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Call for 2008 Science Fair Judges
AWG provides Student Award for Geoscience Excellence (SAGE) certificates through the Society for Science & the Public (formerly Science Service), the sponsoring organization of the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), to young women whose projects exemplify an understanding of our world and its processes. As the AWG point-of-contact for the Society for Science & the Public (SSP), fair directors often contact me with requests for science fair judges. In addition, some non-ISEF fairs also contact me for judges or award certificates.
If you are interested in judging in a local science fair, please contact the fairs directly, or contact Valerie Honeycutt (jvhoney@sbcglobal.net or 972-989-1583) to find out how you can help! PLEASE NOTE – If you don’t see a fair listed below for your area, this does NOT mean that your area doesn’t have any fairs giving out the AWG certificate, only that they have not directly contacted me about providing a judge. Please visit the SSP website (http://www.societyforscience.org/isef/students/aff_fairsearch.asp) and use the drop-down menu for a comprehensive list by state or country of the regional ISEF-affiliated science fairs giving out AWG certificates. They are almost always looking for Special Awards judges! Thanks!
- The South Central/Southwest MN Regional Science & Engineering Fair will be held on Saturday, February 16, 2008 from 9:40 AM to 2:00 PM at Minnesota State University, Mankato. For more information, please contact Mary Van Duynhoven, Administrative Assistant, at 507-389-2849 or mary.van-duynhoven@mnsu.edu. You can also get information www.mnsu.edu/sciencefair.
- The Austin Energy Regional Science Fair will be held on Thursday, February 21, 2008 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin, Texas. For more information, please contact Russell Cowen, the Austin Energy Regional Science Fair Coordinator, at 512-972-9532 or Russell.Cowen@austinenergy.com. You can also visit the website at www.sciencefest.org.
- The Dr. Nelson Ying Orange County Science Expo will be held on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM (judging) at the Central Florida Fairgrounds and Wednesday, February 27, 2008 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (Awards Ceremony) at Howard Middle School. For more information, please contact Carie L. Lopatka, Co-Director, at 407-835-4900 ext 4210 or lopatkc@ocps.net. You can also get information at www.yingexpo.com.
- The 2008 East Texas Regional Science Fair will be held on March 6, 2008 at Kilgore College in Kilgore, Texas. Pre-judging will be from 9:15 - 11:15 AM. From 12-2 pm students will be with their projects for the judging process. For more information on being a Special Awards judge, please contact Dave Bugay at 903-983-8251 or dbugay@kilgore.edu.
- The Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair will be held Thursday, March 6, 2008 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, MO (1333 N. Sprigg St.). For more information on being a Special Awards judge, please contact Wilma Huffman at Southeast MO Regional Science Fair, One University Plaza, MS 6000, Cape Girardeau, MO, 63701 or at regscifair@semo.edu.
- The 52nd Annual USC Central South Carolina Region II Science and Engineering Fair will be held on Friday, March 7, 2008 at the Hampton Building at the South Carolina State Fair. The judging (of approximately 600-700 student entries) will begin Friday afternoon at 1 PM for the Junior Division and at 6:30 PM for the Senior Division. A dinner will be held for the judges on Friday, March 7 at 5:30 PM and the awards will be presented beginning at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at the Koger Center. For more information on being a Special Awards judge, please contact the office of Dr. Don Jordan at 803-777-7007, email Jordan@gwm.sc.edu, or check their website at www.cosm.sc.edu/jordan under USC Sci & Eng Fair.
- The Montgomery County (Pennsylvania) Science Fair will be held March 18, 2008 with judging from 9 AM - 5 PM at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, PA. Over 500 projects are anticipated. For more information on being a Special Awards judge, please contact Valerie Denny at mrsdenny2002@yahoo.com or at MCSRC Special Awards, 449 Larchwood Road, Springfield, PA 19064.
- The Louisiana Region III Science & Engineering Fair will be held on Wednesday-Thursday March 19-20, 2008 at Fant-Ewing Coliseum on the campus of The University of Louisiana at Monroe. For more information, please contact Kristopher Kelley, Co-Director, at 318-342-3813 or kelley@ulm.edu.
- The 2008 Baltimore Science Fair will be held on Saturday, March 29 and Sunday, March 30, 2008, at the Towson University Union in Baltimore, MD. Judging is on Saturday, from 8:00 AM to about 4:00 PM. The Awards Ceremony starts around 5:00 PM on Sunday. For more information on being a Special Awards judge, please contact Al Davis, Director, Baltimore Science Fair at al_davis_1@yahoo.com.
- The 2008 Beal Bank Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair will be held on March 29-30, 2008 at the Automobile Building in Fair Park, Dallas, Texas. Judging will take place on Saturday morning March 29. For more information on being a Special Awards judge, please contact Dr. Simon Dalley at 214-768-2109 or go to www.DallasScienceFair.org.
- The Minnesota Academy of Science State Science Fair will be held on Sunday, March 30 through Tuesday April 1, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Riverfront in St. Paul, Minnesota. For more information, please contact Lise Weegman, Director, at 952-545-6789 or contact@mnmas.org.
- The 60th Georgia Science and Engineering Fair will be held April 3-5, 2008 at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Judging will begin Thursday April 3 at 4:30 PM and the Awards Ceremony will be Saturday April 5, 2008. For more information on being a Special Awards judge, please contact Rachel Ogg, Program Coordinator at oasp@uga.edu or 706-542-0453 or go to www.uga.edu/oasp.
- Other - Over 600 ISEF-affiliated regional fairs are held world-wide each year, most in the United States, and these fairs are also looking for judges to present the AWG SAGE certificates at their fairs. If anyone in your Chapter might be interested in participating as a judge, or if your Chapter is interested in sponsoring an additional award at a local fair, please contact Valerie Honeycutt at jvhoney@sbcglobal.net or 972-989-1583 for affiliated local fair information in your area. You can also visit the SSP website for more information or a list of their regional affiliated science fairs at http://www.sciserv.org/isef/aff_fairs/aff_fairsearch.asp or www.societyforscience.org.
- 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), to be held in Atlanta, Georgia, May 11–16, 2008. AWG presents three female students with awards each year at the ISEF. AWG would like to field a team of at least three AWG Special Awards judges at the 2008 ISEF to present our awards. Pre-judging is on Tuesday afternoon May 13 and judging with the students present is all day Wednesday May 14, with the awards presentation on Thursday evening, May 15. I have several resources to share, including a "calling card", the certificate paper and certificate templates, AWG judging guidelines, and other miscellaneous information. AWG members interested in participating as an AWG Special Awards judge at the ISEF are invited and encouraged to contact Valerie Honeycutt at jvhoney@sbcglobal.net or 972-989-1583 as soon as possible.
Judging requirements: The ISEF requires that it's Special Award Judges have either a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent *OR* a minimum of 6 years teaching or research experience at a university or at the industrial level and should be actively engaged in the field being judged.
Judging categories: behavioral and social sciences, biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, chemistry, computer science, earth science, engineering (materials and bioengineering), engineering (electrical and mechanical), energy and transportation, environmental analysis, environmental management, mathematical sciences, medicine and health sciences, microbiology, physics and astronomy, and plant sciences. |
