2009 Eleventh Annual Northwestern Regional Conference

Poster Session

During the conference, an area will be reserved for the display of student posters and related materials describing their research or projects. Students can begin to set up after the opening session of the conference.

The poster session will be held the morning of Saturday, October 10, 2009. During this session, students must be present to discuss their work with conference attendees.

Students presenting posters will need to register for the conference at the student rate.

A 8.5" by 11" flyer announcing the student poster contest is available for viewing or downloading (PDF file, 1-page, 111K)

A panel of judges will select the top posters for awards. The winners will be recognized and receive their awards at the conference luncheon. Judging criteria are as follows:

1. 60% Content (modeled on evaluation criteria for proposals at the National Science Foundation):
   1. Intellectual Merit. Is the computer science content of the poster exciting and interesting for its own sake?
   2. Broader Impacts: Does the work on which the poster is based have impact beyond computer science content, e.g., educational impact (K-12, or higher education, or public interest), application to other fields. Is the computer science content particularly relevant to these times?
2. 40% Presentation at the Conference
   1. How well the poster itself conveys the intellectual merit and broader impact of the work. Is the poster aesthetically pleasing, easy to read, etc.
   2. How well do the student(s) present orally to the audience. Students should be prepare to present a 1-3 minute oral overview of the work to conference attendees, and be able to follow up with more in depth descriptions of the work, as well as to answer questions posed to them by attendees.
   3. Supplementary materials at the conference (if any): how well do these complement the poster itself and the oral presentations of the work.