UMBC Undergraduate Symposia in the Chemical and Biological Sciences

描述（由申请人提供）：马里兰大学巴尔的摩县分校（UMBC）正在申请与美国国家普通医学科学研究所（National Institute of General Medical Sciences）续展合作伙伴关系，以帮助支持2013年至2017年每年秋季举行的化学和生物科学年度本科生研究研讨会。该研讨会始于1998年，当时是为了填补一个空白，让本科生有机会展示涉及化学和生物学的研究成果，这些研究成果是肯定的、负担得起的、容易获得的。考虑到会议展示经验对学生的价值和对更多场地的需求，UMBC的专题讨论会为这类会议设定了标准，其策划者向其他机构提供信息，帮助他们启动自己的本科生研究活动。每个UMBC研讨会的注册是免费的，为期一天的场地不需要会议费用。灵活的演讲时间安排最大限度地减少了过夜住宿的需要，以确保财政支持有限的学生，教师和机构有机会参加。研讨会每年秋季举行，由UMBC校长Freeman Hrabowski博士主持，上午和下午的评审海报会议，上午和下午为学生参与者举办的与科学研究相关的研讨会，有交流机会的自助午餐，鼓舞人心的主题演讲，以及以学生为中心的颁奖典礼。该活动有一群忠实的教师研究导师。明信片、三折小册子、口头推荐和一个用户友好的网站来推广这个年度活动。这个活动传统上有更多的演讲者不是在UMBC注册的。超过50%的演讲者是女性，超过30%的演讲者来自科学界代表性不足的群体。参与由一个综合网站提供支持，该网站可以注册参与者，允许提交摘要，确认研讨会接受，并传播会议结果和照片。来自UMBC和参与机构的教师确保每张海报由至少两名教师评委审查。研讨会的演讲通常分为30多个类别，所有参与者都期待着最后的颁奖典礼，届时每个类别的第一名和第二名获奖者将得到小组的认可，并获得带框的证书。为评委准备了摘要书籍，并为每位参赛者准备了摘要光盘。事件调查收集形成性的参与者反馈，以帮助塑造未来的专题讨论会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) is applying to renew the partnership with the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to help support the annual Undergraduate Research Symposia in the Chemical and Biological Sciences each fall from 2013 through 2017. The symposia first started in 1998 to fill a void in affirmative, affordable, and accessible opportunities to showcase undergraduate research involving chemistry and biology. Given the value of the conference presentation experience to students and the need for more venues, UMBC's symposia have set the standard for this type of conference and its planners provide information to other institutions to help them launch their own undergraduate research events. Registration to each UMBC symposium is free and the one-day venue requires no conference fees. The flexible scheduling of presentations minimizes the need for overnight housing to ensure that students, faculty and institutions with limited financial support have the opportunity to participate. The symposia are held each fall and feature an exciting kickoff by UMBC President Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, morning and afternoon juried poster sessions, morning and afternoon workshops for student participants related to scientific research, a buffet lunch with networking opportunities, an inspirational keynote address, and a student-focused awards ceremony. The event has a faithful following of faculty research mentors. Postcards, tri-fold brochures, word-of-mouth recommendations, and a user- friendly website promote the annual event. The event traditionally has significantly more presenters who are not enrolled at UMBC. Over 50 percent of its presenters are female and over 30 percent of presenters are from groups underrepresented in the sciences. Participation is supported by a comprehensive website that registers participants, allows abstract submissions, confirms symposium acceptance, and disseminates conference results and photographs. Faculty from UMBC and participating institutions ensure that each poster is reviewed by a minimum of two faculty judges. Symposia presentations typically are grouped into over 30 categories, and all participants look forward to the concluding awards ceremony when first and second place winners in each category are recognized by the group and presented with framed certificates. Abstract books are prepared for the judges and CD-ROMs of the abstracts are prepared for each participant. Event surveys collect formative participant feedback to help shape future symposia.