Poster Session

CALL FOR POSTER PRESENTATIONS EXTENDED UNTIL FEBRUARY 3, 2023!

Eligibility for 2023 Conference

The LAND Student Poster Session is open to any student enrolled in a credit class at a public Michigan two-year college during the 2022 calendar year.

The LAND Student Poster Session showcases the scholarly work of students or student teams. The projects may be complete or they may be ongoing.

Presentation

  • Selected student presenters will be expected to present their posters virtually on Friday, February 24, 2023 at the LAND Conference.
  • Each poster will be presented in a separate Zoom breakout room, and one or more student author(s) must attend the Zoom session to present and be eligible to participate in the poster competition.
  • The following technology may be used to share the poster: Prezi, PowerPoint, audio, video, internet, etc.

Submission Process

Submit the following via the official Google form:

  1. The title of the proposed poster;
  2. Name(s) of (co-)author(s) and their institutional affiliation;
  3. A 50- to 200-word abstract (one or two paragraphs) that includes at least the following elements:
    • Brief background information on the topic for a general audience;
    • Aim/purpose or main focus of the literature review or research;
    • A summary of the most important findings/results;
    • Method(s) used and conclusion(s) are optional.

If the authors’ academic discipline uses a different, well-established set of requirements for abstracts than what is outlined above, they should use their discipline-specific abstract format; such abstracts will still receive full consideration, though the submission should indicate that by checking the “Discipline-specific format used” check box and providing the name of the standard or the professional organization that determines the discipline format.

Abstracts will be reviewed and included in the conference program unless they are found to be clearly inappropriate, objectionable, or of poor quality. If an abstract is included in the LAND Conference, the author(s) are asked to commit to having at least one representative present during the Poster Session.

Poster Guidelines

Authors should use a discipline-specific poster format generally accepted in their academic discipline. In general terms, however, most posters should have the following elements in some form:

  • Poster title, with all authors and affiliations listed prominently at the top of the poster;
  • An Introduction section (or similar);
  • A brief Materials and Methods (or Methodology) section (or similar);
  • The main section(s) should include some arrangement of Results, Discussion, and/or Conclusions, either as separate sections or one or more combined section(s);
  • A Works Cited, Literature, or References section should be included, and references should all be clearly annotated in the body of the poster using the reference style accepted in the authors’ academic discipline;
  • The poster may have additional sections, such as Acknowledgements, Further Information, or others.

Effective posters typically have several graphical representations of data or trends and/or images of the objects or phenomena discussed in the poster. A very good resource on making good posters can be found here: https://colinpurrington.com/2019/06/templates-for-better-posters/

Please email Michael Goldin with any questions: goldinm[at]kellogg.edu

Judging

A group of judges will review the posters during the Poster Session, including the presenting authors’ “poster talk.” The top three posters will receive monetary awards in the amounts of $150 (first place), $100 (second place), and $50 (third place). All participants who participate in the Poster Session by being present and giving their poster talk (as visitors come into their Zoom breakout room and talk to them about their work) will be recognized with a certificate of appreciation.

Deadline

All submissions must be sent by 11:59 pm, February 3, 2023.

Entry Form

Poster Session Submission Form (via Google) [AVAILABLE SOON]

The entry form should be submitted by the student’s mentor.
LAND is unable to accept submissions directly from students.

Copyright

The student retains the copyright to scholarly works submitted to the LAND Poster Session competition. However, the student grants LAND the right to reproduce any submission on its website or any other LAND publication regardless of medium of publication.