West Virginia Academy of Science

Fairmont State University

Saturday, April 5, 2008

 

 

In 2008 the annual meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science (WVAS) will be hosted by Fairmont State University on Saturday, April 5th. The occasion will begin with a morning reception for both WVAS and WVSSEF participants on Friday. One exciting opportunity will be having the WVAS poster session overlap with the open house for viewing WVSSEF exhibits! This will allow WVAS members to find out what WV’s young scientists are doing and to encourage their work; it will also allow Fair participants a chance to interact with scientists from around the state and learn about ongoing research at WV institutes of higher education. The two units of the WVAS will hold a joint Awards Ceremony, which will include presentation of the WVSSEF category and special awards as well as WVAS undergraduate and graduate student awards.

  • All abstracts must be emailed to mflood@fairmontstate.edu.
  • Register by March 15 (postmarked) for the early-registration fee (Member - $15; Student - $5; Non-member - $20).  Late registrations are Member - $20; Student - $10; and Non-member - $25.  Meals are included in the registration fee.

WVAS Preliminary Schedule of events (Tentative: Subject to change depending upon number of submissions)

All events will be held on Fairmont State University main campus  

 

Friday April 4:

7:00 p.m. WVAS Executive Committee meeting, Engineering Technology Building

 

Saturday April 5:

8:00 – 9:00a.m. WVAS Registration – Engineering Technology Building

9:00-Noon WVAS Oral Presentations – Engineering Technology Building

Noon- 1:30 p.m.  Lunch (included in registration fee, buffet style meal in Falcon Center)

1:30- 3:30 p.m. WVAS Poster Session – Engineering Technology Building

4:00 p.m. WVAS Awards Ceremony and Keynote Speaker – Engineering Technology Building

 

Deadlines: March 10, 2007 for submission of all abstracts for oral or poster presentations. Notification of acceptance or rejection will be made by March 15, 2008.

 

Who may participate: At least one of the authors of each presentation must be a member in good standing of the WVAS at the time of the conference. To join WVAS, please fill out a membership form and mail it in with the registration materials. Everyone who attends the conference (whether presenting or not) must register (registration form) for the conference. Presentations at the WVAS meeting may have been previously presented, but not published, elsewhere. Students, in particular, are encouraged to present posters that may have been presented at other meetings.

 

Presentation formats: Oral presentations will be 12 minutes in duration with 3 minutes for questions. Posters: Posters must be free standing with two posters sharing a 6 foot table. At least one of the authors of the poster must be available at the poster to answer questions during the poster’s assigned session.

 

Abstract submission and format: All abstracts must be submitted in Microsoft Word format and emailed to mflood@fairmontstate.edu by the March 10th deadline. Please review abstract submission information prior to submitting your abstract. Problems and questions should be addressed to Dr. Mark Flood at mflood@fairmontstate.edu or (304) 367-4309.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

Student competition: Awards of $50 each will be granted to the best oral presentation by an undergraduate and by a graduate student, and $50 each to the best undergraduate and graduate student posters.

 

Publication of abstracts: All accepted abstracts will be posted on the WVAS web site prior to the meeting. Abstracts for all papers (i.e., contributed papers and invited papers) to be presented at the meeting will be published in the WVAS Proceedings. The editors reserve the right to reject any abstract deemed unsuitable.

 

Full scientific reports of any paper presented at the meeting may be submitted for publication in the WVAS Proceedings at any time. Instructions for authors can be found on the WVAS web site and in previous volumes of the Proceedings. The Academy will publish only selected papers of outstanding quality, as determined by peer review.

 

Conference registration: Please submit your registration form on-line, then print the submitted form, and mail the form with your registration fee. Make checks payable to WVAS. NOTE: The WVAS membership fee can also be included in the same check as the registration fee. Early registration is strongly encouraged. Please mail registration forms and payment to:

Mark Flood

BCG Department

Fairmont State University

1201 Locust Avenue

Fairmont, WV 26554

 

 

Registration fees are:

                     On-line by March 15            After March 15

Member               $15                                     $20

Non-member        $20                                     $25

Student               $ 5                                      $10

 

Lunch: Lunch will be in the main cafeteria on the 3rd floor of the Falcon Center.  It is buffet style, with both a salad bar and hot menu items.  The cost of the meal is included in the registration fee. 

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