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Click the link above to sign up for your region's Summer Institute!
Click the link above to sign up for your region's Summer Institute!
Klamath Falls (OIT) - Friday, August 14th from 9am-4pm
OIT Klamath Falls (3201 Campus Dr. Klamath Falls, OR 97601)
Portland (PSU) - Tuesday, August 18th from 9am-4pm
The Lemelson Foundation (2035 NW Front Ave. Suite 501, Portland, OR 97209)
Wilsonville (OIT) - Saturday, September 19th from 9am-4pm
OIT Wilsonville ( 27500 SW Parkway Ave. Wilsonville, OR 97070)
Lane County (CLC) - Sunday, October 4th from 9am-4pm
Spark at Booth Kelly (303 S 5th St St. 150, Springfield, OR 97477)
FY26 Spring Inst Video.mp4Here's this year's Spring Institute that can be completed asynchronously with a due date of Apr 10th 2026.
Covered in video:
Date, time, location
What to expect
Student enrollment
Busses
- SEDC
Deadlines
Submission requirements
Requirements for participating in MESA Day
Updated virtual Q&A times!
Updated virtual Q&A times!
2 virtual statewide Q&As Friday Jan. 9th and 16th, 2026 from 4-6pm.
FY26 Winter Inst.mp4Here's this year's Winter Institute that can be completed asynchronously with a due date of Jan 9th 2026
Covered in video:
Mentor/STEAM Coach
Demo Day
Showcase/Competition (MS + HS)
Winter Challenge (Elem)
Sign up process
2 virtual statewide Q&As Friday Jan. 9th and 16th, 2026 from 6-8pm.
The times have been updated to 4-6pm!
Happy Holidays!
Regional Summer Institutes
Sign up for a summer institute near you by 6/17! As a reminder, the invention institute is a required training for MESA advisors.
Please fill out this quick form to indicate which MESA invention institute you plan to attend ahead of the 2025-2026 school year. You can check multiple boxes if you are debating between two options and do not know yet.
Tuesday, 8/13/25 at OIT Wilsonville
Sunday 9/14, Portland State University (PSU) - First year and second year Advisors are required to attend but all Advisors strongly encouraged to participate.
Tuesday, 9/16 at OIT Klamath Falls
Sunday 10/5, 9 AM - 4 PM, Spark by Booth-Kelly
If you know of any advisors / schools that are interested in coming on board as advisors, please share this flyer with them!
2025-2026 Events Calendar: check out upcoming events and important MESA deadlines for the new school year in our FY26 MESA Event Schedule.
(3 of 3) Spring Institute Video
video1468295981.mp4!IMPORTANT UPDATE! We are no longer doing the “Pitchfest” but rather we are having teams pre-submit their pitches through a Zoom recording. These pre-recorded Zoom videos will be submitted by Monday, May 12th at 8am
(2 of 3) Spring Institute Video
FY25 Spr Inst SC 1.movThis is all about Spring Challenge.
Show your chapter meetings!
(1 of 3) Spring Institute Video
FY25 Spring Inst 1.mp4Based on the last institute video we decided to try it again with the Spring Institute Training. This time we have 3 separate videos covering different topics and things to look out for this coming Spring Term.
This is the FIRST installment of the THREE part Spring Institute Video Series; along with the required survey link. It covers:
Demo Day Recap
What is MESA Day?
Deadlines
Spring Challenge Tease
Student Nominations
Winter Institute Video
FY25 Winter Inst Video.mp4Based on feedback from y'all we decided that it would be nice to make some of our trainings shorter (especially some of the naturally shorter ones) and allow them to be done on your own time!
So here y'all go, this year's Winter Institute is a video with a required survey at the end. I believe I may have misspoke in the video so I'll be clearer here: the video and survey are due Thursday Jan 16th.
There will be a virtual Q&A session Thursday Jan 16th 2025 @ 5-7pm for any other questions, comments, and concerns you may have.
Summer Institute Options!
The dates are more important than the time currently. Vote for which option is best for you, by accepting the invites in your ADVISOR CALENDAR!
2 options
Spring Invention Institute
Spring Invention Institute
Recording
Recording
Slides
Slides
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