Talks and Posters
The abstracts volume for talks and posters will be distributed at the
Symposium.
Talks
Talks (15 minute presentation, plus 5 minutes for questions) will occur Tuesday morning and
afternoon, Wednesday morning and afternoon, and Thursday morning. Three
sessions will run concurrently. We have 59 talks this year. Please see the Symposium
Schedule
(PDF)* for a complete listing of presentations, times, and locations.
You can also download the abstracts for the talks
(PDF).
*Print on 11x17 paper, portrait layout (2-sided).
All presentations will be loaded onto the computer in each classroom before
the start of the session. We ask that you either e-mail your presentation
to Joy Thompson, symposium coordinator at
joythompson@wsu.edu or bring your presentation to the registration desk at
the time of checking in. If your presentation contains especially
complicated graphics or video, or if you created your presentation on a Mac
platform, please plan on bringing your computer and we will connect it to the
projectors in each of the classrooms. If you have any questions, please
contact your session moderator.
Presenters, please see Preparing an Effective Presentation
below.
Posters
22 posters will be on display this year. Authors will be at their
posters from 4-5:30 PM on Tuesday. All posters will be displayed the first two days of the Symposium. Please see the Posters flyer
(PDF)* for a complete listing and abstracts. *Print on 11x17 paper,
portrait layout.
Poster Instructions - Footprint should be 4 feet high by 4 feet wide. Mounting medium is presenter's choice - poster paper, poster
board or poster foam core. Posters will be fastened to fabric-covered walls in
the lobby. We will provide heavy-duty push pins for fastening.
You may tack multiple items to the walls as long as you stay within the width
limitation.
Poster set-up will be from 7-8:30 am Tuesday. There
will be a specific order for hanging. Student volunteers will be present
to assist.
Preparing an Effective Oral Presentation
An oral presentation is intended to be a summary of research. In 15 minutes
(plus 5 minutes for questions),
it is not possible to convey all the details of a research project. These
details should be reserved for documentation in a written paper. Each oral
presentation should elicit an appreciation of the research efforts and provide
value and context to the existing literature. The goal of the presentation
should be to summarize your topic.
Use well-prepared audio/visual aids (A/V’s)
Only Microsoft® PowerPoint
presentations will be accepted for oral presentations. A sound system and laptop computer will be
provided. Type should be large, clear, readable and simple. It is
best to include no more than three points per slide. Everyone in the audience
should be able to clearly view the projected material.
Practice the presentation
Being well-prepared takes practice and will assure that the presentation will
maintain the interest of the audience.
Stay on time
All presentations will be allotted 15 minutes for a formal presentation plus 5
minutes for questions and discussion. The moderators will maintain these time
limits rigorously to assure that no one cuts into anyone else’s allotted time.
There will be hundreds of scientists and professionals attending this
symposium. Their time is valuable, as is yours. Please spend this time wisely by
seeking to educate, entertain, elucidate and enlighten the audience. Above all,
be prepared to maintain their attention and interest.
References
Lehr, J.H., 1985. Let There Be Stoning (PDF).
Ground Water, Mar/April, Vol. 23, No. 2, p. 162-163. (Used with permission, copyright National Ground Water Association, 2002).
McDonald, Michael G., and Konikow, Leonard F., 2002.
Let There Be Standing: An Editorial (PDF). Guest
Editorial: Newsletter of the Association of Ground Water Scientists and
Engineers (AGWSE), February, 2002. (Used with permission, copyright National Ground Water Association, 2002).
Wood, W.W., 1996. Ignorance, Incompetence or Arrogance. Ground Water,
Sept/Oct, Vol. 34, No. 5, p. 769.
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