Ccsc-nw Conference 2004

Student poster session

Willamette University

October 8 and 9, 2004

Consortium for computing sciences in Colleges—Northwestern 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 — Northwestern Region held October 8 and 9, 2004 at Willamette University.
Undergraduates, including those who completed their Bachelor's degrees in spring 2004, 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 9. 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 by September 24, 2004 to: Dr. Sherry Yang yangs@oit.edu (541) 885-1594
“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/crossroads/xrds3-2/posters.html

Web Sites

Conference Web Site
www.ccsc.org/northwest/2004
Click on Student Posters
Regional Web Site
www.ccsc.org/northwest
National Web Site
www.ccsc.org

The goal of the conference is the exchange of information promoting quality computer-oriented curricula as well as the effective use of computing in smaller institutions of higher learning.
Members include faculty, administrators of academic computer facilities, and students. Because personnel at small colleges often have restricted travel budgets, the scheduling of our conferences is done with the goal of minimizing costs.

Student poster session