Criteria - Podium Research Presentation Awards

Category:

• General (up to 3 awards each conference)
• New Investigator (up to 3 awards each conference)
• Student (up to 3 awards each conference)

Description:

The Best Podium Research Presentation Award was established in 1998 to recognize the scientific merit exhibited on the podium presentation.

Criteria:

• Background provides appropriate perspective/context for the subject
• Objectives/research questions are clearly stated
• Research design/methods/modeling is appropriate and transparent {scores on this will determine winners in case of ties}
• Data sources and/or sampling procedures are clear and appropriate
• Research objectives are met/addressed
• Factual information is kept separate from interpretations or implications
• Abstract is presented in an unbiased manner
• Clarity of presentation

Selection Process:

All contributed podium presentations are considered for the awards.

Selection of Judges:

• 3 weeks prior to conference, select premeeting registrants are invited to participate to judge podium presentations
• Judges are asked to select their field of interest

Judging Process:

• Judges are assigned presentations according to their field of interest
• Each judge evaluates 1 presentation
• All presentations are judged equally regardless of categories
• Judges do not know whether the presentation is student, new investigator, or general
• Judge's scores are compiled per category and analyzed
• Committee chair(s) determine the recipients of the awards (up to 3 in each category)

Nature of Award:

A certificate with an inscription stating the award name, name of the author, and title of the presentation shall be sent to the award recipient after the conference when the conditions of acceptance are met.

Conditions of Acceptance:

To receive the award, the awardee must submit to the podium slide presentation/poster presentation for which the award is given for publication at the website, along with author permission. Failure to submit presentation slides and permission within the designated timeframe will result in forfeiture of award.

Award Announcements:

Official announcement of the recipients will occur after the conference via Value & Outcomes Spotlight, eBulletin, the website, and via email to conference attendees.