Call for Papers

The South Carolina Academy of Science

Annual Meeting

April 12, 2002

University of South Carolina Aiken

 ABSTRACT DEADLINE:  FEBRUARY 1, 2002

 The South Carolina Academy of Science invites research papers for its 2002 Annual Meeting from all scientific and mathematical disciplines.  The Academy also invites papers regarding education and teaching in science and mathematics.

 The papers may be15 minute oral presentations, including question and answer time, or may be in poster format.  This meeting will be the first time the Academy has hosted a poster session. 

 PowerPoint presentations may be made at all oral sessions.  Presenters should refer to the guidelines for poster sessions and for PowerPoint presentations.  The guidelines are given below in this Call and are posted on the Academy’s web site at www.scacadsci.org.

 Persons wishing to present at the Annual Meeting must fill out abstract and registration forms and return them to Dr. John Safko, SCAS Treasurer, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC  29208 by February 1, 2002.

 Abstract and registration forms are found elsewhere in this newsletter and also are posted on the Academy’s web site at www.scacadsci.org.

 Poster Session Guidelines

The Academy will host a poster session for presenters at the 2002 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 Val Dunham (dunham@coastal.edu) 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 oral sessions this year. Presenters must follow the guidelines below. 

• All PowerPoint presentations must be done in PC format on a 3.5-inch floppy or a CD using Office 97 through 2000. 

• The CD or disk 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 or disk during the question and answer period of the preceding presentation.

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

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

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