CONFERENCE THEMES

First Philippines Small-Scale Fisheries National Symposium (PSSFNS 1)
October 16-18, 2024
Iloilo City

Theme: “Small-scale Fisheries in the Philippines are Too Big to Ignore”

STUDENT POSTER PRESENTATION COMPETITION

Abstract submission and eligibility

The competition is open to graduate and undergraduate students. Interested students who want to join the competition should submit an abstract. Please refer to Abstract Submission Guidelines for details and eligibility.

The submitted abstracts will be evaluated by the Program Committee. The corresponding/presenting authors will be notified on 15 August 2024 if their entries are qualified or not.

Registration

Accepted entries for the competition should register in the symposium (see Registration) not later than 15 September 2024.

Submission of Digital Poster

Accepted entries for the competition will be required to submit a one-page digital poster on or before 04 October 2024.

Mechanics

  1. The poster must include the following:
    • Title
    • Names of author(s) and affiliated organization(s)
    • Introduction (background, research objectives)
    • Materials and Methods
    • Results (tables, graphs, charts)
    • Conclusions / Recommendation
    • References
    • Acknowledgement
  2. Please be reminded to use appropriate citation when using images from other sources.

  3. More instruction will be provided to authors of the accepted abstract. 

Informed Consent

Consent from all collaborators is necessary prior to submission of entries for the competition.

Submission of entries for the student poster presentation competition grants permission to the organizers of the First Philippines Small-Scale Fisheries National Symposium (PSSFNS 1) to use the abstract, video and images generated in the symposium and other related websites, social and mainstream media, symposium e-publication and printed materials, and other venues deemed necessary by the organizer.

Judging Criteria

The judging criteria are as follows:

Scholarly content                                                                               35%
Quality of poster appearance and presentation                          35%
Overall impression and significance of research                          15%
Q&A Session (Ability to answer questions)                                    15%

Announcement of Winners

Winners will be announced during the Closing Ceremony on 18 October 2024.

Prizes

Three Winners for each category:

    • Best Student Poster Presenter (Undergraduate Category): Php 7,000 each 
    • Best Student Poster Presenter (Graduate Category): Php 7,000 each

Certificate of Recognition for all major winners and their advisers. 

Certificate of Participation to the competition for all participating entries.

*Note

For a competition to proceed, a minimum of 6 submissions must be received.