Poster Competition for TxGIS Day 2020

Want to show off your work and compete to earn a prize? See below from TxGISDay.org:

Each year, TxGIS Day hosts a geospatial student poster exhibition and competition. This event is judged by a panel of audience members and experts in the field.

We invite all students from colleges and universities in Texas to submit their ongoing or completed geospatial work. Participants will have the opportunity to win prizes (best team or individual submission) proudly sponsored by the following organization:

Prizes

Great prizes will be awarded to first, second and third place entries!

• 1st Prize $200
• 2nd Prize $100
• 3rd Prize $50
• Audience Favorite Prize $50

* Prizes provided by the University Libraries.

Registration, Abstract & Poster Submission

Date: November 15, 2020
Time: 11:59PM Central Time

Abstract and poster (powerpoint or pdf file) should be submitted electronically to a cloud service (Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, etc.) by the deadline. Submit the abstract & shareable link to the poster file by clicking the submit button below.

Eligibility

The TxGIS Day poster competition is open to all current graduate and undergraduate students.

Poster Display

In 2020, all posters will be displayed in an online virtual poster gallery.

Poster Competition

You are encouraged to attend to discuss your project, but it is not mandatory to participate.

Date: November 18, 2020
Session Time: 11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Judging Time: 11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Online via Zoom

First Place Award Announcement

Winners will be announced on Wednesday, November 18 at the TxGIS Day Awards session.

Competition Rules

• Any GIS and/or Remote Sensing work will be accepted.
• Submission may be of ongoing or completed work.
• Submissions may be for individual or team work.
• You may submit unlimited entries per person.
• A map is not required on your submission, but you are submitting to a GIS Day Competition, so...
• Submissions should include introduction, objectives, approach, results, discussion, and conclusions (or their equivalents).
• Submissions must include a clear statement on the Map Geodetics. This should identify the Projected CRS, Datum, etc.
• Submissions must clearly state map scale.
• Submissions must make effective use of Geographic Information - appropriate use and portrayal of spatial data.
• Submissions must demonstrate accuracy - grammar, punctuation, spelling, text font, text size, figures, tables.
• Submissions must use effective design/layout - logical organization and visual flow of text and graphics.
• Submissions must have visual appeal - color coordination, geometry, accents, highlights, use of symbology.
• Submissions should demonstrate effective communication - understandable and concise.
• Submissions must be original - unique work.
• Submissions must be a poster of size: 36"W X 24"H.
• Submissions should use landscape orientation (PREFERRED).
• Submissions must be in pdf or jpeg format – pdf format is PREFERRED.
• Submissions may not to exceed 10MB.
• Winners do not have to be present to win but maintain the responsibility of collecting any prizes that are won in the contest.
• Winners will be responsible for any government taxes.
• Prizes - 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes will be awarded.
• Only one (1) prize can be awarded per map entry (even if a map has multiple authors, only one prize is awarded).

Additional Information
For any questions regarding the poster competition details, please use our Contact Form to send the GIS Day Committee a message.

Click here for poster submission instructions.