Graduate Student Call for Competition Presentations

An institution is entitled to enter one participant per department in each of the MS and PhD Production Division oral competitions.

Students who have placed first, second, or third previously may not enter this contest type again unless they change degree programs (i.e., MS winners can later compete in the PhD competition). Students can, however, compete in the poster competition at the same degree level in different years.

Contestants must submit an oral entry for the competition. Competitors are required to present their competition entry in a regular general oral session in order to compete in the graduate oral competition. The judging sessions will be held in a virtual meeting format within two weeks prior to the Annual Meeting.

All competition submissions must be received by 11:59 p.m. CST on February 15, 2023.

ABSTRACT
Presentations must represent original research by the contestant. In developing the plan of research and preparing for the presentation, the contestant should have such counsel from the major professor as is normally expected.

To enter the contest, follow the instructions for submitting an abstract by using the submission form at https://www.adsa.org/Meetings/2023-Annual-Meeting/Abstracts. During abstract submission, select the appropriate general session subject area as the “First Section Preference”, and the chosen competition as the “Second Section Preference”.

ANCILLARY MATERIALS
In addition to the abstract, students must submit a letter indicating the appropriate division and desire to enter the contest, signed by the major professor and department head, as well as a brief résumé (see General Information above) and a photograph. This letter should be uploaded at the time of abstract submission in the file upload section shown during the abstract submission process. IMPORTANT: The ancillary material should be uploaded as either a single PDF file that contains all requested materials or a single ZIP file that contains all documents. Do not upload more than one file.

If the file is unable to be uploaded in the abstract submission, please email the letter, one copy of the abstract, including the online submission tracking number, a brief résumé (see General Information above), and a headshot/photograph, to abstracts@assochq.org.

PRESENTING
In addition to presenting in a regular general oral session, each contest participant will be assigned a presentation time during the virtual judging session, which will occur within two weeks before the Annual Meeting. During the virtual judging session, you will have 12 minutes for presentation in front of the judges, after which, you will have 3 minutes of Q&A with the judges. Please note, the judges may require submission a recorded version of your oral presentation prior to the judging session.

SCORING
Please see the COMPETITION SCORECARDS section for scoring criteria.

An institution is entitled to enter two participants per department in each of the MS and PhD Production Division poster competitions.

Students who have placed first, second, or third previously may not enter this contest type again unless they change degree programs (i.e., MS winners can later compete in the PhD competition). Students can, however, compete in the oral competition at the same degree level.

Contestants must submit a poster entry for the competition. Contestants are not required to present in both the poster competition and a general section, but may do so if desired. See abstract submission details below. The judging sessions may be held in a virtual meeting format within two weeks prior to the Annual Meeting, however, contestants are required to be present during the Monday poster session to present their competition poster.

All competition submissions must be received by 11:59 p.m. CST on February 15, 2023.

ABSTRACT
The posters must represent original research by the contestant. In developing the plan of research and preparing for the presentation, the contestant should have such counsel from the major professor as is normally expected.

To enter the contest, follow the instructions for submitting an abstract by using the submission form at https://www.adsa.org/Meetings/2023-Annual-Meeting/Abstracts. During abstract submission, select the appropriate general session subject area as the “First Section Preference”, and the chosen competition as the “Second Section Preference”. If an abstract is not selected to participate in the competition, it will be scheduled for a general poster session according to the subject area listed as “First Section Preference”.

Also, at the time of abstract submission, if you wish to present in a general poster or oral session in addition to the poster competition, you must email preferred general session subject area and presentation type with your name, title, and abstract tracking number to abstracts@assochq.org.

ANCILLARY MATERIALS
In addition to the abstract, students must submit a letter indicating the appropriate division and desire to enter the contest, signed by the major professor and department head, as well as a brief résumé (see General Information above) and a photograph. This letter should be uploaded at the time of abstract submission in the file upload section shown during the abstract submission process. IMPORTANT: The ancillary material should be uploaded as either a single PDF file that contains all requested materials or a single ZIP file that contains all documents. Do not upload more than one file.

If the file is unable to be uploaded in the abstract submission, please email the letter, one copy of the abstract, including the online submission tracking number, a brief résumé (see General Information above), and a headshot/photograph, to abstracts@assochq.org.

