Volunteer to Judge at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF)
For the first time in history, the Intel
International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) will be in Atlanta
the week of May 11-16.
This is really an honor and a privilege for our community.
In order to provide quality judging to these 1500 young
scholars from every state in our nation and from approximately 50
nations we need about 900 scientific judges .To be a judge at this
event one needs to hold a M.D., PhD in the judging category or to
have a minimum of six years of professional work experience in the
respective category.
Please assist us in finding volunteers to register to be a
judge for this important event.
Approximately 20 percent of the participants at the Intel
ISEF either hold patents or have patents pending relative to their
research. Judges will be
expected to report to the Georgia World Congress Center on Tuesday
afternoon, May 13, arriving no later than 5:00 pm.
Judges will begin their work that evening.
Judges are to arrive at the
Category/No. needed
Animal sciences/50
Behavioral and Social Sciences/65
Biochemistry/55
Cellular and Molecular Biology/20
Chemistry/30
Computer Sciences/40
Earth Science/20
Engineering-Electrical and Mechanical/60
Engineering-Materials and Bioengineering/40
Environmental Management/40
Energy and Transportation/45
Environmental Sciences/55
Mathematics/35
Medicine and Health/73
Microbiology/53
Physics and Astronomy/58
Plant Sciences/50
Persons willing to volunteer should log on to the website www.societyforscience.org/isef/judging/judapply.asp
and complete the volunteer form. After registering, additional instructions will be emailed to you in a timely fashion.
Grand Awards
Judges
are experienced professionals who volunteer their time to evaluate the
projects of all participants in the 17 categories. They represent Intel
ISEF and select the winners of the top awards presented by the fair in
each category. Grand Awards Judges are required to have either
(1) a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree or (2) a bachelors or masters
degree and a minimum of six years of professional experience in a
scientific discipline related to one of the 17 project categories.
Judges may include university faculty, industrial scientists and
engineers, representatives of private and federal research centers and
agencies, and medical researchers. Affiliated science fair directors,
ISEF Official Party members, and elementary or secondary teachers are
not eligible to judge.
Grand Awards
Judges
are expected to be available during the afternoon and evening of
Tuesday, May 13 and all day on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 to
complete their judging assignments. To apply, please complete the
on-line application. You will receive an email confirmation that your
application has been received. After your application is reviewed by the
Atlanta Judging Committee, typically within 4-6 weeks, you will be
informed by e-mail of your status. If you are approved as a judge, you
will receive emails and printed materials during the months prior to the
fair to help you prepare for the judging process.
Apply Now to be a Grand Awards Judge
When applying, judges are asked to identify their primary area of
expertise
(category
and subcategory). Generally, judges will be asked to review projects
covering a range of topics within their assigned category, since
detailed familiarity with a specific subfield is not essential in
evaluating most aspects of the projects. You also have the option to
identify a second category in which you are qualified and willing to
judge, since your background may include multiple scientific/technical
fields or your specialty, such as propulsion systems or bioinformatics,
may span more than one of the 17 Intel ISEF categories. However,
identification of a second category is not
required and, in most instances, judges will be assigned to their
primary category.
For more information about judging at the 2008 Intel ISEF, click on the link below. You also may email questions to one of the judging co-chairs:
Joseph Hughes or Linda Adkison.
More Information about
Judging at ISEF 2008
In addition to the grand awards, each year over 70
professional organizations, representing a wide variety of scientific
disciplines, affiliate with the Intel ISEF as Special Awards
sponsors. These governmental, industrial and educational institutions
present scholarships, plaques, summer internships, scientific field trips,
subscriptions to professional journals, books, and equipment grants to winners
at the Intel ISEF. Special Awards Judges are recruited by the sponsoring
organizations to choose the winners of their awards. If your organization is
interested in sponsoring a special award, please contact:
Katrina Miller -
kmiller@clayton.k12.ga.us
,
Will Huang -
william.huang@target.com, or
Diane Rashid -
drashid@sciserv.org for additional information.
