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SUBMISSION DETAILS (POSTERS)

Submission Deadline: December 19, 2014


SUBMISSION DETAILS (POSTERS)
Submission Deadline: December 19, 2014
Submission Email: ECAundergrad2015@gmail.com

 
(Submissions should come in two attachments of full proposals/documents; one with a page of full contact information and the second is the same document minus the identifying information– and with no identifying author, school, faculty, or contact information in the remainder of the submission; submissions format should be either .docx or .pdf)

(See example structure for Document 1: CLICK HERE)

DO REMOVE NAMES FOR DOCUMENT TWO (see below)

(See example poster layout: CLICK HERE) 

Competitive Poster Presentations involve an author or group of authors standing next to a physical poster display that visually explains the focus of a current or in progress research project or paper in a room of several poster displays. ECA Participants will walk around the session to discuss the project with the authors and offer suggestions, comments, critiques, or insights about the project. This is an interactive session with the aim of improving the resulting status of the project. (You may even want to consider making a handout that summarizes your study to individuals who talk to you about your study.) Posters are “judged” on their ability to draw in discussants for a deliberative conversation, represent the research accurately, and for the merit of the research itself. Recognition is given to the top Posters.

A significant benefit to the Poster Sessions is that they tend to be low pressure interactions and full of energy. If you have never presented at an academic conference, poster sessions are an excellent first step into the academic community.

Include the following information (in this order) for Document 1:

  1. A title page with the following:
    1. Title of the paper/research project and the author(s)’ affiliations, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses. (NOTE: If your project has multiple authors, indicate the primary presenter with an asterisk)
    2. An indication on the title page that states "Debut" if author has NOT presented previously at a regional or national convention.
    3. Contact information for student(s)’ faculty sponsor(s).
    4. THE SECOND PAPER WILL HAVE A TITLE PAGE BUT WITH NO AUTHOR OR FACULTY INFORMATION.
  2. A one-page abstract on the second page.
  3. The below Statement of Professional Responsibility should follow the abstract on the second page.

    In submitting the attached paper or proposal, I/We recognize that this submission is considered a professional responsibility. If this submission is accepted and programmed, I/We agree to register for the 2015 ECA Convention, pay fees, and present in Philadelphia. I/We understand that presenters with last minute emergencies must make arrangements as possible for an alternate presenter as well as communicate their absences to both the Interest Group Planner and ECA VP; no shows will be removed from the official program.

  4. Poster Rationale: Some projects are better represented visually in a poster session and may not involve a full-length paper. USC poster proposals should include a justification for why the student(s) project would make a strong poster (lack of paper completion is not a strong justification).

Submitted files from students (not faculty) should be formatted in a .docx or .pdf format NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 19, 2014 by 11:59 EST.

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