PRESENTING
All poster competitions will occur during the poster session on Monday, June 26, 2023 from 7:30 – 9:30 am. Each in-person poster presentation will be scheduled for public viewing for the entire day, with the presenting authors available during the open posters time (7:30–9:30 a.m.). All posters should be mounted on the board 30 minutes before the day’s session (posters open at 7:30 a.m.) (See Poster Presentation Guidelines.)

During the Monday poster session, each contestant will be assigned a time for all the judges to visit the poster at the same time. Judges will have approximately 12 minutes to ask the student questions about the poster.

The poster competition judging committee may elect to hold a virtual judging session within two weeks before the Annual Meeting. If a virtual judging session is held, the judges may require submission a pdf version of your poster prior to the judging session. During the virtual judging session, you will present a 5-minute presentation of your poster, after which, you will have 3 minutes of Q&A with the judges.

SCORING
Please see the COMPETITION SCORECARDS section for scoring criteria.

There is no restriction on the number of participants from an institution for the Dairy Foods Division Oral Competition.

Upon review of the abstract submissions, up to 10 finalists will be selected for the Dairy Foods Division Graduate Oral Competition.

Contestants must submit an oral entry for the competition. Finalists are required to present their competition entry in the Dairy Foods Division Graduate Oral Competition session, on Monday, June 26, 2023 from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm.

All competition submissions must be received by 11:59 p.m. CST on February 15, 2023.

ABSTRACT
Presentations must represent original research by the contestant. In developing the plan of research and preparing for the presentation, the contestant should have such counsel from the major professor as is normally expected.

To enter the contest, follow the instructions for submitting an abstract by using the submission form at https://www.adsa.org/Meetings/2023-Annual-Meeting/Abstracts. During abstract submission, select the appropriate general session subject area as the “First Section Preference”, and the chosen competition as the “Second Section Preference”. If an abstract is not selected to participate in the competition, it will be scheduled for a general oral session according to the subject area listed as “First Section Preference”.

ANCILLARY MATERIALS
In addition to the abstract, students must submit a letter indicating the appropriate division and desire to enter the contest, signed by the major professor and department head, as well as a brief résumé (see General Information above) and a photograph. This letter should be uploaded at the time of abstract submission in the file upload section shown during the abstract submission process. IMPORTANT: The ancillary material should be uploaded as either a single PDF file that contains all requested materials or a single ZIP file that contains all documents. Do not upload more than one file.

If the file is unable to be uploaded in the abstract submission, please email the letter, one copy of the abstract, including the online submission tracking number, a brief résumé (see General Information above), and a headshot/photograph, to abstracts@assochq.org.

The submitted abstracts will be evaluated by a committee, and up to 10 finalists will be selected for the Dairy Foods Division Graduate Oral Competition. The selected finalists will be notified by March 21, 2023.

Contestants selected as finalists will give their presentations in the competition session; contestants not selected as finalists will present their papers as part of regular oral sessions.

The selected finalists will also be required to submit an extended abstract by email to Rodrigo Ibanez Alfaro by April 4, 2023. The extended abstract (typed, single-spaced) will consist of a 1-page Introduction, 1-page Materials and Methods, and 2 pages of Results, Discussion, and Conclusions (no more than 4 pages total).

PRESENTING
Contestants selected as finalists will give their presentations in the oral competition session, on Monday, June 26, 2023 from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm; contestants not selected as finalists will present their papers as part of the Dairy Foods regular oral sessions.

Each finalist will have 12 minutes for presentation and 3 minutes of Q&A with the judges.

The oral competition judging committee may elect to hold a virtual judging session within two weeks before the Annual Meeting. During the virtual judging session, each contest participant will be assigned a presentation time, during which, there will be 12 minutes for presentation and 3 minutes of Q&A with the judges. Please note, the judges may require submission a recorded[BM1]  version of your oral presentation prior to the judging session.

SCORING
Please see the COMPETITION SCORECARDS section for scoring criteria and point distribution for the expanded abstract and oral presentation.  

There is no restriction on the number of participants from an institution for the Dairy Foods Division Poster Competition.

The poster presenter can present only one poster during the poster competition, and contestants must submit a poster entry for the competition. Finalists are required to present their competition entry in the Dairy Foods Division Poster Competition session, on Monday, June 26, 2023 from 7:30 – 9:30 am.

All competition submissions must be received by 11:59 p.m. CST on February 15, 2023.

