IFMA Foundation Student ePoster Competition

IFMA Foundation Student ePoster Competition

World Workplace 15 

Denver Colorado

October 8, 2015

ePosters are short PowerPoint presentations representing work in the field of facility management (FM) and the built environment (BE). The ePoster competition is an opportunity for students from around the world to gain working knowledge and international recognition by presenting their experiences with FM/BE projects from internship/coop projects or related research. The culmination of the IFMA Foundation’s ePoster competition takes place at IFMA’s World Workplace Conference and Expo and is hosted by the IFMA Foundation’s Facility Management Accreditation Commission (FMAC). 2015 is the eighth year the ePoster competition has been sponsored by the IFMA Foundation.

Students may present an ePoster without attending the World Workplace (WWP) conference. Participating students not attending the conference may make their presentation via the internet with conferencing software provided by the conference sponsor.

Who can present?

All FM/BE students from IFMA Foundation Accredited Degree Program (ADP) students and higher education institutions around the globe (including associate, baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degree candidates) are encouraged to participate as individuals or in teams of two.

Undergraduate students may tell a story of interesting course work, an assignment that captured your imagination or an internship experience in the field of FM/BE. You may wish to use the 11 IFMA Foundation core competencies (http://www.ifma.org/know-base/fm-knowledge-base/knowledge-base-details/11-core-competencies-of-facility-management) as a guide to selecting a subject.                                                           Graduate students will present their research subject.

How the competition works

1. Submit your intent to participate 

State your intent to participate by submitting an ePoster competition application/abstract form at the following link:https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/IfmaFoundation/ePoster.html  by no later than March 11, 2015. This form may also be found on the IFMA foundation website: www.ifmafoundation.org.  Submissions will be reviewed with approval or rejection notices sent by no later thanMarch 27, 2015. The competition organizers reserve the right to decline applications at their discretion.

Proposal acceptance may be accompanied by comments and direction as appropriate. Once a proposal has been approved, its author(s) may proceed with developing their Round One submission.

2. Round One Submission 

The initial ePoster submission is simply a video, approximately 8 minutes long, that will be judged by the following criteria: Clarity of message – 15 points and Quality of presentation (graphic and oral) – 15 points. Round One submission criteria and time frame will be provided to accepted applicants.

All applicants will be notified if their Round One submission has earned a high enough score to qualify for the final round at WWP.

Round One submissions may also be displayed at the IFMA Foundation WWP booth and may be posted on the IFMA Foundation website.                   

3. Final Round judging

Final judging will occur at IFMA’s World Workplace 2015 Conference and Expo. Finalists may present in person at the conference in Denver or remotely via a web conferencing platform and will receive details on logistics once selected. Presenters attending WWP will each receive a complimentary one-day registration to the conference (travel costs and accommodation not included) for Thursday, October 8, 2015.

Please note: the final presentation is a business oriented power point presentation. Criteria will be provided to finalists. Business attire is strongly encouraged for final round presentation.

ePoster submissions may also be displayed at the IFMA Foundation WWP booth and may be posted on the IFMA Foundation website. Awards will be announced that day and presented at the IFMA Foundation Academic Awards Reception (exact time will be communicated in advance).

Award

The author(s) of the winning ePoster will receive a certificate of recognition along with a travel and expense allowance, not to exceed US$1,500, to attend either the next EFMC conference or IFMA’s WWP.

All ePoster competition finalists will receive a certificate of participation.

Judging Panel and Criteria

An international jury will review all submissions, select the finalists and vote for the final poster winner.

The jury will be comprised of:

·         FM practitioners from North America;

·         FM practitioners from outside of North America;

·         One academic from North America; and

One academic from outside North America.

Final Round Judging Criteria will be:

Number	Criteria	Points
1	Adherence to presentation requirements (except length)	10
2	Meets time requirements (10 minute maximum)	10
3	Quality of PowerPoint slides (graphics, transitions, legibility)	20
4	Quality of oral presentation (voice, organization, appearance)	20
5	Content: Clarity and correctness (clear logic and message)	20
6	Applicability to the facility management profession	20
Total Points		100

Final Round Presentation Requirements

ePoster submissions must include:

· A functioning Microsoft PowerPoint presentation consisting of a maximum of five slides (including title slide)

· Presentation must be 7 to 10 minutes in length (exclusive of judges’ questions and answers).

· Names of author and affiliated organization(s).

· Author headshot featured on the title slide.

· Concept and background information.

· Project objectives.

· Process, including materials and methods.

· Results and conclusion.