Submission Deadline:
November 1, 2006
Due to an inconsistency in published due dates,
the deadline for faculty poster proposals has been extended to
November 10.
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Important Dates
- November 1:
Poster Submission deadline
(Extended to November 10)
- November 27:
Presenter Notification
- December 4:
Online Title and Author Modifications due
What is a faculty poster?
Faculty posters provide an opportunity for an informal presentation
featuring "give and take" with conference attendees. Presenting a
faculty poster is also a good way in which to discuss and receive
feedback on a work in progress that has not been fully developed
into a paper.
Faculty poster proposal review is not blind.
Poster topic ideas
The topic of a poster presentation is not limited. However,
the topic should lend itself to presentation in poster format
with additional details available in a handout or URL.
You might consider a poster presentation of teaching materials
that you would like to share or preliminary research findings,
such as:
- imaginative assignments
- innovative curriculum design
- laboratory materials
- effective ideas for recruiting and retaining students
Suggestions for poster design are given in Research Posters 101 at
www.acm.org/crossroads/xrds3-2/posters.html.
(Although these suggestions were published for student researchers, the
ideas are also applicable to faculty posters.)
Poster presentation
If your proposal is accepted, your poster will be displayed on Friday
during the conference. You will be expected to "present" your poster
for an hour at a designated time during the day.
The space available for your poster will be 4 feet high by 8
feet wide with a small shelf below. Power sources are not
available.
How should the proposal be formatted?
Your proposal should include as much of the following information
as possible. Please limit your proposal to two (2) pages.
A list of the faculty poster titles and authors will be included in
the conference proceedings and the program.
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Proposer: Include name, address, phone and fax
numbers, email address (expect most correspondence by email), WWW
address (if applicable), etc. This item does not count in the page
limit. Poster proposals do not undergo blind review, so this
information should be included.
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Statement of Topic: A short title.
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Significance and Relevance of the Topic: Please
include information about any trends in relation to the topic and
possibly describe (or cite) evidence to that effect. Your objective
here is to explain why the topic is significant. This information can
help your proposal to be selected if resources become an issue.
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Content: A description of the expected content of the
poster.
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No more specific formatting requirements (or templates)
are needed for poster proposal submission.
How do I submit my proposal?
Electronic Submissions (requires Netscape or Internet Explorer
3.0 or higher):
Step 1: Write your proposal document using
the format specified above.
Step 2: Convert your document into Adobe PDF format. Refer
to our
Creating Adobe PDF Documents page
for assistance.
Step 3: Submit your document using the
online Poster Submission Form.
Please do not wait until the last minute to submit your document
because that is when everyone else will be connecting to our server!
Step 4: Make note of the poster ID number and password
assigned to your submission. You will receive an e-mail message
confirmation.
Step 5: After receiving confirmation, go to the
Author Verification Form
to review your submission for accuracy.
Send e-mail to Sue Fitzgerald
(sue.fitzgerald@metrostate.edu)
if there are any problems. Warning! Several
authors have reported problems viewing their PDF files using Internet
Explorer. If you experience similar problems, it is best to
download the file and use Acrobat Reader directly.
Deadline: All electronic submissions must be
received by November 1, 2006.
How do I format my accepted proposal
for viewing on line?
Here are sample BOF/Poster descriptions for the online program.
We'd appreciate your
replacing your original .pdf submission with this form
and resubmit to the database by Dec. 4.
Questions? Please contact:
Sue Fitzgerald
Metropolitan State University
sue.fitzgerald@metrostate.edu
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