ABSTRACT
Presentations must represent original research by the contestant. In developing the plan of research and preparing for the presentation, the contestant should have such counsel from the major professor as is normally expected.

To enter the contest, follow the instructions for submitting an abstract by using the submission form at https://www.adsa.org/Meetings/2023-Annual-Meeting/Abstracts. During abstract submission, select the chosen poster competition as the “First Section Preference”, and the appropriate general session subject area as the “Second Section Preference”. If an abstract is not selected to participate in the competition, it will be scheduled for a general poster session according to the subject area listed as “Second Section Preference”.

Also, at the time of abstract submission, if you wish to present in a general poster or oral session in addition to the poster competition, you must email preferred general session subject area and presentation type with your name, title, and abstract tracking number to abstracts@assochq.org.

ANCILLARY MATERIALS
In addition to the abstract, students must submit a letter indicating the appropriate division and desire to enter the contest, signed by the major professor and department head, as well as a brief résumé (see General Information above) and a photograph. This letter should be uploaded at the time of abstract submission in the file upload section shown during the abstract submission process. IMPORTANT: The ancillary material should be uploaded as either a single PDF file that contains all requested materials or a single ZIP file that contains all documents. Do not upload more than one file.

If the file is unable to be uploaded in the abstract submission, please email the letter, one copy of the abstract, including the online submission tracking number, a brief résumé (see General Information above), and a headshot/photograph, to abstracts@assochq.org.

PRESENTING
All poster competitions will occur during the poster session on Monday, June 26, 2023 from 7:30 – 9:30 am. Each in-person poster presentation will be scheduled for public viewing for the entire day, with the presenting authors available during the open posters time (7:30–9:30 a.m.). All posters should be mounted on the board 30 minutes before the day’s session (posters open at 7:30 a.m.) (See Poster Presentation Guidelines.)

During the Monday poster session, each contestant will be assigned a time for all the judges to visit the poster at the same time. Judges will have approximately 12 minutes to ask the student questions about the poster.

The poster competition judging committee may elect to hold a virtual judging session within two weeks before the Annual Meeting. If a virtual judging session is held, the judges may require submission a pdf version of your poster prior to the judging session. During the virtual judging session, you will present a 5-minute presentation of your poster, after which, you will have 3 minutes of Q&A with the judges.

SCORING
Please see the COMPETITION SCORECARDS section for scoring criteria.

The ADSA Southern Branch Annual Meeting will be held in conjunction with the ADSA Annual Meeting.

Graduate students may not participate in both the national and Southern Branch competitions unless they submit two different abstracts, one for the National ADSA competition and one for the Southern Branch competition. If a student wishes to participate in the national ADSA competition, he or she must follow the procedures for either the Production or Dairy Foods Division Competition, as stated above.

Contestants must submit an oral entry for the competition.

All competition submissions must be received by 11:59 p.m. CST on February 15, 2023.

ABSTRACT
Presentations must represent original research by the contestant. In developing the plan of research and preparing for the presentation, the contestant should have such counsel from the major professor as is normally expected.

To enter the contest, follow the instructions for submitting an abstract by using the submission form at https://www.adsa.org/Meetings/2023-Annual-Meeting/Abstracts. During abstract submission, select the chosen Branch competition as the “First Section Preference”

ANCILLARY MATERIALS
In addition to the abstract, students must submit a letter indicating the appropriate division and desire to enter the contest, signed by the major professor and department head, as well as a brief résumé (see General Information above) and a photograph. This letter should be uploaded at the time of abstract submission in the file upload section shown during the abstract submission process. IMPORTANT: The ancillary material should be uploaded as either a single PDF file that contains all requested materials or a single ZIP file that contains all documents. Do not upload more than one file.

If the file is unable to be uploaded in the abstract submission, please email the letter, one copy of the abstract, including the online submission tracking number, a brief résumé (see General Information above), and a headshot/photograph, to abstracts@assochq.org.

PRESENTING
Each contest participant will be assigned a presentation time during the ADSA Southern Branch Business Meeting, during which there will be time for the presentation and Q&A from the judges.

SCORING
Please see the COMPETITION SCORECARDS section for scoring criteria.

For questions regarding the ADSA Southern Branch Oral Competition, please contact Dr. Amanda Stone (amanda.stone@msstate.edu).