Symposium 2006 Manoa
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About: Symposium 2006   -   April 28 & 29
Welcome to the annual undergraduate showcase of talent presented by the University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa. We are dedicated to enriching the education of undergraduates with integrated research opportunities and creative endeavors.

Who can Participate
Undergraduates enrolled at any of the University of Hawai‘i campuses who are currently working on, or have accomplished, a research or creative project under the supervision of a faculty member or other expert are invited to participate. All disciplines are welcome.

How to Participate
Your registration form must be submitted online by Friday, April 7, 2006 at midnight. Required materials include: your contact information, a 250-word (or less) abstract of your work, names and emails of co-authors and mentors, and a selection of how you are going to participate with a poster, oral presentation, or both. You may go to the registration form now.

The Symposium will take place Saturday, April 29th from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the East-West Center's Hawai‘i Imin International Conference Center. Undergraduates from UH Mānoa and other campuses in the UH System will make oral and/or poster presentations of their research work or creative projects.

There will also be a special time for poster viewing on Friday, April 28th, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Keoni Auditorium in the Conference Center.

FRIDAY SCHEDULE
1:30 - 2:30Poster set-up in Keoni Auditorium
2:30 - 4:30Public viewing and judging of the posters in Keoni Auditorium
1:30 - 4:30Pre-loading of PowerPoint presentations onto laptops in the session rooms (second floor, see map below)


SATURDAY SCHEDULE
7:30 - 8:15Coffee, Check-in at Keoni Auditorium
8:15 - 8:25Welcome, Introductions, and Announcements in Keoni Auditorium
8:30 - 10:00Oral presentations, Session I (second floor rooms)
10:00 - 10:30Poster session in Keoni Auditorium
10:30 - 12:00Oral presentations, Session II (second floor rooms)
12:00 - 1:20Luncheon for participants with Keynote Speaker Dr. Ricardo Trimillos,
Professor and Chair of Asian Studies at Mānoa.
1:30 - 2:10Performance by UH Dance Ensemble in Keoni Auditorium
2:10 - 2:30Presentation of Awards in Keoni Auditorium
2:30End of Symposium


Sponsors and Contacts
Sponsors: The organizations at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa who sponsor this annual event are the: Undergraduate Honors Program, Hawai‘i Space Grant Consortium, Marine Option Program, Marine Biology Program, Biology Program, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Global Environmental Science Program, and Department of English. We have the support of the Offices of the Mānoa Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and the Vice Chancellor for Research. We also acknowledge the support of the local FedEx Kinko's who print our abstract brochures and some of the posters.
Contacts:
Undergraduate Honors Program: Jon Goss (formerly Jim Caron).
Marine Option Program, Marine Biology Program, Biology Program: Sherwood Maynard.
Global Environmental Science program: Jane Schoonmaker.
Hawai‘i Space Grant Consortium: Jeff Taylor.
College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources: Charles Kinoshita.
Department of English: Ruth Hsu.

Schedule of Talks
Approximately one week before the Symposium we will publish the schedule of oral presentations on Saturday. The schedule shows who is speaking in each room during each 15-minute period. It also provides a link to each speaker's abstract, as well as a listing of room moderators.

Click - here - to view the 2006 schedule of oral presentations.

Map of Rooms
Click this map if you would like to print it out on a separate page.

location of rooms

Abstracts
Approximately one week before the Symposium we will publish the abstracts for this year's event.
Click - here - to read the 2006 abstracts.
You may also view the archive of abstracts from 2002-2005 - here.

Coalition of Sponsors
with the support of the Offices of the Mānoa Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and the Vice Chancellor for Research:
Honors Space Grant MOP MarineBio Biology CTAHR GES English
Honors Space Grant MOP Marine Bio Biology CTAHR GES English
FedEx Kinkos
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