Annual Meeting

March 20, 2008

Clemson University, Clemson, SC

ABSTRACT DEADLINE: February 15, 2008

 

Pre-registration is $16.00 and is accepted through February 15, 2008.

Late registration will be $20.00 (Online) and will only be accepted  through February 29, 2008.

After this deadline, all registration fees ($25.00) will only be accepted at the Annual Meeting Registration Desk.

 

The South Carolina Academy of Science invites research papers for its 2008 Annual Meeting from all scientific and mathematical disciplines. The Academy also invites papers regarding education and teaching in science and mathematics.

The papers may be 15 minute oral presentations, including question and answer time, or may be in poster format. 

PowerPoint presentations may only be made at all Senior Academy oral sessions. Presenters should refer to the guidelines for poster sessions and for PowerPoint presentations. The guidelines are given below.

Persons wishing to present at the Annual Meeting must fill out abstract (on-line) and registration forms. Mail-in registration forms must be returned to Dr. John Safko, SCAS Treasurer, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208 by February 15, 2008. Note: Only abstracts submitted on-line will be accepted.

 Please read carefully before you submit your abstract!

 
  • The abstract submission page can be located through the SCAS home page at www.scacadsci.org. Click on Annual Meeting.

 
  • Submission of an abstract does not register you for the meeting. Registration is not complete until your registration payment is received.

 
  • The deadline for abstract submission is  February 15, 2008

 

·         This year, electronic submissions support superscripts and subscripts! Due to technical requirements, the method of entering super/subscripts is slightly cumbersome. Please "play around" with the web page and proofread before you click on the "submit" button. Editing abstracts is difficult when numerous corrections are submitted.

 
  • If you have difficulty submitting your abstract or need to include special characters and formulae, please contact David Ferris (dkferris@uscupstate.edu).

 
  • If you should have to correct an abstract already submitted, please reference the abstract number in your email.

 

·         ALL POSTERS are required to submit an extended abstract (manuscript) in electronic form to the SCAS Journal  by May 1, 2008 for compilation into a "2008 SCAS Meeting Proceedings" publication.


Poster Session Guidelines

The Academy will host a poster session for presenters at the 2008 Annual Meeting. All posters will be in one session and will be grouped by discipline within that session.

Presenters must follow the guidelines below:

 
  • Poster material should fit onto a poster display backboard that is 5' 8" high and 4' 2" wide. Display backboards will be provided by the Academy

 
  • Presenters are required to have their poster mounted on the display board by 8:30 a.m. the morning of the meeting.

 
  • Presenters are required to be present at their poster station from 8:30-10:30 a.m. the morning of the meeting.

 
  • Authors are required to make an extended abstract available at their poster station.

 
  • Authors are expected to submit their extended abstract online to David Ferris  for inclusion in the Academy's online journal.

 
  • Posters will not be eligible for undergraduate research awards. The academy hopes to make them eligible in future years.

The number of posters that will be accepted is limited due to the availability of suitable display boards. Some contributors may be asked to submit a traditional oral paper instead of a poster.

PowerPoint Presentation Guidelines

The Academy will allow PowerPoint presentations at all of its Senior Academy oral sessions this year. Presenters must follow the guidelines below:

Presentation files must be on a compact disk. Label your CD clearly with the presenter's name and the presentation title. Session moderators will load the files for each session, so please deliver your CD to the moderator prior to the morning or afternoon session start. Due to time constraints, individual computers cannot be connected to the projection system and video (DVD/VHS) presentations cannot be accommodated.

 This year, all computer presentations (PowerPoint) must be in IBM/PC format. Please do not save your presentation on a Macintosh-specific   CD-R! The only supported CD formats are those read by Windows-based computer systems. Every presenter is expected to bring overheads as a back-up in case of PowerPoint file corruption or computer failure. Remember Murphy's Law? Please plan accordingly. Storage media such as 3.5" floppy disks, "Super" disks, DVD-ROM, USB flash drives, and Macintosh-specific CD's will not be supported. CD-RW disks are sometimes unreliable and are not recommended. Please follow these guidelines to ensure your file runs properly. We look forward to your presentation.

 
  • All PowerPoint presentations must be done in PC format on a CD using Office 97 through Windows XP.

 
  • The CD must be labeled with the presenter's name and the title of the presentation.

 

·         The Academy will assign a presentation assistant to each session to load the CD during the question and answer period of the preceding presentation.

 
  • Presenters are to give their CD to the presentation assistant for loading.

 
  • The presentation will be from the CD, not from the hard drive.

 
  • Authors are expected to have back up transparencies in case of equipment failure.