Honors Transfer Council of California
The Eighth Annual Research Conference
For California Community Colleges
Saturday 1 March 2008
Hosted by The University of California at Irvine
| Conference at a Glance | Awards and
Scholarships - Campus Map - Directions - Schedule - Program. |
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Use this form to register for the conference. |
Early Registration:
$25 (before 15 February 2008); Application Deadline (15 Dec 2007) Late Registration: $50 (after 15 February 2008) |
Application to Present |
Tips for
Writing a Proposal - Tips for Presenting
- Publishing Your Abstract - Publishing Checklist - MLA Citations
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Issues Forum - Posters |
| HTCC Scholarships | You may apply for one of the HTCC scholarships which are presented at the research conference. Deadline 1 February 2008. |
| Volunteer Information and Application | The HTCC Scholarship Conference consists of numerous sessions, and we need volunteers to facilitate each one. Facilitators will introduce the presenters, keep track of time, invite the audience to ask questions after the presentation, and moderate the discussion that follows. |
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
3) Large Group 40-minute panel of three or more participants
4) Poster
Research posters displayed outside Social Sciences Lecture Hall
5) Performance Student-created art, music, creative writing, drama, dance
6) Issues Forum Four selected panelists debate the assigned topic below
Our topic for the Issues Forum this year is
Please notify your Honors Director if you would like to be considered as a speaker.
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 using a computer, you must bring your own laptop and projector!
Submissions Deadline:
Submit your conference Registration and Application Form, which includes your 30-word Proposal Description and 100-word Abstract, to your mentor professor on the date he or she sets for you, probably in
early December.
Doing so will allow you enough time for revisions
so that your honors director can give you a final review and approval
no later than