The 2025 ATE Conference will take place October 29–31 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., convening more than 850 NSF Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grantees and partners for three days of collaboration, innovation, and national impact. Attendees will include leaders from community colleges, secondary education, four-year universities, business and industry, and other partners advancing technician education across the United States.
This year’s conference will explore critical issues shaping the future of advanced technological education across disciplines such as advanced manufacturing, engineering technology, information technology, biotechnology, and more.
Representing AgCentric and the ARAT initiative, Keith and Judy will present and share the newly developed ARAT (Agriculture, Robotics, Automation & Technology) curriculum — designed to prepare the next generation of technicians for the rapidly evolving ag-tech workforce through hands-on, industry-informed instructional modules and field-tested teacher resources.
