YS Journal

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE YOUNG PEOPLE'S EDUCATION AND TO ADVANCE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF SCIENCE BY:- INSPIRING AND SUPPORT SCHOOL-AGE STUDENTS TO CONDUCT AND DISSEMINATE ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH- FURTHER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD, AND APPRECIATION OF SCIENCE AS A PROCESS OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT- DEVELOPING THE SKILLS OF SCHOOL-AGED STUDENTS, BOTH TECHNICAL SKILLS AND ÆSOFTÆ SKILLS SUCH AS COMMUNICATIONS, TEAMWORK, LEADERSHIP, NETWORKING- RAISING SCHOOL-AGED STUDENTSÆ ASPIRATIONS FOR SCIENCE-BASED STUDIES AND CAREERSTHE CIO ACHIEVES ITS OBJECTS BY PROVIDING SCHOOL-AGE STUDENTS WITH A PLACE TO PUBLISH THEIR RESEARCH, SUPPORTING THE STUDENT-RUN EDITORIAL TEAM, HOLDING CONFERENCES AND NETWORKING MEETINGS, PROVIDING CAREERS INFORMATION, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE, AND SHOWCASING THEIR WORK TO OTHERS, OR BY ANY OTHER ACTIVITY IT SEES FIT.