Click on either 'Join NCSTA' or 'Register for PDI' and continue: enter your email address. If you are already in the system, your information should appear. Otherwise, enter your demographic information. When you get down to 'Membership Type', select 'Full Time Undergrad Student, Free PDI Registration - $20'.

Do NOT fill in any of the conference information ('Upcoming Events', 'Register', 'Workshops'). Continue through the rest of the form.

Your screen should look like this:

PDI Vendor Services

PDI Vendor Registration

Vendor Secure Online Registration is Now Open!

Vendor Services for the NCSTA Professional Development Institute Conference is now open. Vendors will be able to create a Vendor account, purchase products, services and much more securely online.

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PDI Keynote Speakers

Amy D'Amico

Amy D'Amico joined the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) in 2013 as the Division Director of Professional Services. She oversees Professional Development and Leadership Development initiatives at SSEC.

National Geographic Explorer

Pamela C. Silva Diaz is a mechanical engineer and entrepreneur based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Her work focuses on strengthening climate resilience and adaptation through technology development and collaborative innovation. Through her business, PamLab Design and Engineering, she facilitates participatory design processes in community contexts and provides engineering services to develop hardware solutions.