The Honors Transfer Council of California
Proudly Announces
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The Tenth Annual

HTCC Student Research Conference
for California Community Colleges
Saturday, 6 March, 2010
Hosted by the University of California, Irvine
 
For information about publishing your abstract, click here.
    HTCC Conference 2010

We invite presentations—research, creative production or performance--reflecting inquiry into the humanities, sciences, arts, social sciences and pre-professional programs; we also welcome results of research into the honors experience.

Formats include:

1) Individual 12-minute presentation followed by 5 minutes of discussion
2) Small Group 20-minute panel presentation by two presenters, followed by 10 minutes of discussion
3) Large Group 40-minute panel of three or more participants, followed by 10 minutes of discussion
4) Poster Research posters displayed in the Pacific Ballroom in the Student Center
5) Performance Student-created art, music, creative writing, drama, dance
5) Issues Forum Four selected panelists debate an assigned topic (see description). The topic for 2010 will be "The California Budget Crisis:  To Spend or Not To Spend, That is the Question." Please notify your Honors Program director or coordinator if you would like to be considered as a speaker.
 
INFO & REGISTRATION
Conference Overview
Conference Schedule
Conference Program
Payment of Registration
Oral Presentation - Application and Registration
Poster Presentation - Application and Registration
Attendee Only - Registration (students, faculty, staff, administrators)
Volunteer - Application and Registration

Submissions Deadline:

Submit your conference Registration and Application Form (which includes the 25 to 30-word Proposal Description and the 75 to 100-word Abstract), to your faculty mentor by the date s/ he sets for you (probably in early to mid-December). This will allow you enough time for revisions so that your honors director or coordinator can give you a final review and approval by no later than 23 December, 2009.

Application for Conference Proposals Deadline: 23 December, 2009
Early registration ends 27 February, 2010: $25
Late registration begins 28 February, 2010: $50

Click here for registration payment information.

- Late registrants will need to register in person the morning of the conference; payment may be made by cash or check. -

The HTCC Student Research Conference consists of many concurrent sessions, and we need volunteers to facilitate each session. Facilitators will introduce the presenters, keep track of time, invite the audience to ask questions after the presentation, and moderate the discussion that follows

 
SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS
Awards and Scholarships
You may apply for one of the HTCC scholarships that are presented at the HTCC Student Research Conference. The deadline for applications is the second Wednesday in February (10 February, 2010).
 
RESOURCES
Tips for Writing a Proposal
MLA Citations
Poster Presentations
Tips for Presenting

NB: PowerPoint rarely improves a small-group lecture.

We urge you not to use PowerPoint to outline points; rather, use PowerPoint only if you creatively exploit its visual potential.

If you plan to use a computer, you must bring your own laptop and projector!


DAY-OF INFO
Conference Etiquette
Directions
Parking
UCI Campus Map
UCI Student Center
UCI Student Center Building Map
Conference Schedule
All HTCC Student Research Conference activities will take place in the Conference Center that is part of the UCI Student Center. Please park in the Student Center Parking Structure (located on the corner of Pereira Dr. and West Peltason). Note that there is an $8 per vehicle fee (for both this and ecological reasons, we highly recommend carpooling or using public transportation whenever possible). The Student Center is just across Pereira Dr. (building 113 in the red area near the top of this map). You will also see HTCC directional signs to the conference venue from the parking area.

AFTER THE CONFERENCE
250-Word Abstract Template
Publishing Your Abstract
Sample Abstracts
Presenting your work at the HTCC Student Research Conference makes you eligible not only for monetary awards but also to submit your work for publication in the HTCC anthology Building Bridges, published through the University of California, Irvine. To have your abstract considered for publication, consult this template and then e-mail your 250-word abstract to Tim Adell at adellt@vvc.edu by no later than March 26, 2010.

Updated: 3/19/10