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NYSCI Gala

Thank you for Celebrating Science and Inspiration!


NYSCI was thrilled to honor amazing leaders on November 4th, 2024!

We look forward to our next gala in 2025!

Celebrate Science and Inspiration

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Our Celebrate Science and Inspiration Gala has a distinguished tradition of honoring forward-thinking and innovative leaders who embody the spirit of NYSCI’s mission – to nurture generations of passionate learners, critical thinkers, and active citizens through an approach we call Design Make Play.

Watch these videos to experience our 2024 Gala! Click on them to view:

Gala Opener Video Here

Mike Finley's Video Here

Yann LeCun's Here

Frank Baker's Video Here

Edwin Gomez's Video Here

NYSCI 2024 Gala Sci Moment

2024 Honorees

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Frank Baker

Co-founder & Managing Partner, Siris Capital

Distinguished Leadership Award

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Mike Finley

CEO, Boingo Wireless

Vision and Venture Award

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Yann LeCun

Chief AI Scientist, Meta

Trailblazer in Science Award

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Edwin Gomez

Senior Explainer, NYSCI

Seidenberg Family Top of The Ladder Award

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Gala Impact

Our gala provides an opportunity to celebrate and share our work, and to raise crucial unrestricted funds to support our ability to engage and inspire young people through Design, Make, Play.

For more Gala information, please email gala@nysci.org or call 718-595-9179.

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2024 Gala Supporters

Titan Sponsors

$50,000+

Ravenel B. Curry, III
The Kupferberg Foundation
Verizon

Gemini Sponsors

$25,000+

Amazon
Amdocs
Boingo Wireless
Con Edison
Anita and Nicholas Donofrio
Ericsson
Susan and Mike Finley
IBM
KPMG
Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.
PepsiCo
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Siris Capital Group, LLC

Mercury Sponsors

$12,500+

Accenture
Bank of America
The Boston Consulting Group
Ciena
Cisco Systems, Inc
Citi
Rob Davis and Caroline Curry
DC Advisory
Dell Techonologies
Anna Ewing and John Capotosto
F5
Google
Kathryn W. Guarini
HCL Technologies
Gary and Alexandra Hoberman and Family
Hewlett Packard Enterprise/Intel
Hydro-Quebec Energy Services
Infovision
Juniper Networks
Mary Jane and George McCartney
Kelsey and Sudhir Nair
Nasdaq
NBCUniversal
NOKIA
PNC
Qualcomm
Stephen and Maxine Sands
Linda S. Sanford
Spirent Communications
TDI
Carmen and Tim Tynan
Melissa Vail and Norman Selby
James Wiener and Sarah Gleit
WLRK
Wolters Kluwer, Legal & Regulatory

Saturn Sponsors

$2,500+

Ellen Baker
Albert and Caryn Bunshaft
C Squared
Seth Dubin and Barbara Field
E-J Electric Installation Co.
Yvette Encarnacion
Equinix
Evercore
Forest Electric
Gunderson Dettmer
Edward and Deborah Horowitz
Linda and Alan Kahn Foundation
Ivan Kimball
Matrixx Software, Inc.
McAfee
New York-Presbyterian
Nemark
Palo Alto Networks
Ponce Bank
Sháka Rasheed and Lela Weems
Sara and Axel Schupf, and Michael and Tracy Freedman
SOLiD
Amy and Steve Thogmartin
Alexandra and Mark Zubko

Apollo Sponsors

$1500+

William B. Norden
Property Services Corporation of Long Island
Elena Silenok
TransitLife
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The Future Is Bright!

A gift to the gala supports the delight and wonder that comes from accessible, creative, and interactive STEM learning.

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The Future Is Bright!

A gift to the gala supports the delight and wonder that comes from accessible, creative, and interactive STEM learning.