Akamai Roundtable with Observatory Leaders
Friday, May 1, 2026
2:30-5:30 PM, with reception to follow
King Kamehameha Kona Beach Resort
Offered by the Institute for Scientist & Engineer Educators (ISEE) at University of California Observatories.
The Roundtable is a focused, in-person session within the two-day Akamai Mentor Summit, which convenes alumni of the Akamai Mentor Workshop and Akamai Program staff to distill and document lessons learned about effective mentoring. While Roundtable participants do not attend the full Summit, they will have the opportunity to talk with Summit participants about what makes the Akamai Program so impactful, and plans for sharing insights and strategies more broadly.
The event will be held at the King Kamehameha Kona Beach Resort, Kamakahonu Ballroom (map)
Participants will be given a parking validation sticker upon arrival at the event
This event is made possible with funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the National Science Foundation (AST#2034962), and ISEE’s Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.
For more information contact Lisa Hunter, lhunter@ucsc.edu