Internship Poster Contest

Did you complete an internship in an agriculture or research-related field last summer? Learn something fascinating? Share it with us in the Internship Poster Experience competition! This event is scheduled to occur Monday, November 10 from 4pm - 6pm.

ABSTRACTS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY JULY 8.

This contest is organized by the Advancing Agronomy via Public-Private Collaboration Community. Undergraduate internships provide students with a great opportunity to become more familiar with industry, to network, and to understand what it takes to be successful in their potential career. With this in mind, the Advancing Agronomy via Public-Private Collaboration Community invites undergraduates who participated in an internship the previous summer to develop a poster discussing the experiences they had during their internship and how these experiences have helped them with their future career choices.

Cash awards will be given during the annual meetings and recognition will be made during the SASES Awards Dinner. Cash awards will be provided to the first, second, and third place presenters in the amounts of $350, $225, and $125 respectively.

This contest is open to any undergraduate member of ASA, CSSA, and SSSA.

The contest takes place at the same time as the SASES Research Symposium Poster contest, students may not participate in both contests.

Poster papers are displayed all day Monday. Authors are scheduled to be present for a two-hour period, indicated in the meeting program, to explain data, answer questions, etc. Poster material must fit within the display size which is 44 ½” high by 44 ½” wide, less a 3”x 4½” area in the upper left-hand corner that is used for the poster number. Computer display equipment, sound or projection equipment, or freestanding displays are not permitted. Please adhere very carefully to the poster size specification above. Failure to do so could prevent display of your poster.

For tips on presenting posters and other helpful hints, go here.

Submission of Abstract

1. Submit abstract online on or before the abstract deadline. 
2. Submit abstract in Undergraduate (SASES) Program.
3. Go to the Poster Session link; then select The Internship Experience.
4. The abstract must be submitted by a student member.
5. The abstract fee is $75 if submitted after the early abstract deadline.
6. After submission, you will be able to edit your abstract until November 12.
7. Your abstract is not submitted until you receive an e-mail receipt from Conference Exchange (Confex) with your abstract number and password. This e-mail will acknowledge the successful registration of your abstract. Without this number, your paper is not officially registered.

Keep all e-mail receipts! They are the only accepted proof of a successful submission.

Poster Presentations:

• Posters are to be displayed all day Monday of the Annual Meeting.
• Authors are scheduled to be present for a two-hour period, indicated in the meeting program, to explain data, answer questions, etc.
• Failure to adhere to poster display size listed above could result in disqualification or prevent the display of your poster.
• Posters will be scored and rated according to the Official Score Card, by a minimum of three judges. A sample score card is provided.
• Judges will be given up to 5 minutes to observe posters and ask questions. So, presenters will need to be prepared to concisely highlight their research topic, objectives, and results. Presenters are advised to design their poster as an “illustrated abstract” and not as an “illustrated manuscript”.
• Judges shall be appointed well in advance of the contest by the chair.
• At the conclusion of the judging, each judge shall tabulate scores and indicate on the official score card the choice for first, second, and third place. The chair shall tabulate all judging scores and determine the top three placings.

Poster Contest Chair:

Nathan Hein | Send Message 

ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Contact:

Student Programs | Send Message

1st Place: Ella Schmidt, Michigan State University
2nd Place: Allie Blanchard, Michigan State University
3rd Place: Samuel Laws, University of Tennessee-Martin

1st Place: William Rich, Auburn University
2nd Place: Madelynn Keiffer, Purdue University
3rd Place: August Roach, University of Wisconsin-River Falls