Poster competition requirements
The registration for the poster competition is over. Participants who already have subscribed must meet the following criteria to take part in the poster competition:
- Be a student or postdoctoral fellow
- Have uploaded their poster (final version in PDF or JPEG) online as required
- Attend the poster sessions on Wednesday, November 15 from 4:30pm to 7pm
- Attend the awards ceremony on Thursday, November 16 at 4:30 p.m.
Awards for posters
1st place : $1,000
2nd place : $600
3rd place : $400
Community Choice: $250
The awards will be announced at the Sentinel North Scientific Meeting’s closing reception on Thursday, November 16 at 4:30 p.m. All candidates must attend the awards ceremony, as the Community Choice award is not limited to the finalists.
Poster competition process
The 2023 poster competition will consist of two rounds as follows:
First round / Wednesday, November 15, 4:30 pm to 7 pm: For this first round, you will have 5 minutes to present your poster to a pair of evaluators who may or may not be from your discipline. A dozen finalists will be identified following this round.
Second round / Thursday, November 16: This final round will be based exclusively on the evaluation of the poster by a panel of 3 judges (without presentation). The self-sustaining nature of the information presented on the poster and the contextualization of your research work in relation with a northern issue will therefore be important aspects of this final round of evaluation.
Evaluation criteria
Posters will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
- Presentation of research topic (particular importance will be given to contextualizing your topic in relation to a northern issue. This must be included in your poster, as it will be part of the evaluation criteria for the second round).
- Poster quality (organization of information, attractiveness of poster, relevance of visual elements, quality of writing).
- Quality of the oral presentation (dynamism, ability to popularize the content of your poster, mastery of the subject).
To find out more, download the evaluation grid.
Competition logistics
Posters must be installed on Wednesday, November 15, between 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. in Room 2000BC of the Quebec City Convention Centre. A list indicating your assigned panel number will be available at the registration desk and in the room. Please store your poster rolls in the checkroom. Note that Velcro pads will be available in the room. Posters must be removed between 3pm and 6pm on Thursday, November 16.
By entering the poster competition, you must ensure that you are present at the poster session on Wednesday, November 15, between 4:30 and 7:00 p.m., to present your poster to the judges who will be circulating in the room, as well as at the prize-giving ceremony at the closing reception on Thursday, November 16, starting at 4:30 p.m.
