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 The
Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB) is committed to
the future endeavors of science and encourages the continued
growth of scientists and their students. To support the
Society’s vision to encourage education and scientific
informational exchange, SIVB offers a number of special
opportunities to assist students and their ability to grow
through their scientific community, including: Free Student
Registration/Membership initiatives, the Student Awards
Program, and the Graduate Student Poster Competitions.
 FREE
Student Registration and Membership Initiative
All current students who can show institutional certification
will receive free registration to the scientific sessions
of the 2008 World Congress. Students who register and attend
the 2008 World Congress on In Vitro Biology will receive
free membership to the Society in 2009!
The 2008 World Congress is being held at the Hilton Tucson
El Conquistador Golf and Tennis Resort from June 14 - 18,
2008. The Hilton Tucson El Conquistador is located at 10000
N. Oracle Road in Tucson, Arizona. For additional information
on the meeting please see
www.sivb.org/meetings.asp
The SIVB Student Award
Program
The Student Award Program deadline has passed. To learn
more about the awards offered by the Society, please visit
http://www.sivb.org/awards_student.asp
Graduate Student Poster
Competition
In Vitro Animal Cell Sciences Student Poster Competition
The In Vitro Animal Cell Sciences section is pleased to
announce the 2008 student poster competition.
Students wishing to enter the poster competition should
submit a copy of their title and abstract (as submitted
to SIVB) and abstract tracking number to Dr. Lia Campbell
at lcampbell@celltissuesystems.com no later than 1 April
2008. Only those abstracts formally submitted to both SIVB
and lcampbell@celltissuesystems.com can be considered. Receipt
of abstracts will be acknowledged electronically to the
submitting student.
Six poster competition finalists will be selected based
on the quality of the abstracts. The abstract should address
the following: Background, Objectives, Methods, Results
and Discussion and Conclusions. Where appropriate, the methods
section should include a description of how reproducible
results were ensured. The abstract must not include references.
The abstract text must not exceed 1800 characters.
A panel of judges will evaluate the posters and the oral
presentation of poster contents during the interactive poster
session Sunday, June 15, from 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm. Criteria
are experimental design, data analysis, proper interpretation
of the results, originality of the study, technical difficulty,
appearance of poster and ability of the student to explain
it). Winners will be presented a certificate and a cash
award at the at the In Vitro Animal Cell Sciences Section
business meeting on the evening of Monday June 16th.
Plant Biotechnology Student Poster Competition
The Plant Biotechnology section is pleased to announce the
2008 student poster competition.
Students wishing to enter the poster competition should
submit a copy of their title and abstract (as submitted
to SIVB) and abstract tracking number to Dr. Fredy Altpeter
<altpeter@ufl.edu> no later than April 1, 2008. Only
those abstracts formally submitted to both SIVB and altpeter@ufl.edu
can be considered. Receipt of abstracts will be acknowledged
electronically to the submitting student.
6 Poster competition finalists will be selected based on
the quality of the abstracts. The abstract should address
the following: Background, Objectives, Methods, Results
and Discussion and Conclusions. Where appropriate, the methods
section should include a description of how reproducible
results were ensured. The abstract must not include references.
The abstract text must not exceed 1800 characters.
A panel of judges will evaluate the posters and the oral
presentation of poster contents during the interactive poster
session Sunday June 15th from 5:30 pm until 7:00pm. Criteria
are experimental design, data analysis, proper interpretation
of the results, originality of the study, technical difficulty,
appearance of poster and ability of the student to explain
it). Winners will be presented a certificate and a cash
award at the Plant Section business meeting on the evening
of Monday June 16th.
Dr. Altpeter wishes to thank the PBS members whose time
and energy are making this award possible, and look forward
to many contestants!
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