Guidelines for Abstract Submission
If you are interested in presenting at the NGS L.O.R III Symposium, please send us an abstract for a talk or aposter. The talk can be based on your perspectives of life (see Flavor 1 in Talk section below) or your research (see Flavor 2 in Talk section below). The poster is for communicating the research you are/were doing.
When you submit, be sure to indicate which kind of submission the abstract is for: Abstract for a Talk or Abstract for a Poster. Please include your abstract in the description box provided. Additionally, you may want to send us a file (formatted) of the abstract as well.
Please limit your abstracts to within 300 words.
Please read till the end for the link to access the online abstract submission.
When you submit, be sure to indicate which kind of submission the abstract is for: Abstract for a Talk or Abstract for a Poster. Please include your abstract in the description box provided. Additionally, you may want to send us a file (formatted) of the abstract as well.
Please limit your abstracts to within 300 words.
Please read till the end for the link to access the online abstract submission.
Talks (Presentations)
Please prepare talks to be presented in context for a general academic audience.
There will be two flavors of talks. You have to decide on one.
All presenters may draw inspiration from the globally popular TED talks. To aid you in your quest, we have selected some videos from TED.com for your reference and to get your creative juice flowing. Do check them out here! In addition, please try following the TED commandments (quoted from Tim Longhurst's blog):
Flavor 1 - Talks on Life
Introduces your perspective on your PhD life, the challenges you face, as well as briefly about what you're doing (or trying to do). Of course, the presenter should have at least an accesible introduction and motivation section to allow audiences to follow through. Nonetheless, this does not stop you from being creative and giving an interesting and engaging presentation. Highlighting interdisciplinary aspects of your work is encouraged.
The expected duration of this talk is 15 minutes (10 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for a Q&A round).
Flavor 2 - Talks on Research
You can introduce your research area (e.g. graphene research), but the focus of the talk may not be on your group's research work. Ideally the topic itself is interdisciplinary and the talk can point out some of these aspects (e.g. graphene can be used as a matrix to grow stem cells on, and graphene can be used for quantum computing). You are encouraged to use experimental results but be advised not to lose the audience during the explanation! Please provide sufficient background data as well as significance/importance of your research for engaging the audience's interest.
The expected duration of this talk is 20 minutes (15 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for a Q&A round).
There will be two flavors of talks. You have to decide on one.
All presenters may draw inspiration from the globally popular TED talks. To aid you in your quest, we have selected some videos from TED.com for your reference and to get your creative juice flowing. Do check them out here! In addition, please try following the TED commandments (quoted from Tim Longhurst's blog):
- Thou Shalt Not Simply Trot Out thy Usual Shtick.
- Thou Shalt Dream a Great Dream, or Show Forth a Wondrous New Thing, Or Share Something Thou Hast Never Shared Before.
- Thou Shalt Reveal thy Curiosity and Thy Passion.
- Thou Shalt Tell a Story.
- Thou Shalt Freely Comment on the Utterances of Other Speakers for the Sake of Blessed Connection and Exquisite Controversy.
- Thou Shalt Not Flaunt thine Ego. Be Thou Vulnerable. Speak of thy Failure as well as thy Success.
- Thou Shalt Not Sell from the Stage: Neither thy Company, thy Goods, thy Writings, nor thy Desperate need for Funding; Lest Thou be Cast Aside into Outer Darkness.
- Thou Shalt Remember all the while: Laughter is Good.
- Thou Shalt Not Read thy Speech.
Flavor 1 - Talks on Life
Introduces your perspective on your PhD life, the challenges you face, as well as briefly about what you're doing (or trying to do). Of course, the presenter should have at least an accesible introduction and motivation section to allow audiences to follow through. Nonetheless, this does not stop you from being creative and giving an interesting and engaging presentation. Highlighting interdisciplinary aspects of your work is encouraged.
The expected duration of this talk is 15 minutes (10 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for a Q&A round).
Flavor 2 - Talks on Research
You can introduce your research area (e.g. graphene research), but the focus of the talk may not be on your group's research work. Ideally the topic itself is interdisciplinary and the talk can point out some of these aspects (e.g. graphene can be used as a matrix to grow stem cells on, and graphene can be used for quantum computing). You are encouraged to use experimental results but be advised not to lose the audience during the explanation! Please provide sufficient background data as well as significance/importance of your research for engaging the audience's interest.
The expected duration of this talk is 20 minutes (15 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for a Q&A round).
Guidelines for Research Posters
Some great tips for poster design: Poster Perfect.
Poster size: A1 (594mm x 841mm or 23.39in × 33.11in)
Poster size: A1 (594mm x 841mm or 23.39in × 33.11in)