Call for Scientific Posters at the 2012 AAAS Annual Meeting, Vancouver

Here’s a (rather long) email we got from the American Association for the Advancement of Science about their Student Poster Competition.

Dear Future Scientist:

We are now accepting abstracts for the AAAS Student Poster Competition for undergraduate and graduate students.  Go here to learn more and upload your abstract: http://www.aaas.org/meetings/2012/program/posters/#student  Please help us spread the word about the competition to your fellow club members.  The deadline to submit an abstract is 11:59 p.m. PT, 24 October 2011. The poster session will be on Saturday, February 18 from noon to 5 pm .

This poster competition is open to college undergraduate and graduate students only. Students will showcase their research in the Exhibit Hall and present to senior scientists who serve as poster judges. Winners receive a cash prize, a one-year complimentary AAAS membership which includes a subscription to the journal Science, recognition in Science, and a framed certificate. Although participants are required to register for the meeting, the student registration fee is deeply discounted: $60 for members; $70 for nonmembers. Student session aides attend for free.

Student Session Aides
Undergraduate and graduate students can volunteer to ensure the meeting runs smoothly. Those who volunteer for 8 hours receive free meeting and poster session registration; those who volunteer for 16 hours also receive a one-year subscription to Science Online. Whenever possible, aides are assigned to support sessions of particular interest to them. All have the opportunity to assist, listen to, and meet a range of interesting people, including leading scientists, Nobelists, popular authors, government leaders, and media personalities. Student Session Aide registration will open in early October. http://www.aaas.org/meetings/2012/ts/aides.shtml

General Poster Session
This session offer an opportunity to present research to the broad community of scientist attending the AAAS Meeting. Open to doctorates, post docs and professionals (if your poster doesn’t qualify for the student competition you can apply for this session, please review the criteria). Go here to register for the general poster session: http://www.aaas.org/meetings/2012/program/posters/#general This session will be held on Sunday, February 19 from noon to 5 pm.

The AAAS Annual Meeting is one of the most widely recognized pan-science events. As a future scientist, you will have hundreds of opportunities to network with senior scientists in your field as well as learning about cutting-edge research in other scientific disciplines. You can learn more about the AAAS Annual Meeting here: www.aaas.org/meetings

Thank you so very much for your help. If you have questions, please contact me at 202-326-6450.

Sincerely,

Kim Klyberg
AAAS Meetings
Office of Public Programs
1200 New York Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20005
202-326-6736
E-mail: meetings@aaas.org