Conference Registration & Name Badges – On-site registration for the 2006 Student Research Conference will be held in the main lobby both of Violette Hall, ground level, and Ophelia Parrish. All student presenters and faculty mentors can pick-up name badges and program/abstract books at the Registration Desk. Registration is not required for session attendance. The Registration Desk will be open from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm.

Program/Abstract Books – The complete program and all abstracts for the 2006 Student Research Conference will be available on the conference web site several weeks prior to the date of the Conference. Printed program/abstract books will be available for each student author and faculty mentor on the day of the Conference at the Registration Desk in the lobby of Violette, as well as in the Ophelia Parrish lobby.

Refreshment Breaks – Complimentary refreshment breaks will be held in the main lobby of both Ophelia Parrish and Violette Hall, the buildings in which the concurrent sessions will be held. Refreshments will be available first thing in the morning, and formal break times will be from 9:30-9:45 am and 2:30-2:45 pm.

All-Conference Reception – A conference-wide reception will be held in the main lobby of Ophelia Parrish from 4:45-6:00 pm, and this will overlap with the last 30 minutes of the Conference-wide Poster, Studio Arts, and Technology Session.  The entire campus community is invited to attend and help honor and celebrate the scholarly and creative achievements of all student presenters and faculty mentors.

Location of Sessions and Conference Events – All conference sessions and events will occur in three campus buildings: Ophelia Parrish, Violette Hall, and the Student Union. Individual room locations are presented on the conference web site and will be printed in the final program/abstract book.

Presentation Types – Presentations are grouped into disciplinary and interdisciplinary sessions based on the overall distribution of abstracts that were submitted. The student authors selected the scholarly area and the presentation type that was most appropriate for their project.

Oral Paper Sessions – Oral paper sessions include presentations that are scheduled for 15 minutes each (inclusive of questions and discussion. A computer (PC or Mac system) with a data projector will be the standard presentation options in each session room. If an author requested additional equipment when their abstract was submitted (e.g., Overhead transparency projector, 35 mm carousel slide projector), it will be available in the session room.

Poster Session – All posters will be on display throughout the day in the Ophelia Parrish lobby and atrium. Set-up time begins at 7:30 am, and take-down time will be late in the afternoon and should be completed by 6:00 pm.

The author(s) will be available from 4:15 to 5:15 pm to field questions and engage in discussion. This time period represents a single, Conference-wide Poster Session, with no other concurrent sessions. The Conference-wide reception will overlap the last 30 minutes of the session to further encourage dialogue with presenters.

Posters should fit onto bulletin boards or foam core boards that are 3 ft tall and 5 ft wide. Push-pins for securing presentation material to the bulletin boards will be available on-site. Technology presentations will be displayed on folding tables, and will also have bulletin/foam core board space.

Performance Sessions – Performing arts presentations are examples of theatrical or musical performances, or a combination of the two. The performances are 12-18 minutes in length, with an additional 2-3 minutes for questions concerning the composer/writer, style, influence, and performance demands.

Studio Art Displays – Studio arts presentations are examples of creative works from the fields of painting, photography, print making, ceramics, sculpture, fibers, or visual communications. Students should present a body of work to encompass no more than 8 sq ft. These works will be displayed in the South Wing Atrium of the Ophelia Parrish Fine Arts building and in the University Art Gallery during the Conference.

Roundtable Discussions – A 'brown bag' round table presentation session will held in the Student Union from 20 writers on “The Family,” a creative writing project under the mentorship of Dr. Charles Breed, English Department.

Computer-Based Presentations – Authors who wish to deliver computer-based presentations should only use software packages that are campus standards, and should save their presentations either on the Y drive on the campus network, or on a CD-R. The computers will be connected to the campus network and will have at least Office 2003, Internet Explorer 6, and a CD-ROM drive. The computer systems will not have floppy or zip drives. If a student wishes to store his/her presentation on the network Y: drive and the student does not currently have enough storage space, he/she may contact the Help Desk at x4544 and inform the Help Desk that he/she needs additional space for the Student Research Conference. ITS will temporarily increase the amount of space available to any student giving a presentation should it be needed.

It is strongly recommend that students giving an electronic presentation, have multiple copies of their presentation in multiple locations. For example, presenters should consider burning their presentation to a CD and storing it on their Y: drive as a backup. The University has several computers available in the campus computer labs so that students can burn their presentations to CD-R's. There are computers with this capability in Violette Hall 2000 and Pickler Memorial Library 308, and in the residence hall computer labs.