YoMo LA: The interactive STEAM festival
YoMo is a global GSMA initiative launched in 2016 to showcase education and sustainability activities of like-minded innovative companies across the science, technology, engineering, arts (+ design) and mathematics sectors.
In Los Angeles, YoMo will bring together over 100 stakeholders across the STEAM sectors - including government bodies, educational institutions, professional bodies, R&D laboratories, and business and industry leaders. YoMo is the ultimate platform for students to not only have fun, but also have the chance to learn about the subjects, academic pathways and future career choices. YoMo Los Angeles 2019 will be held October 22 – 24, at the LA Convention Center alongside the renowned MWC Los Angeles. Free to attend, 15,000 students (6 – 16 years) and teachers will experience over 55,000sqft of eye-popping, hair-raising science and technology. From interactive, hands-on activities, to deepdive workshops and engaging theatre shows, there will be something for everyone at YoMo.
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The STEAM event not to miss in SoCal YoMo’s mission is to inspire a new generation in pursuing further education or vocational training in STEAM disciplines. • Maze-like show floor like as a STEAM theme park • Designed for attendees to simply drop in and participate on an ad hoc basis without prior booking • Colourful design and visuals • Activities encouraging hands-on interaction • Highly visual and engaging presentations • Relevant educational content for ages ranging from 6 to 16 • Workshops in classroom format allowing practical and immersive learnings • Content driven by the education community • Live shows and demos designed with a educational component to excite, create wonder and widen curiosity • Competitions • Gymkhana's and theme designed trails: UNSDG’s, Choose your Crew.. • A dedicated conference for educators and education professionals: Teacher Track
Create real impact on all attendees
YoMo allows the increase of: • the students’ interest in STEAM subjects! • their aspiration towards STEAM subjects! • their perception of STEAM as having a positive impact on the world around them!
Inspire – Engage - Educate YoMo is the opportunity for participants to enthuse 15,000 young boys and girls and teachers through: •
Hands-on interactive activities on the expo floor
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Minds-on immersive workshops in dedicated classroom style areas
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Inspirational and vocational presentations
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Theatre and large audience shows giving STEAM the WOW factor!
YoMo & MWC: a proven formula
Be an innovative leader from MWC to YoMo
YoMo the largest STEAM event in Spain, will help the leading MWC LA 2019 sponsors to: • Raise their profile as thought-leader in STEAM, Innovation, Creativity & Education • Expand the reach of CSR / Education / Makers’ projects • Showcase the best of Technology to the future generations and the rest of the world during the renowned MWC • Launch new projects internationally • Deliver a unique experience to your clients during MWC • Promote the understanding of the importance of STEAM and SDG’s to 15,000 young people and education • Benefit from global press/PR coverage: 3,900+ international and national tech industry and education related • Invite, meet and engage with industry, government, education leaders • Network with 100+ stakeholders, including
Targeted Programs of Engagement
UN SDG’s @ YoMo LA
Launched on Universal Children's Day, UNICEF’s day of celebration for youth, YoMo Los Angeles is committed to supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. All the activities on the YoMo show floor are linked to an SDG. YoMo highlights their importance and real life examples of how activities at YoMo play their part in achieving each goal. A great opportunity for YoMo participants to put a spotlight on your own SDG’s.
One of the four prize winners of SDG Trail at YoMo Barcelona 2018
A dedicated conference for educators
Teacher Track Following on from the success in Spain, YoMo will launch a series of CPD engagements in conjunction with the California Department of Education and the Los Angeles Unified Schools District, in the format of educator-focused workshops and conference-style sessions. The Teacher Track will achieve this through: •
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Providing teachers across LA and Southern California with immersive hands-on continuing professional development that will count towards their ongoing targets Showcase some of the very latest educational resources, technical innovations and education programs from around the world Provide valuable networking opportunities for educators with other STEAM and education professionals.
The call for content for this exciting program will launch April 15 2019. Get involved and meet the educators! A number of unique sponsorship opportunities are available ranging from keynotes, panels, round table discussions to trainings and workshops.
Exploring the latest trends, thinking and technologies that are reshaping the way we educate future generations.
Bridging education with the public & private sectors
Choose your Crew
Inspire students in choosing their career
Good with your hands? Like being outdoors? Love problem solving?
YoMo is launching a new program promoting career thinking in young attendees. This allows young people to think about things they enjoy the most and the types of STEAM careers they can enter that suit their personality and subject interests. Sponsors can engage in this program through and promote specific career paths by: • Identifying Career Captain’s on their stand • Participating in the ‘Choose your Crew’ gymkhana held onsite • Presenting case studies and bios to students and educators Students can chose from:
Construction Crew Crew Space Crew
Design Crew Health Crew Sports Crew
Film & TV Crew Ideas Crew Tech Crew
Food Crew Green Power Crew Travel Crew
Play your part in 2019!
YoMo Los Angeles is the perfect and unique opportunity to showcase your very best science and tech to the youth!
By getting involved in YoMo, you are inspiring, exciting and engaging young people and demonstrating the importance of these sectors to the next generation of consumers, thinkers, doers and leaders. No matter what your interest – if you have something to do with STEAM or Mobile, then there is a role for you at YoMo: Interactive activities: Do you have an engaging hands-on interactive activity stand, workshop, show or presentation that you would love to deliver in front of our audience. Get in touch. We can provide free space to not-for-profit and educational outreach organizations. Great way to promote your brand!
Interactive activities: activities@yomola.com
Exhibition and sponsorship: Are you a corporate or commercial organization wanting to promote your brand or product to young people or educators? Does your organization want to give back to your local community in a high profile, educational, sustainable and meaningful way? Find out how to.
Exhibition and sponsorship: sales@yomola.com
Press or media: Do your readers, members or subscribers have a keen interest in education or STEAM related activity? Then let us know and we can provide you unique access to our amazing content.
Press or media: press@yomola.com
Anything else: Want to take part but don’t fit into any of the above? Get in touch.
Anything else: info@yomola.com