The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) has a dual mission to the foster multi-vendor interoperability and also the education and empowerment of the next generation of engineers. On March 19, 2014, the UNH-IOL participated in Girls Technology Day which was hosted at NHTI in Concord, NH. Girls Technology Day is one of many STEM events that the UNH-IOL participates in. This event was developed to expose middle and high school girls to the opportunities and careers available in STEM.