Graduate Research Poster
Showcase

1. Program Registration
2. Submit digital materials (abstract & poster, both in pdf format) to the AU Box Folder –
   You will receive an email from Kelly Pippin with directions where to submit.
3. Print your poster – Recommended poster size is 40” x 30” vertical or horizontal layout (easels, foam boards, tacks, and/or clips will be provided on-site)

** the Ralph Brown Draughon Library (RBD) provides printing service

4. Arrive at the Alumni Association lobby, sign in, set up your poster, and present it to the judges — Light finger food will be provided at 4:30 pm.

• Register by: September 24, 11:59 pm CST
• Digital material (abstract and poster) submission by: October 22, 11:59 pm CST

** All changes (e.g., poster title, misspelling, poster content changes, etc.)  are due October 22; you will be provided with a Box folder link to submit the digital material. If you’ve never used a Box folder before, please visit the Box User’s Guide and set it up.

• All posters will be shared online with the College of Agriculture on October 27

1:00–2:30 pm: Judging Session 1

** Judging kicks off at 1:00 pm. Poster Presenters, please arrive at the Alumni Center Lobby no sooner than 12:30 pm to check in and set up your poster

** Judges, please arrive around 12:50 pm.  

2:30–3:00 pm: Break

3:00–4:30 pm: Judging Session 2

** Judging kicks off at 3:00 pm. Poster Presenters, please arrive at the Alumni Center Lobby no sooner than 2:30 pm to check in and set up your poster

** Judges, please arrive around 2:50 pm.  

4:30–6:00 pm: Posters up for public review, food, announce winners, and networking

** All poster presenters, please return to the site at 4:30

** Finger food from Wilton’s will be ready at 4:30 pm

6:30 pm: Take down posters, return poster supplies, and clean up

• Students must arrive no sooner than 30 minutes prior to the judging session kick-off time – refer to the ‘SCHEDULE/AGENDA OCTOBER 26’ above and the spreadsheet Kelly Pippin sent you.
• Each poster will be evaluated by three judges; the student may end up presenting to 1 judge, 2 judges, or all 3 judges at a time depending on how many judges arrive at your poster.

** For example, if all three judges decide to start with poster A-P-01, the A-P-01 presenter will only need to present their poster one time to all judges.  As a result, the presenter could finish very quickly. On the other hand, if the judge arrives one by one, you will present your posters three times to each of them and finish a little slower.

• If your poster is placed under ‘Judging Session 1’, you must leave the site after all three judges judge your poster, and then return around 4:30 pm for the public review and other activities. If your poster is placed under ‘Judging Session 2’, you don’t have to leave the site. Refer to the ‘SCHEDULE/AGENDA OCTOBER 26’ above.
• Poster competitions will be organized by research focus areas. There will be two main competitions levels (Ph.D. and M.S. competitions) for each of the research areas:

A: Biosystems Engineering/Biotechnology

B: Crop/Soil/Environmental Sciences

C: Climate Smart Agriculture/Precision Agriculture

D: Fisheries/Aquaculture/Aquatic Environment

E: Plant Pathology/Entomology/Horticulture

F: Poultry/ Animal Science/Food Science

• All undergraduate posters (regardless of research focus areas) are competing as one group
• Students are encouraged to review best practices for poster presentations and prepare for a general audience.

** Sources:

– https://auburn.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=5942cb44-9bac-4f79-b5ee-ae29017062f1

– https://lib.auburn.edu/irc/instructional-content.php: hold ‘Ctrl’ and hit ‘F’, type in the keyword ‘Poster’ to find more information.

• Posters will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

Aesthetics/Organization (i.e., visual appeal, organization, balance of images/figures/text, etc.)

Content/Merit (i.e., scientific merit, general audience appeal, clear objectives, and outcomes, etc.)

Presentation Skills (i.e., confidence, proper attire, enthusiasm, communication skills, etc.)

Scientific Response (i.e., clear description of a scientific concept, clear explanation of what, how, and why, interpretation of results, etc.)

Question and Answer (i.e., ability to clearly answer questions raised by the judges).

*Note: If you are presenting the results of industry‐funded research, we encourage you to review with your major professor/principal investigator the industry contract terms regarding publication and intellectual property.

Please feel free to contact Kelly Pippin (kzp0025@auburn.edu) if you have questions.

• Up to 80 posters total
• 15 min/poster presentation – 5-6 min for presentation, 5-6 min for Q&A, 3-5 min for evaluation
• 30 – 36 judges needed

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