Call for Posters

The Arkansas Women in STEM conference invites Arkansas female science students to submit poster abstracts detailing women-led research in the fields of the physical, biological, and computational sciences, engineering, mathematics, and health sciences.

Before submitting your work, register for the conference. Then click the "My Account" link and "Sign up" to create a new account using your email address. Before submitting, please read all relevant policies and/or submission guidelines, including our Author FAQ and our Policy Statement. Finally, submit your poster. All posters should be submitted by March 28th. You will be notified of your poster's acceptance no later than March 31st.

The submission process consists of the following steps:

  1. Read and accept the Submission Agreement (a copy of which is below);
  2. Provide information about your poster and yourself and any co-authors, including email addresses, a poster abstract, subject headings (see List of Academic Disciplines), and at least 3 keywords;
  3. Upload your electronic file and any associated files.

Before you begin, please be sure you have the following items:

  • Your poster's title;
  • Your poster's abstract (up to 250 words);
  • Subject headings (found at List of Academic Disciplines);
  • A list of keywords (5 maximum);
  • An electronic format of your file or a hyperlink to your file; you can submit PowerPoint slides, Word or Google docs, video, and audio files.

Need help? Email Autumn Mortenson for help with submitting posters. If you have questions about the conference (i.e., registration), please contact Sharon Hamilton or Sara Hubbard.


Submission Agreement for Arkansas Women in STEM Conference

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