EERI’s New Madrid Chapter (NMC) is organizing a poster competition for students. The two levels of prizes are graduate and undergraduate, with first place awards of $350 and $250, respectively. There will also be second place awards. All students will present their posters in a professional forum at the competition during Earthquake Awareness Week (EQAW — late January or early February 2010) in St. Louis, Missouri. Awardees will be acknowledged during EQAW activities and will have earned an honor useful for their resumes and employment searches. If the competition is held during the first week of February, students who wish to attend the EERI Annual Meeting can submit posters without attending EQAW.
Application forms and competition rules are available from http://www.eeri.org/site/images/stories/news/2010poster-comp-app-rules.doc. Individual or groups (maximum of three) are welcome to apply. The application deadline is December 9, 2009. Applicants will be notified of decisions by December 18. The exact date and location in the St. Louis area will accompany the notices.
