2004 Joint
Meeting of the American Dairy Science Association, the American Society of
Animal Science, and the Poultry Science Association
July 25-29, 2004
St. Louis, Missouri
DUE DATE: MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 11:59 p.m., CST ON March 3,
2004
CONTEST GUIDELINES:
This contest will be held in the following categories:
• Dairy Foods Division
• Dairy Production Division
• Original Research/Independent Study
Contestants
must be undergraduate Student Affiliate Division members of ADSA who are
enrolled in a program granting the baccalaureate degree or who have received
the degree during the previous 7 months. Only one contestant per institution
may be entered in each of three categories: Dairy Foods Division, Production
Division, and Original Research. One institution therefore, may have up to
three entrants, each in a separate category. Students who won 1st place in a
paper competition last year are not eligible to compete this year. For those
students whose chapter participates in the Chapter Award Contest, the maximum
points will be awarded for an institution with entrants in two out of the three
categories. Cash awards will be given to the winners in all categories.
Choice of subject matter is open to the student but should be relevant to
issues of our industry today. Reporting of original research will ONLY be
accepted in the Original Research category. A period of 8 to 10 minutes with up
to 3 additional minutes for questions will be allowed for the oral presentation
during the annual meeting. To enter the contest, follow the instructions for
submitting an abstract using the online abstract submission form at http://www.fass.org/2004.
Participants in this contest should plan to attend the student awards program
on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 in St. Louis. Check the meeting schedule for details.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: All abstracts must be submitted
electronically via the World Wide Web at: http://www.fass.org/2004
Instructions for submitting the abstract are available on the Web site. After
the deadline, it will not be possible to submit abstracts. When you submit your
abstract, you will be given a tracking number and password. Make a
note of these; they will allow you to revise your submitted abstract at any
time before the deadline.
Space limitations allow a maximum of 2,300 keystrokes (including characters,
spaces, and punctuation). Begin count at the title and end count with the last
key word or end of a table if one is included. Abstracts that are too long will
be rejected automatically by the system. Coding for special characters is not
included in the total keystroke count.
To use boldface, italic, or sub-/superscript type anywhere in the abstract,
consult the Text Attributes Coding information on the Web site. This special
coding is not counted in the 2,300 allowed keystrokes. Special characters, such
as Greek letters and math symbols, are available on the electronic submission
form itself.
ABSTRACT
REQUIREMENTS: The author submitting the abstract is responsible for its
content and quality of preparation. Please include an implications statement if
possible. Abstracts are required for all student-submitted papers.
Also, advisors are required to verify and approve the validity of the paper,
its references and resources on the online submission form by listing
themselves as one of the authors.
Presentation Information: LCD projectors will be available
for presentations. LCD presentations will only be accepted as PowerPoint for
PCs (no Mac files). If you require special equipment, please complete the
"Special A/V Needs Request Form" http://www.fass.org/2004. Detailed
information on presentations using LCD projectors and poster presentations can
be found on the web site http://www.fass.org/2004. The scheduled
time for presentations of each oral student paper is 8 to 10 minutes with 3
minutes for questions and discussion.
SUBMISSION
PROCEDURES: After reading these instructions, if you have any questions
regarding submission, contact Mary Lou Sproat, ADSA Headquarters Office
(217-356-5146).
SCORECARDS: The criteria used for judging all
three contests are included in this mailing and are located online at the SAD
web site (www.adsa.org/sad/scorecard.html)