ISPE Singapore Conference 2010

ISPE SINGAPORESTUDENT POSTER COMPETITION 2010

The ISPE Student Poster Competition is open to all students majoring in the field of Science and Engineering. The winner of thiscompetition will represent their poster in the ISPE Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, USA from 7th to 10th November, 2010. Thisis a great opportunity for the students to gain professional recognition, gain valuable learning experience and a chance to win atrip to Orlando, Florida, USA

The poster topic should be related to research and development, facilities, and business operations and of interest to thepharmaceutical, biotech, and/or medical device industries. For example, it can be in the areas of facility design, engineering,human resources, process development, sales, computers, regulatory compliance, manufacturing, the environment, technology,research and development.

To participate in the ISPE Student Poster Competition 2010, please complete the registration form attached. Submit yourregistration forms to us and you might stand a chance to win attractive prizes as well as for your winning poster to be featured atthe ISPE International Student Poster Competition held during the 2010 ISPE Annual Meeting.

Prizes for the ISPE Student Poster Competition 2010 are as follow:

• Grand Prize: Trip to Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida USA



• Runner-Up: S$200



• 3rd Place: S$100



• 4th Place: S$50



• 5th Place: S$50

Winners of ISPE 2009 Singapore Student Poster Competition(from left to right)Ms. Sivashangari Gnanasambandam, Ms Anumita Chaudhury,Mr Surajit Das, Ms LingWei Yin and Mr Toh Tai Chong

2009 Grand Prize Winner:Mr Toh Tai Chong of Nanyang Technological University

2010 Student Poster Competition Submission deadlines

Registration form: Friday, 30 April 2010, 6pm

Poster: Friday, 14 May 2010, 6pm

Send to : Ms Elaine Tan

ISPE Asia Pacific Office

73 Bukit Timah Road, #04-01 Rex House S(229832)

Tel: 6496 5502

Fax: 63366449

Email: asiapacific@ispe.org

ISPE POSTER COMPETITION GUIDELINES

1. The poster topic should be related to research and development, facilities, and business operations and of interest to thepharmaceutical, biotech, and/or medical device industries. For example, it can be in the areas of facility design, engineering,human resources, process development, sales, computers, regulatory compliance, manufacturing, the environment,technology, research and development.

2. Judging of the poster entries will be based on the following:

• Overall appearance: 20%
• Clearly defined objective & it’s relevance to the industry: 30%
• Execution (thoroughness & skill): 10%
• Results (was objective met and if not, is it clearly explained why not): 30%
• Clarity: 10%

3. Contestants must have an active ISPE Student Membership PRIOR to competing at the Chapter/Affiliate poster competition.Note: Post docs are not considered students.

4. Contestants shall present a project related to research and development, facilities, and business operations and of interest tothe pharmaceutical, biotech, and/or medical device industries. ISPE consists of industry professionals and academic leadersfocused in the areas of facility design, engineering, human resources, process development, sales, computers, regulatorycompliance, manufacturing, the environment, technology, research and development. Poster topics may relate to any ofthese facets of ISPE.

5. Contestants will be given a 10-minute window to showcase their projects with the judges. Judging sessions will consist of a5-minute presentation given by each student plus a 5-minutes question-and-answer period.

6. Poster presentations include the following:

• Title of the presentation
• Names of author(s) and affiliated organization(s)
• Project abstract (brief summary of project objective, methods, results, and conclusions
• Background Information
• Project objectives
• Materials and Methods
• Results and Conclusions

The readers and judges do not expect a lot of detail to convey project information where possible

7. Poster shall be fully assembled with all text, photos, charts, drawings, and/or illustrations completely formatted and ready forviewing one hour prior to the start time of the poster competition.

8. Posters plotted as a continuous sheet must fit within the borders of the foam core poster board. The poster shall be affixed toa poster board of a size that is no larger than A0 dimensions (841mm width x 1189mm height).

9. Illustrations must be readable from a distance of 3 feet.

10. No commercial advertisements or logos are permitted. University and Chapter logos may be used.

11. Collaborative poster presentations are acceptable; however, only one primary author is permitted to compete. Substitutionswill be allowed for the international competition only if the substitute is an ISPE Student Member and a member of theoriginal research team. The substitute's name must be on the original abstract and poster.

12. All posters are to be submitted personally to the ISPE Asia Pacific Office by Friday, 14th May 2010 before 6.00 P.M.

13. Posters must be mounted on a hard poster board (NOT folded/rolled), and must be in good display condition without anyneed for further alteration/amendment.

14. Other researchers must be acknowledged on the poster. Since there is an opportunity to publish the poster in future ISPEpublications, collaborative researchers must agree to allow the presenter to publish the contents of the poster in his/hername, with other researchers being acknowledged in the publication.

15. It is the responsibility of the Faculty Advisors to ensure that the poster is the work of the student member presenting. If theposter is a collaborative effort all researchers must be acknowledged. It is also the responsibility of the Faculty Advisor andthe Industry Advisor to ensure all Poster Competition guidelines are followed.

16. Contestants may not change or update their poster presentations between the local Student Poster Competition and theInternational Student Poster Competition. What is presented at the local level is what may be presented at the internationallevel.

17. Winners of the poster competition will be announced at the ISPE Singapore Conference on Monday, 7th June 2010. Winnersmust be present at the award ceremony to collect their respective prize or the award will be presented to the next runner up.