-------- Original Message -------- Subject: AASHTO GIS-T Student Contest Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:35:31 -0400 From: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] Good Morning, I would like to introduce myself as a representative of the AASHTO GIS for Transportation Symposium Planning Committee. I am the GIS Program Manager at Federal Railroad Administration, USDOT. Every year we have a contest designed to encourage university students to develop solutions to current GIS & Transportation (GIS-T) issues. Attached (and pasted below) is a flyer about the student paper contest and the prizes, there is also more information at http://www.gis-t.org/ If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me. Thank you, Raquel Wright *GIS-T Student Paper Contest* The contest is designed to encourage university students to develop solutions to current GIS-T issues. Students will be judged on their ability to develop and document useful, original research based on GIS-T issues and to relay their research results in a complete, clear, and well-referenced paper. The winners will present their papers at the 2010 GIS-T symposium. *_Eligibility Requirements:_* * The applicant must be a currently enrolled student. * Only one paper contest entry per student is acceptable. * Willingness to attend and present at the GIS-T Conference in April 2010 * The final paper or poster must be available electronically to be posted on the GIS-T website. *_Submission Deadline: _**/_December 11, 2009_/* *_Awards:_*__ We will be giving two graduate awards of $500 plus a round trip ticket (US Continental) to Charleston, West Virginia with two nights stay and one undergraduate award of $250 plus a round trip ticket (US Continental) to Charleston, West Virginia with two nights stay. The winners will also present their paper at the Student Paper session on April 11^th , 2010 and their presentations posted to the GIS-T website. *_Submission Guidelines:_* Found here: http://www.gis-t.org/ *_Email Submissions or Questions to: _* Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Papers will be judged by members of the GIS-T Planning Committee and will be rated in the following categories: • Significance of topic • Literature review • Data analyses (if applicable) • Interpretation • Clarity of presentation • Validity of conclusions • Reader interest Students will be notified of the contest results via email no later than March 1^st , 2010.