Awards
Presenters of oral or poster presentations will be judged by faculty and/or post-doctoral judges based on the criteria below. Presenters will be ranked by the average scores from judges, and the top three presenters of each presentation category will be awarded:
1st Place – $300
2nd Place – $200
3rd Place – $100
plus an Award Certificate.
People’s Choice Award ($75) for each presentation category will be determined by votes from audience via a Qualtrics survey sent out on the conference day.
Oral Competition – Judging Criteria
Presenters in the oral competition will be judged using the criteria below.
Each category is marked as: needs to improve (0 points), meets standards (1 point), or well done (2 points) for a total score out of 22.
KNOWLEDGE AND CONTENT
- Subject matter presented so as to be appealing to a diverse audience
- Research objectives and rationale for focus of presentation stated clearly
- Methods & research design discussed so audience understands approach
- Results explained clearly with critical and meaningful interpretation
- Conclusions included clear take home message, significance, future research needs
- Answers to questions demonstrated in depth knowledge of material and acknowledgement of audience diversity
COMMUNICATION
- Oral: Pace, voice level, inflection appropriate
- Written: Slides clear, good layout, graphics used effectively
- Nonverbal: Confident, good eye contact, no distracting gestures, professional
- Flow of information: Clear logical structure, bridging between sections
- Organization: Adhered to time limit (10-12 minutes)
Poster Competition – Judging Criteria
Presenters in the poster competition will be judged using the criteria below.
Each category is marked as: needs to improve (0 points), meets standards (1 point), or well done (2 points) for a total score out of 22.
KNOWLEDGE AND CONTENT
- Subject matter presented so as to be appealing to a diverse audience
- Background information prepared audience for hypotheses and objectives
- Research objectives and rationale for focus of presentation stated clearly
- Methods & research design discussed so audience understands approach
- Results explained clearly with critical and meaningful interpretation
- Conclusions included clear take home message, significance, future research needs
- Answers to questions demonstrated in depth knowledge of material and acknowledgement of audience diversity
COMMUNICATION
- Layout: poster is clear, good layout, graphics used effectively
- Oral: Pace, voice level, inflection appropriate
- Nonverbal: Confident, good eye contact, no distracting gestures, professional
- Organization: Adhered to time limit (~ 3 minutes)