Ccsc-nw Conference 2002

Student poster session

Seattle Pacific University

October 4 and 5, 2002

Consortium for computing sciences in Colleges—Northwest Region

We invite undergraduate students to participate in a poster/project session and competition during the annual conference of the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges Northwest Region held October 4 and 5, 2002 at Seattle Pacific University.
Undergraduates, including those who completed their Bachelor's degrees in spring 2002, are requested to submit an abstract describing their research or significant project.
Topics may include any computer-related research or significant project activity, either theoretical or applied. A faculty advisor must sponsor each proposal.
During the conference, an area will be reserved for the display of student posters and related materials describing their research or projects. Students are expected to set-up their poster display Friday afternoon.
The poster session will be held the morning of Saturday, October 5. During this session, students will need to be present to discuss their work with conference attendees.
A panel of judges will select three winning posters/projects for cash awards. The winners will be recognized and receive their awards at the conference luncheon on Saturday.
Students wishing to participate should send a one-page abstract to Ed Gellenbeck by September 27
(email is preferred at gellenbe@cwu.edu).
Dept. of Computer Science Central Washington Univ. Ellensburg, WA 98926
“Poster sessions at conferences and university research fairs provide excellent opportunities for students to show off their work and to discuss their research in an informal setting”.
“Go to the poster session ready to talk to a lot of people. Not only is this a good opportunity for you to tell people about your work, but it is also a good opportunity for you to get new ideas that might improve your work”.
“A poster forum I presented at a few months before I began interviewing for a job was good practice for answering the types of questions I got asked about my research while interviewing”.

The annual CCSC-NW conference is held in cooperation with ACM's SIGCSE. UPE, the International Honor Society for Computer Science, is sponsoring the awards for the best student posters.

Research Posters 101
Advice from Lorrie Faith Cranor at http://www.acm.org/spost/

Web Sites

Conference Web Site
www.ccsc.org/northwest/2002
Click on Student Posters
Regional Web Site
www.ccsc.org/northwest
National Web Site
www.ccsc.org

Conference Keynote Speaker
The Keynote Speaker is Larry Wall, the creator of Perl.
His talk is entitled Studies in the Ballistic Arts
Friday, October 4 1:15—2:15 p.m.

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