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Students who are selected to participate in the actual ASHSSS meeting
will present the results of their research orally, in a manner similar
to that in which a scientist would present the results of his or her
work at a conference. The audience will include a panel of scientists
who will serve as judges, as well as fellow student participants and
members of the general public. Awards are determined primarily on the
basis of the oral presentation, although judges may also refer to the
written scientific papers.
Guidelines for the oral presentations are as follows:
(See the Judges Score Sheet for details about how your presentation
will be evaluated.)
- The content and format of the oral presentation
should be similar to that of your scientific paper, with a few exceptions.
The abstract will be read by the judges and should not be
a part of your presentation. Unlike in your paper, the results and
discussion sections may be combined in your presentation. The acknowledgements
may come at the beginning or end of your presentation.
- Time: A maximum of 15 minutes is allowed for the
presentation, followed by a question-and-answer period of a maximum
of 5 minutes.
- Revised versions of your formal abstract (5 copies)
and/or scientific paper (1 copy) may be submitted to your head judge
at the beginning of your session. (This is optional,
but HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.) Be sure to include a date on the
new version so judges know which version to keep and which
to discard for evaluation!
- Media: You may use slides, overhead transparencies,
short video segments (max of 2 minutes or less, on 1/2” VHS
tape), or computer technology to assist with your presentation. A
computer with projector will be provided. If requested in
advance, an overhead projector, 35-mm slide projector, or
TV/VCR can also be provided. If using slides, you should bring your
own carousel (or arrive early to set up your slides in the one carousel
for your session before your session begins). No
written handouts are permitted (except for copies of the revised
abstract). Research apparatus may be used if it is integral to the
presentation and only if the apparatus is small enough to be hand-held.
Computer-generated graphics, video, and audio may be used only for
those aspects of the presentation that cannot be adequately presented
by slides or overheads. Video material presented must be an integral
part of the research and should not be a substitute for presentation
of data. Videos must not be used for presentation of common procedures,
illustrating equipment, or showing laboratory facilities. Videos
should illustrate work that was done and should not be used for stimulation
or aesthetic value. The use of software such as PowerPoint may be
used to prepare or to drive slides or overheads.
- PowerPoint presentations: Computers and projectors
will be provided. (If you wish, you may bring your own computer to
use.) It is recommended that you bring your presentation
on a CD. Be sure to test equipment and software
compatibility at UAF the evening before the ASHSSS meeting.
Check each of your slides to make sure all images
(graphs, photos, etc.) will be shown properly. Audio or background
music is generally not permitted other than sounds integral
to the research. If video clips are used, they must meet the guidelines
described above for videos. The student speaker, in person (not recorded
or produced mechanically) must do narration. Back up,
in case of equipment problems, is recommended in
the form of overhead transparencies or 35-mm slides.
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