Process Overview
How to take the final logistical steps necessary to share your work at Undergraduate Research Day.
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Carefully review the FAQs to your right for guidance.
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Upload poster to the digital repository for the event if you wish to share it online and your advisor supports its online publication.
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Arrive at the Stamp Grand Ballroom on April 22 and hang your poster (if you are presenting in the first session) or store it (if you are presenting in the second).
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Enjoy sharing your work and learning about the work of other undergraduate researchers!
FAQs
The event is divided into two sessions. How do I find out the session during which I will present my poster?
Please refer to your acceptance email for the event, which identifies the session in which you will be presenting. Please bear in mind as well that participating in Undergraduate Research Day entails presenting in one session and engaging with other students' work as an audience member in the other; unless you have an unresolvable conflict, you should plan to be present for the entire event, not just the session during which you present your own poster.
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How can I get my poster printed?
You are responsible for printing your poster and paying for the printing costs.
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You can print your poster at the McKeldin Library; please see the section of this website labeled "Specialized Printing/Publishing Services and Costs" for more information. If you will be printing your poster at McKeldin, you should plan on doing so a week in advance.
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Another option for poster printing on campus is the Engineering Copy Center. If you will be printing your poster at the Engineering Copy Center, you should plan on doing so a week in advance.
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Off-campus retailers (e.g., FedEx Office) may also offer printing options.
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Whether you plan to print your poster on- or off-campus, we recommend printing it well before the event.
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What time should I arrive for the event?
Presenters for both sessions are asked to arrive at 1:30 pm. Arriving at this time will provide presenters with sufficient time to pick up their name tags and then hang their posters (in the case of presenters in the first session) or store their posters (in the case of presenters in the second session).
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What can I do with my poster during the session when I am not presenting it?
We have reserved a room near the Grand Ballroom for poster storage, and you are welcome to store your poster there. This room should not be used to store valuables or other personal items. More details about the poster storage room will be provided to presenters over email.
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Do I need to bring push pins?
Push pins will be provided; you do not need to bring your own.
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Should I wear business clothing to Undergraduate Research Day?
We encourage you to wear business clothing, but it is not required.
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Can I invite people to come to Undergraduate Research Day?
Yes, we urge you to do so! Please invite your research advisor, other students interested in research, friends, and family members.
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I would like to bring in an object related to my research to display alongside my poster. Can you provide me with a table on which I can place this item?
No, we cannot provide a display table. Please bear in mind that space at the venue is limited.​
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I have a physical condition that would make it difficult to stand throughout the session when I will be presenting. What should I do?
Please contact us via email.
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What should I do with my poster once the event is over?
If you wish to keep your poster, please take it with you. OUR will recycle posters left behind after the event.
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Is there an online collection of Undergraduate Research Day posters? If so, how do I upload my poster, and are there circumstances in which I should not add my poster to the collection?
Copies of posters from Undergraduate Research Day can be shared via the Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (DRUM), a site managed by the UMD Libraries that many researchers at the university use to make their work available online.
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Uploading your poster to DRUM is entirely optional. If you are interested in sharing your poster in the collection, you should be sure to touch base with your research advisor before publishing your poster on the site. If your advisor does not support the poster's publication online, you should not upload it to the repository.
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Before deciding to upload your poster to DRUM, you should also be aware that UMD is currently working to make its digital resources more accessible. If you decide to submit your poster to DRUM, you should plan on investing some time into improving the accessibility of your file prior to uploading it to DRUM.
If you choose to submit your poster, you may decide to upload it as a PowerPoint file or a PDF. From the perspective of making the document more accessible, submitting your poster as a PowerPoint file will be more straightforward.
If you want to submit a PDF, please see the UMD Division of Information Technology’s instructions for making PDF documents more accessible. (See steps 2-4 in particular.) If you wish to submit a PowerPoint file, you can focus on the second step of the instructions. These instructions reference adding “alt text” to images; you may find it helpful to consult this guide to writing alt text.
Once your poster is ready for submission, please follow our instructions for uploading your file to DRUM.
If you have questions related to the online repository, please email OUR. We may need to refer questions to others at the university, but we are happy to field queries from Undergraduate Research Day presenters.
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