The mission of the Alamo City Electrathon (ACE) is to foster and encourage partnerships between educational institutions and industry partners. The ACE Invitational was created as an academic opportunity for student programs in high school and community colleges. Our vision is to generate excitement and awareness of vocational opportunities associated with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). By offering students in our region a real-world, hands-on learning experience like no other, we are bringing STEM home to the future workforce of America.

The ACE Invitational was started in 2017, with six high school teams participating. By 2019, ACE doubled participation, welcoming teams across the region, including Boerne, Lytle, Northside ISD, San Antonio College, and St. Phillip’s College. In 2021, SoTx was pleased to host ACE at the Alamodome with 20 registered teams from Texas and Louisiana.