If you are at this page, you are most likely considering serving as a judge, or are a student looking to learn more about how the judging is done at the national conference. AISES is always looking for professional and faculty judges to offer constructive feedback to our middle school, high school and college students sharing their unique research at the annual conference. Contact us at research@aises.org if you or someone you know is interested in serving as a judge for the 2023 AISES National Conference in Spokane, Washington.
This page offers FAQs for judges and as information for students participating in the research activities for both orals and posters at the conference. Additionally, it will house the judging score sheets to be fully transparent on what to expect in terms of judging and participants in preparing for what will be judged.
The judging rubrics, or scoresheets, will be available to judges via Google doc format. Please bring a phone, laptop, iPad, or other device to access it.
The judging orientation will be offered as a virtual session and as an in-person session at the conference this year. Stay tuned for more details.
Thank you for your participation!
Judging FAQs:
- When does judging take place at the conference?
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The Research Day is always on the Friday of conference. Poster presentations run from 9:00am-12:00pm PST and orals run from 9:30am-5:30pm PST.
- What type of feedback should I give the students?
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We welcome positive, constructive feedback for their personal growth and learning. General encouragement is appropriate for the students’ research presentations.
- How is time monitored during the oral research sessions?
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We will have greeters at each session that will seat the judges and keep time for the presenters.
- What training is provided for judges?
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It is mandatory for all research judges to attend EITHER the in-person judges’ orientation on Thursday, October 19th or the virtual orientation on Wednesday, October 4, 2023.
Virtual Judges’ Orientation for Research Presentations
Wednesday, October 4
1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. PST
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Click HERE to register!On-site Judges' Orientation for Research Presentations
Thursday, October 19
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. PST
Judges Orientation for Research Presentations
Conference Theater - Spokane Convention Center - Do I need to bring anything to the sessions?
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Check in at the research registration desk in the hall near the oral presentations to get your judges’ ribbons and link to Google doc score sheets.
- If I have to cancel last minute as a judge, who do I reach out to?
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E-mail research@aises.org ahead of the conference to let us know. If you have to bow out during the conference, please reach out to an AISES staff member on site.
- How many times do the poster presentations get judged?
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Judges with posters will look for the indication that a poster has been judged 3 times.
- What times will posters be judged?
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As a judge, you will come through sometime between 9:00am-12:00pm PST on Friday, October 20, 2023, to judge posters. Skip any posters where a student is not present.