Join us in welcoming four new organizational members to the Marine Technology Society! Jumping on board is the Black Girls Dive Foundation, The Centre for Ocean Applied Sustainable Technologies (COAST), and InterOcean Systems, LLC.
About Black Girls Dive Foundation
Black Girls Dive Foundation (BGDF) establishes space and opportunity to empower young ladies to explore their STEM identity through marine science and conservation, and SCUBA diving. BGDF is a designated 501c(3), volunteer-based, educational non-profit organization that was founded in 2017 in Maryland. Currently, there are local chapters operating in Maryland – Baltimore County and Baltimore City; Trenton, New Jersey, and Atlanta, Georgia.
‘Keeping Young Girls & Women Afloat’ – The Black Girls Dive Foundation’s efforts of positive social-impact through educational programming yields transformational experiences by implementation of unique experiences. These opportunities include the nationally recognized STREAMS program, an aquatic-based eco-STEM program that integrates Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics with SCUBA diving (STREAMS); and their restoration and conservation projects and initiatives that include; Sea to Shining Sea, Project Trailblazer, Project CORAL, and Project CORE.
Welcome to the MTS community Black Girls Dive Foundation!