2019 Student Information

Student Poster Competition | Poster Guidelines | Student Travel Grant | Student Deadlines | Past Winners

Student Poster Competition

Tuesday, October 22, 2019 from 16:00 to 19:00
Tenaya Lodge, Salons 4 and 5

Purpose

The purpose of the Student Poster Competition is to:

Encourage student membership and participation in SWST
Encourage student attendance at the SWST International Convention
Recognize excellence in student research, and
Improve the visibility of student research efforts

Eligibility

The competition will be held on Tuesday, October 22, from 16:00 to 19:00 during the Technical Poster Session of the International Convention.

All undergraduate and graduate students who are members of SWST may participate. If you are attending the Convention in California, you will be considered a member as your fees include a 1-year membership.

There should be no coauthors on the poster session; however, faculty sponsors and funding agencies should be identified in both the abstract and poster display

Recognition

Before the competition, students will be presented a Certificate of Participation to display on their posters.

First place: $500 and a first place plaque
Second place: $250 and a second place plaque
Third place: $125 and a third place plaque

Winners will be announced at the Awards Presentation on Thursday, October 24. All participants will be announced in one of the SWST publications.

Application Procedures

To apply, a student must indicate in their abstract submission that they would like to participate in the Competition.

https://swst2019convention.exordo.com

Judging Procedures

Posters can be set up anytime beginning Monday, October 21 after 8:30. Posters must be removed after the Tuesday Poster Session. You MUST BE at your poster during the Poster Competition times in order to answer questions from the judges.

The abstracts and poster presentations will be evaluated by a committee of 4 judges on a 100-point scale:

Submitted abstract:
1. Soundness of research hypothesis (10 points)
2. Scientific writing ability (10 points)
3. Organization (10 points)

Poster presentation:
1. Scientific merit (newness, breadth of interest, potential impact of the research) (15 points)
2. Experimental design and thoroughness of investigation (15 points)
3. Validity of conclusions (15 points)
4. Organization and visual quality of presentation (15 points)
5. Response to questions of judges (10 points)

The chair of the Education Committee will have overall responsibility for the competition including selecting judges. Judges will not assess student posters on whose committees they serve. The chair of the judging committee does not vote except when one of the other judges is exempted. Posters will be presented in English.

Poster Guidelines

PLEASE NOTE POSTER SIZE

Poster dimensions – Usable size 838.2 mm (33 inches) wide by 762 mm (30 inches) high.

Posters can be set up anytime beginning Monday, October 21 after 8:30. Posters must be removed after the Tuesday Poster Session.

Posters must meet predefined size specification.

Posters should be designed accordingly with clear diagrams and text that can be read from a distance of 1.5 m.

The posters will be affixed to the panel by tape, which will be supplied. THEY MUST BE FLEXIBLE PAPER, NOT HARD BOARDS.

All Poster presentations MAY SUBMIT a 4-8 page technical paper (due August 1, 2019, through the Ex Ordo system) to be published by SWST in a Proceedings USB given to all International Convention attendees, and then electronically published on the SWST web site. See Proceedings Guidelines

Student Travel Grants

The SWST Student Travel Grant Program provides partial support for travel expenses to attend the 2019 SWST International Convention. Students selected for support under this grant program will be expected to present a research poster at the Convention.

Each grant will consist of an award up to $500 with up to ten grants to be awarded.

Travel Grant Application Process

Each application will consist of a completed SWST Student Travel Grant Application Form (PDF) and an abstract of 500 words or less describing the research topic to be presented at the International Convention. Abstracts will be evaluated for research hypothesis, scientific merit, organization and clarity of expression. Applications will be reviewed by the SWST Education & Accreditation Committee, with recommendations for funding made to the Executive Board of the Society.

Deadline for Travel Grant Application

Applications for Student Travel Grants must be received by the SWST Office in Madison by May 1, 2019. Applications will be reviewed by the Committee by May 15, 2019, with recommendation to the Executive Board. It is anticipated that grant awards will be announced by May 15, 2019.

Submit to Victoria Herian, Executive Director, SWST, P.O. Box 6155, Monona, WI 53716, email: vicki@dev.swst.org

Grants will be presented by Executive Director Victoria Herian at the International Convention immediately following the SWST Annual Business Meeting on Thursday, October 24, 2019