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Guidelines for Abstract SubmissionIf you are interested in presenting at the 4th NGS Symposium, please send us an abstract for a talk or a poster. 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. 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). Guidelines for Research PostersSome great tips for poster design: Poster Perfect.
Poster size: A1 (594mm x 841mm or 23.39in × 33.11in) Abstract Submission |