NASW-VA presents
"Perseverance and Possibility"
2010 Annual Conference
Friday and Saturday, March 5th & 6th
Williamsburg Lodge

Student Poster Session

What is a poster session?

Poster sessions are a forum for the exchange of information among conference goers. They take place outside the programmed workshop sessions and are a way to communicate ideas, research and programs. Information is communicated via text, graphics, tables, charts, pictures, and verbal descriptions with the aim of quickly and easily presenting highlights of a program or research study.

Benefit of the NASW-VA Student Poster Session:

• An opportunity for BSW and MSW students to present their research or program initiatives.
  
• An opportunity for students to enhance their skills in writing, presentation and scholarship.
  
• An opportunity for students to disseminate professional ideas, both to their fellow students and to the larger social work community who participates in the conference.
  
• An opportunity for students to learn more about their professional association, to learn more about the profession of social work, and to network with social work professionals.

Eligibility and Requirements

• Open to students currently enrolled in a BSW or MSW program in the Commonwealth of Virginia
  
• Posters may be either:
          1. Original research, or
          2. Original program design/initiative
  

• Each University program can submit one abstract detailing the research or program initiative. All submissions must be sent to NASW-VA postmarked no later than Monday, February 1, 2010. Letters of acceptance will be mailed on February 8, 2010.
• NASW-VA will select the poster presentations. Up to five (5) poster presenters will be chosen to give a 10-minute presentation of their research or program initiative.
  
• Students who are chosen to present will receive a complimentary one-day registration for the conference; Friday, March 5, 2010.
  
• The student must be the primary author. The research or program development must be done in conjunction with, and under the supervision of, a social work faculty or a social work field instructor. The faculty or instructor must be a social worker, and may serve either as a supervisor on the project or as a co-author.
  
• The faculty or field instructor does not need to attend the poster session/conference with the student, although they are welcome and encouraged to do so. The complimentary one-day conference registration, however, will only be provided to the student.
  
• The poster should be on a tri-fold or easel style foam or poster board that is rigid and free standing. It should be able to stand unsupported on a display table.
  
• Students are responsible for the setting up and take down of their posters.
  
• At a minimum the poster should contain: the title, author(s), university/college affiliation, abstract, introduction, methods, and conclusion.
  
• Poster size requirements will be provided upon selection for presentation.