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Pre Meeting Congress
Micrograph Competition
Papers will be assigned by the Program Committee to either a platform or poster presentation, unless "prefer poster" is specified on the Author Data Entry form,in which case that preference will be honored. Corresponding authors will be notified of this assignment after the program has been finalized in April. The assignment will include which day of the conference the poster will be presented (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday). The criteria for assignment of the papers include the nature and size of the session and the number of simultaneous sessions.
Each Poster will be allocated a 92" wide by 46" high display area. A 12" high strip at the top should contain the title of the paper, and the name and affiliation of the authors. Authors are advised that it is not appropriate to simply attach a copy of the paper to the display board, just as it would not be appropriate simply to read the paper during the platform presentation. The poster should have large legible test and figures, and describe the results in a manner that would be clear to a reader in the authors absence.
Audio/Visual equipment for poster presentation will require exceptional justification. Stereo images may be mounted and presented for stereo viewing using viewers provided by the author. Computer animations and live internet presentations may be shown in the Computer workshop area with the permission of the computer workshop coordinator. Authors with videotape data are strongly advised to seek a platform presentation. Authors must provide their own male or velcro hook or push pins for mounting.
Authors will remain at their posters between 1:00 pm. and 3:00 pm. on their assigned day. All posters must be hung in the poster area on Monday between 11:00 am. and 1:00 pm. and must remain on view until 3:00 pm. Thursday.
POSTER AWARDS
NOTE: The Poster Awards Program has been expanded over the last few years! It is essential that your poster is available during the judging period. All Posters must be set up on Monday. IF YOUR POSTER IS REMOVED BEFORE NOON ON THURSDAY, IT WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD. All winners will be announced at the meeting on Thursday afternoon.
- MSA Poster Awards will be presented for the best posters
in the category of:
1. Advances in Instrumentation & Techniques
2. Applications of Microscopy & Microanalysis Ð Biological
3. Applications of Microscopy & Microanalysis Ð Physical
First ($200) and Second ($100) Prizes will be awarded in each category. Sponsored by MSA.
- MSA Student Poster Awards (First Prize: $200,
Second Prize: $100) will be awarded for the best posters
in each category (see above). To be considered for the
Student Poster Awards, the first author on the poster must
be a student. When completing the Data Form, please
identify your abstract as ÒStudent PosterÓ so that you will
be eligible for the Student Poster Award Program.
- Diatome Awards (sponsored by Diatome U.S.) are
presented for the posters illustrating the best use of
diamond-knife ultramicrotomy in either the biological or
physical sciences.
- First Prize: One-week, all-expense-paid trip to
Switzerland for two.
- Second & Third Prize: Swiss Watches
- MSA Traveling Poster Exhibit Awards for the ten best posters (five in the physical & five in the biological sciences) as determined by a panel of judges chosen by the MSA Education Committee. These posters are sent around the country to local society meetings throughout the year under the coordination of the MSA Traveling Exhibit Chairperson. In order for your poster to be considered, it must fit into the mailing cases for shipping. The guidelines for this are that each individual board must be less than 28x46 inches. One piece rollup posters are acceptable. If your poster is selected, you may leave it at the Meeting with the Traveling Exhibit Chairperson or ship it to them after the meeting. In either case, a drawing of the poster and layout should be included. So that photos can be taken and arrangements made for the poster to join the Traveling Exhibit, poster winners should be at their posters at a time which will be announced. Sponsored by the MSA Education Committee.
MICROGRAPH COMPETITION
A Photomicrograph Competition sponsored by MSA is held at Microscopy & Microanalysis, with the purpose of promoting the innovative blending of art and science. The competition is open to all forms of microscopic imaging. Winners will be selected on the basis of artistic merit and general audience appeal. It is important, however, that the winning entries be scientifically significant. that is, they must contain novel information useful in resolving a scientific issue and/or present established information in a way that dramatically enhances its comprehension or interpretation. A maximum of three awards (First Prize: $200; a maximum of 2 runners-up: $50 each) will be presented.
The rules for entries are:
1) Any individual may submit a maximum of two entries.
(No individual may win more than one prize).
2) Entries must have overall dimensions of 11" X 14", can be mounted vertically or horizontally, and must be affixed to a stiff lightweight support, such as 1/4" foam board. Micrographs may be mounted so that they have borders.
3) Each entry must have a separate text sheet with the title and 200-word maximum description of the image including the technique and its scientific significance. It is recommended that the text be printed in 14-point Times New Roman Font on a separate 8.5" X 11" sheet. The entrantÕs name, address and image title shall be posted on the back of the 11" X 14" entry.
4) Entries must be brought to the Meeting and mounted on the display boards by noon on Monday. Non-winning micrographs must be removed after noon on Thursday. Micrographs remaining on the display boards after 3 pm on Thursday will be discarded.
Winning micrographs will be incorporated into the MSA Traveling Poster Exhibit for 2000-2001, and will be returned to the owners during the summer of 2001. Winners will be announced at the Meeting. Submitted micrographs remain the property of the entrants subject to the conditions above.