2009 Competition Guidelines:

• All graduate and undergraduate students are eligible to participate in the Annual ONTA Foundation Student Poster Competition.
• At least one of the authors of the poster must be an ONTA member. Students are encouraged to become ONTA members. Please go to (http://www.ontaweb.org/) to become a member.
• Posters should be written and presented in English.
• Each student will have 15 minutes to present his/her poster to the Student Poster Competition Committee and 3-5 minutes to answer questions.
• Research subject must be original and performed by the student, with preferably no more than five authors.
• For information concerning abstract submission and poster preparation, please go to Call for Abstracts (http://www.cenargen.embrapa.br/nema2009/).
• Send a copy of your abstract to Dr. Janete Brito at britoj@doacs.state.fl.us and make sure that you type “ONTA Student Poster Competition” as your email subject.
• Deadline for abstract submission is July 17, 2009, 12:00 PM (in your country).
• Prizes are $500 and $300 for first and second places, respectively, plus a Certificate that will be given during the Congress Banquet.

Abstract Submission Deadline EXTENDED to July 17, 2009!!