Student Poster Contest

Student Poster Contest Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to Friday, September 23, 2016 – Both Undergraduate and Graduate Students are Eligible

SusTech Poster Contest 2016

SusTech 2016 invites undergraduate and graduate students to submit abstracts for the Student Poster Contest.

Students are invited to send in ideas or designs for developing projects/products supporting the sustainability topics areas of the Conference. The selected posters will be displayed during the SusTech 2016 Student Poster Session, on Sunday October 9, being held in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

The deadline to submit poster abstracts is midnight US Mountain Time, September 23,2016.

Notification of acceptance will be within 2 days of submission.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Poster authors must be either undergraduate or graduate students at the time of submission and may be members of a team comprising of up to four students. At least one student author must be an IEEE student member at the time of the submission of the poster to the Contest. The poster should be fully the work of the student or students and completed before they have received the engineering or scientific degree.

TOPICS OF INTEREST

Internet of Things – IOT (e.g.: Sensors, computing, control, communication, storage and drive electronics targeted for IOT applications, medical electronics, drones)
Smart Grid (e.g. communication, control, power electronics, energy storage, demand control and response)
Waste: (e.g. reduction, conversion, disposal, recycling, reuse, harvesting, managing product lifecycle)
Renewable Energy (e.g. solar, wind, tidal, fuel cells, energy harvesting, nuclear, thermal, power distribution)
Water (e.g. Sourcing & distribution, conservation, harvesting, waste disposal, recycling)
Electronics (e.g. components and systems, sustainable manufacturing, automotive and industrial applications)
Energy Efficiency (e.g. sensing and measurement, energy saving, auto electrification & fuel economy, data centers)
Transportation (e.g. electric & autonomous vehicles, aviation, motors, drive controls, batteries)
Societal Implications / Quality of Life (e.g. global warming, sustainability education, human resources, risk-management, remediation, public policy)

HOW TO SUBMIT?

To participate in the contest students should write a 2-page (500-700-word) description (abstract) of the poster, along with authors names, respective university and contact details; and submit it using the SusTech website (using form below) by the specified deadline. The abstracts will be reviewed and authors notified within two days of subission if they will be presenting at SusTech.

If you have any questions or problems submitting your abstract, contact the SusTech 2016 Poster Contest co-chairs, either Dr, Phani Vallabhajosyula, phani.c.v@ieee.org, or Prof. Michael Goryll, michael.goryll@asu.edu. Contestants will need to prepare a poster of no larger than 48 x 36 inches and on a tri-fold board.

Key Dates	Sept. 23, 2016	Submission deadline for poster abstract
	Within 2 days of submission	Notification of Acceptance
	Oct. 9, 2016	Final Poster Display During Conference

PRIZES

Cash prizes will be awarded for first, second and third places as determined by the judges. First place $750; second $500; third $250. Information on the winners will be posted on the SusTech and IEEE Region 6 websites.

RULES REGARDING SUBMISSIONS

Poster authors must be undergraduate or graduate students at the time of submission and may be members of a team comprising of up to four students.
At least one student author must be an IEEE student member at the time of the submission of the poster to the Contest.
The poster should be fully the work of the student or students and completed before they have received their engineering or scientific degree.
The poster abstract should not be previously published or presented at another conference which has assigned copyright. If any plagiarism or copyright issues are found for the abstract, it will not be accepted.
Poster abstracts must be submitted by the deadline. Abstracts submitted afterward will not be considered for evaluation.
The organizing/review committee of the SusTech 2016 Student Poster Contest reserves the right to accept or reject any abstract without assigning any reason.

POSTER SPECIFICATIONS

Posters must be tri-fold and may be no larger than 36”x48”
Posters will be placed to stand alone on the tables

POSTER SESSION SCHEDULE AND SET UP FOR CONTESTANTS

Set up begins at 2:30 pm. At least one of the authoring students must be present at the SusTech Conference.
Poster boards will be numbered. Presenters should attach their posters to the board number corresponding to the number assigned to their poster.
Judging will occur from 5:30-6:00pm.
Poster session is open 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm.
Take down by presenters no later than 7:10 pm. Posters not removed by 7:10 pm will be taken to the Registration area.
If selected as one of the winning posters, you will receive a ribbon on your poster and will also be notified via email.
The SusTech Conference may request that prize posters be held temporarily for public display.

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