1) Eligibility:

All competition participants must be students for the academic year 2006-2007 at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The project could be a class project, a research project, or an internship project. In terms of a project resulting from an internship, a letter from a direct supervisor should be provided to verify that the majority work was done by the participant and that the project report was written solely by the participant. Projects that were done in previous years are also eligible to participate in the competition as long as the projects were done at University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee AND the participant is a current University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee student for academic year 2006-2007. Ph.D. students are required to submit course work or research projects that are not related to their dissertation (Do not submit dissertation materials).

2) Number of Awards and Prizes:

The following awards will be given: the Best Student GIS Project for graduate students/GIS certificate students– the first place, and the second place. The Best Undergraduate Student GIS Project- the first place award for undergraduate students.

Prizes for graduate/GIS certificate students: the first place prize will receive a monetary award $300 and a certificate. The second place prize will receive a monetary award $200 and a certificate.

Prize for undergraduate student: the first place prize will receive a monetary award $100 and a certificate.

There will be $30 for those who did not win the awards but submitted the paper and poster, in order to offset the cost of poster production.

3) Procedure and Deadline:

First, the applicant shall make a poster available for exhibition and deliver the poster (hard copy, NOT digital copy) to Tom Brittnacher at the American Geographical Society Library (the third floor, east wing, of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Golda Meir Library) by 4:00 pm May 7, 2007.

Second, the applicant shall hand in one hard copy and one digital copy of the paper (either to describe the project or as a standalone research paper). The paper should not exceed 6 pages (double space, with font size of 12). The hard copy paper should be put in Prof. Ghose’s mailbox (Bolton 410) and the digital copy should be e-mailed to Prof. Ghose rghose@uwm.edu by 4:00 PM, May 7, 2007.

Third, the applicant will submit a completed application form found at http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/GIS/flyers/GIS_Comp_Form.html

The winners of the competition will be announced at the Exhibition (see 5 below) on May 11, 2007

4) Criteria for Winning Projects:

Six judges (see below) will review and evaluate the submitted posters and papers. Based on the evaluation, the award committee will select three projects as winners of the competition.

5) Exhibitions of Posters

All posters will be on display at the American Geographical Society Library (the third floor, east wing, of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Golda Meir Library) from 11:00AM to 1:00 PM on May 11, 2007. All competition participants are required to be there during that time to answer any questions.

The poster size is limited to a dimension of 36 X 54 inches. The poster should contain, at the minimum, a title, your name and affiliated department, an introduction, project methods, results, and a conclusion.

The winners of the competition are encouraged to make a presentation at the GIS Day event in November 14, 2007 to be held at the American Geographical Society Library (the third floor, east wing, of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Golda Meir Library).

6) Judges and the Award Committee

Please contact the members of the Award Committee if you have any questions:
 
     Prof. Rina Ghose, Award Committee Chair
     Department of Geography
     University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
     Phone: 414-229-4797
     Email: rghose@uwm.edu 

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