Registration
Instructions University of Pittsburgh at
Johnstown Celebration of Undergraduate
Research and Creative Activities 2003 Deadline for Registration
Material: 5PM Wednesday, April 2, 2003
Deadline: Abstracts must be submitted
by 5 PM Wednesday, April 2, 2003.
Use the on-line registration form. You must submit the abstract as
a file in MSWord; make sure the file is free of viruses. The file
name should include your initials and the course number (etb-c1131.doc)
or "research" (etb-research.doc). Use 1" margins and Time New Roman as
the font.
Title and names should be in 12 point
A title in bold
Author’s name (Year, Major); for group projects, list presentor first.
Faculty mentor:
For research projects: Advisor’s Name (Department)
For class projects: Course Instructor’s Name (Course name)
Begin a new paragraph for the text of the abstract; 200 words or less.
Use 10 point, single space, full-justification (ie - square both margins)
and do not indent the first line. Your abstract should include:
A sentence stating the objectives of the study
A brief summary of methods, if pertinent
A summary of the results that were obtained (if available)
You will be provided with a 40" by 60" poster board and push pins.
The posters will be displayed in Heritage Hall for the entire symposium
(1:00 to 5:00 PM). All posters must be up by 1PM. The room will be open
after 9 AM for you to set up your poster. This will not take more than
30 minutes; do it at your convenience.
Be sure to note other special needs on the registration form.
You may remove your poster materials after 5:00 PM Wednesday afternoon.
For class projects: your professor may want to "grade" your presentation.
You will be scheduled to be at your poster accordingly.
There are two times scheduled for talks (1:15 to 2:15 and 3:45 to 4:45).
You will be allotted 15 minutes; plan on 12 minutes for your presentation
and 3 minutes for the introduction and questions.
Both rooms will be equipped with an overhead projector and screen, lavaliere
mike and laser pointer. If you need other AV equipment, please indicate
on the registration form and it will be provided.
For class projects: your professor may want to "grade" your presentation.
Your talk will be scheduled accordingly.
Information
for Faculty Mentors
Use the Web-Based Faculty
Registration Form.
The information you provide will help the Organizing Committee coordinate
the faculty mentors with the student presenters. Since the symposium includes
class projects and student research presentations, we ask that you submit
one registration form for your class and a separate one for research students.
Students will also submit a registration form and abstract. See above for
Specific Instructions for Abstract Submission, Poster
Presentations & Oral Presentations. Select
here for sample
abstracts. Follow instructions carefully.
Submit your On-line
Registration BY 5 PM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2003.Itwill
be sent to Dr. Dereece Smither, 115 Krebs (dsmither@pitt.edu).
Arranging
to grade class projects
If you plan to grade posters or oral presentations for class projects
please indicate a preferred time on the Registration Form so that we can
schedule the students accordingly. Also, please tell the students you plan
to visit the posters for "grading" at the specific time. Many students
will be presenting multiple posters and possibly presenting oral talks
as well (for two or more classes and/or research). Likewise, several faculty
will be "grading" class posters. We appreciate your cooperation in this
aspect of the scheduling.
Special
Needs for Faculty Mentors:
If your students have special needs for their poster presentations (e.g.
tables for rock samples), they should indicate them on the registration
form. If you know of additional needs, please indicate them on the registration
form.
Rooms for oral talks will be equipped with an overhead projector and screen,
lavaliere mike and laser pointer. If your students will need other AV equipment,
please indicate them on the registration form and it will be provided.
Please be present during your students’ research talks in order to field
tough questions.