Wed Feb 25 2015
First Annual Student Research Symposium at Texas A&M University–San Antonio
Call for Proposals
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We are now accepting proposals for our First Annual Student Research Symposium at Texas A&M University–San Antonio. This new symposium has been created to provide students with the opportunity to present their research to the wider campus community. We hope to have students from every college participate. The symposium will be held on April 17th and 18th in the new University Central Academic Building and is open to students, faculty, their family members and the wider San Antonio community.
Given the symposium’s interdisciplinary scope, we are accepting a variety of proposals this year. Individual students may submit a poster presentation or an oral presentation, and groups of students may propose a fully formed roundtable or interactive poster sessions. Regardless of the type of submission, participants must provide a title for their submissions and be able to provide the names and contact information (i.e., email addresses) for all presenters and a faculty advisor. Submissions should include a full abstract (no more than 250 words) that summarizes the project as well as a more concise press paragraph (no more than 100 word) which will be printed in the conference program. The abstracts will be reviewed by conference organizers who will decide whether the submission is appropriate for the conference.
To propose a session, please visit http://www.tamusa.edu/provost/SRS
Types of Presentations
Posters
Poster sessions will be held throughout the conference. Poster sessions allow participants to present individual papers with key excerpts from the papers displayed on large boards. The audience circulates among posters and stops to discuss papers of particular interest with the authors. Authors should be present with their posters in order to answer questions and describe their research to interested audience members, but the authors will not make a formal speech or presentation. The conference will assist in printing costs for the posters.
Interactive Poster Session
In an interactive poster session, a group of three to five students with related topics would propose a session in which presenters introduce their posters to a small audience and answer questions from the audience. Each presenter will introduce their poster briefly and then the audience members will ask questions about the content of each poster.
Oral Presentation
In an oral presentation, students will present a 15 minute talk on a topic of interest to an audience. Conference organizers will group talks on similar topics together into hour-long session in which several student speakers will present their research. Students may use technology such as PowerPoint if they wish but are not obligated to do so (please indicate whether you will need such technology on your submission). Students will speak for the allotted time and take questions from audience members once the talk has concluded. If desired, several students may co-host a talk together.
Roundtable Session
In a roundtable session, a group of three to five panelists would prepare short remarks on a given topic of interest, while a moderator would prepare questions to ask the panelists. The session should generate spontaneous interaction among panelists and between panelists and the audience. Diversity among panelists is important to the success of the session. Further, all panelists must recognize the need for advance preparation. A roundtable proposal should describe the topic that will be addressed by the panel as well as central themes and potential questions; identify the format of the session; and name a student or faculty moderator as well as student panelists.
Dr. Josephine Sosa-Fey | Director of Graduate Studies and Research
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