3) Procedure and Deadline:
Poster and Paper:
Posters should be no larger than 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 applicant shall make the poster available for exhibition by delivering
the poster (hard copy, NOT digital copy) to Tom Brittnacher at the
American Geographical Society Library (third floor, east wing, of the
UWM Golda Meir Library) by 4:00pm on Monday, May 5, 2008. For assistance
with plotting posters, please contact Tom Brittnacher at thomasb6@uwm.edu by 4:00pm on Thursday, May 1, 2008.
The paper shall not exceed 6 pages (double spaced, with font size
of 12). The applicant shall hand in one hard copy and one digital
copy of the paper. The hard copy paper shall be hand-delivered to
Tom Brittnacher at the American Geographical Society Library (third
floor, east wing, of the UWM Golda Meir Library) and the digital
copy should be e-mailed to Tom Brittnacher at thomasb6@uwm.edu by
4:00pm on Monday, May 5, 2008.
Paper Only:
The paper shall not exceed 8 pages (double spaced, with font size
of 12). The applicant shall hand in one hard copy and one digital
copy of the paper. The hard copy paper shall be hand-delivered
to Tom Brittnacher at the American Geographical Society Library
(third floor, east wing, of the UWM Golda Meir Library) and the
digital copy should be e-mailed to Tom Brittnacher at thomasb6@uwm.edu by 4:00pm
on Monday, May 5, 2008.
Entry Form:
All applicants shall
submit a completed entry form by 4:00pm on Monday, May 5, 2008. The
entry form can be 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 Friday, May 9, 2008.
4) Criteria for Winning Projects:
Six judges 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 Friday May 9, 2008. All competition participants
are required to be there during that time to answer any questions.
Participants may be asked to briefly present their projects to the
judges.
The winners of the competition are encouraged to make a presentation
at the GIS Day event in November 12, 2008 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
The names of the judges will be announced at the beginning of spring semester.
Please contact Tom Brittnacher, the Award Committee Chair, if you have any questions:
