SSEF, ATS & ISEF 2015
Briefing
25 Feb 2015 (Wed)
NUS High School of Mathematics and Science
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Important Dates
Report between 2pm and 4pm
10 Mar 2015
(Tues)
2pm – 5pm
Report by 8.30am
11 Mar 2015 (Wed)
9am – 6pm
Final Judging Day
Project Set-Up
SSEF
Winners
31 Mar 2015 (Tues)
ATS short-listing
A*TS finalists
21 Apr 2015 (Tues)
ATS final judging
22 Apr 2015 (Wed)
4pm – 6.30pm
ATS and SSEF
Joint Award
Presentation
Ceremony
A*TS Winners
Report by 10am
12 Mar 2015 (Thurs)
10.30am – 5.30pm
Public Visitation &
Award Presentation
(11am: ISEF winners;
3.30pm - 5.30pm: Gold,
Silver, Bronze, Special &
Broadcom MASTERS
winners)
10 – 15 May 2015
6 projects
selected to take
part in ISEF
(Pittsburgh, USA)
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Project Set-Up
(10 Mar, Tues, 2pm – 5pm)
Report at Annexe Foyer to take attendance, and
confirm booth number
Items to Prepare:
 Display materials (poster and exhibits)
 Bring your own Velcro tapes (two-sides with
adhesives) for mounting of poster
 Bring copies of abstract (for visitors)
 Bring copies of 2-page summary (for judges)
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Display Booth
1.0 m
Project ID/
Booth Number
(will be provided)
(30cm wd x 11cm ht)
One 5-amp
electrical
point will be
provided at
each booth
Poster to be
kept within
dimensions
allowed
1.5 m
For Laptops,
display of
exhibits (not
exceeding area
of table)
0.8 m
Log Book and
supporting
documents
highly
recommended
0.5 m
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Exhibition Area
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Items at Display Booth
 Refer to list SSEF 2015 – Display and Safety
Regulations (Items allowed / not allowed) for
details
 Form 1C must be vertically displayed on the
booth (for projects done in Regulated Research
Institutions, e.g. A*STAR, NUS, NTU, etc.)
 Continuation project must have continuation
project Form 7 vertically displayed
Note that sounds, lights, odours, or any other
display items must not be distracting.
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Items at Display Booth
 You are not allowed to display awards, medals,
business cards, flags, logos (including names of
schools and research institutes), CD’s,
endorsements
and/or
acknowledgements
(graphic or written), or have them on any display
item (including poster, laptop, log book), during
Final Judging Day.
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Poster
 Reflects the research done in 2014 only
 Title of your project should be clearly
displayed
 Use font sizes that could be read from at
least 1m away
 All images, graphs, photos must be
acknowledged. e.g. “photograph taken by…” ,
“all photographs were self-taken” or “Image taken
from…”, “graph were self-drawn…”
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Poster
 Be organised – display follows a sequence, is
logically presented and easy to read
 Title of Project, Abstract, Introduction, Aim,
Hypothesis, Method, Results, Conclusion, Future
Research, References should be properly and
concisely displayed
 No references to H3 projects allowed (examination
labels, candidate index, title of H3 programme and
examining agency must be removed)
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Poster Template
Title of Project
Name of Student(s)
Research
Institution
Logo
Name of Mentor(s)
with contact details, if necessary
School
Logo
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Not allowed
Title of Project
Name of Student(s)
Research
Institution
Logo
Name of Mentor(s)
with contact details, if necessary
School
Logo
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“Image taken from..”
“All images were self drawn…”
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Project ID
“All graphs were self drawn”
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Project Set-Up
(10 Mar, Tues, 2pm – 5pm)
 Upon completion, tidy up immediate vicinity
 SSEF officials will inspect your display (poster /
exhibits / laptops / log books) before leaving
 Sticker labels will be given for every item cleared
for display
 After inspection, no changes to the display set
up is allowed without approval from SSEF official
 No valuables (including laptop) should be left
behind
Science Centre reserves the right to keep the
displays of winners
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Final Judging Day (11 Mar)
 9am – 6pm (All participants must be present)
 Report at Annexe Foyer by 8.30am
(Doors only open at 8.15am)
 Attire – School uniform with blazer
 Collect your SSEF ID tag & collar pin and wear
them at all times
 Lunch will be provided
(1 pm – 2 pm, announcement will be made)
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Final Judging Day (11 Mar)
 Remain at your booth until your project has been
judged by all assigned judges. Judges will sign
on your card (to be given to you on that day).
 Proceed to Registration Point with the card after
your project has been judged by all assigned
judges.
 If you need to go to the restroom, inform
participants next to your booth and return
promptly to your booth.
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Final Judging Day (11 Mar)
 You may bring reading materials but games,
cards and expensive personal items are not
allowed.
 Do not remove the display posters from the
booth at the end of the day.
 Keep booth and area around tidy and clean. Do
not block walkways or create traffic.
 Keep noise level down at all times. Be
considerate for others.
 Students with multiple projects, bring along a
sign to indicate which booth you are at.
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Advice for Final Judging Day
 Don’t deliver a lengthy presentation
 Keep your presentation to about 3 min: focus on
the unique ‘selling’ point of your project
 Judges may interrupt your presentation at any
time to ask questions, so be alert and adaptable
 Be polite to judges at all times; seek to clarify if
you are unclear
 Take this opportunity as learning from experts in
the field of your research
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Judging Criteria for SSEF 2015
Research
Question /
Problem
Design and
methodology
10%
Execution
25%
20%
Creativity
20%
Written
Report /
Poster
25%
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Public Visitation Day (12 Mar)
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Register at Annexe Foyer at 10am
Attire – School uniform with blazer
Wear your SSEF ID Tag at all times
Lunch will be provided from 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Open to schools & the public from 10.30am to
5.30pm
 Be present at your booth at all times
 Engage visitors by explaining your project to them
 Be polite at all times: you are an ambassador of
your school
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Public Visitation Day (12 Mar)
 You may bring reading materials but games,
cards and expensive personal items are not
allowed
 Permission must be sought from SSEF
officials before you are allowed to leave your
booth
 Encourage teachers, students, friends and
relatives to visit the Fair – Free Admission!
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Public Visitation Day (12 Mar)
 A series of STEM-related Career Talks has
been organised for you:
 1pm – 3.30pm at Centre Stage, Annexe Hall,
Science Centre
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Public Visitation Day (12 Mar)
 Results of SSEF 2015 will be announced only on
12 March 2015:
 11am: ISEF winners (presented by Special Guest)
 3.30pm - 5.30pm: Gold, Silver, Bronze,
Special & Broadcom MASTERS winners
 Possible media coverage of event – some of you could be
interviewed!
 All exhibition materials must be removed the once
announcement is made.
 All students must leave the hall by 6pm.
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SSEF Awards
Award
Prize
Gold
S$400 vouchers + Trophy
+ Cert
Silver
Bronze
S$250 vouchers+ Trophy For team projects,
the vouchers are
+ Cert
shared among
S$150 vouchers + Trophy
team members
+ Cert
Merit
S$100 vouchers + Cert
Special
S$200 vouchers + Cert
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SSEF Special Award
 To recognise and reward students who
demonstrate an outstanding level of initiative,
resourcefulness, independent thinking and
resilience over the course of the project.
 Students are shortlisted based on the
nominations by the judges.
 Shortlisted students will be informed on the
evening of 11 Mar (Wed) and will undergo an
interview on 12 Mar (Thu) between 8.30am and
10am at Science Centre.
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International Science and
Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2015
 6 projects will be chosen from the winners
of SSEF 2015 to represent Singapore in
ISEF 2015 in Pittsburgh, USA
 Students must be Singaporeans or PRs
 10 – 15 May 2015
 More information at:
https://student.societyforscience.org/intelinternational-science-and-engineering-fair-2015
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Broadcom MASTERS
International Delegate
 To encourage, reward and celebrate the mastery
of science, technology, engineering and math
among secondary school students.
 To be selected from students in the Science
Mentorship Programme (SMP) or Sec students
only.
 If a team project is selected, the delegate will be
based on the nomination of the school.
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ATS Short-listing (31 Mar)
 Only ATS participants who have won an SSEF
award will be invited for short-listing.
 You will receive an email notification by
20 Mar 2015 with the judging schedule and
venue.
 Short-listing will take the format of short 15 min
interviews with a panel of judges.
 Bring your project poster and log book to show to
the judges.
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ATS Final Judging (21 Apr)
 If you have been short-listed as a finalist on 31
Mar 2015, you will be invited to attend the final
judging.
 You will receive an email notification by
3 Apr 2015 with the judging schedule and venue.
 The final judging will take the format of 30 min
interview with a panel of judges.
 Prepare a 5 min PowerPoint presentation for the
interview.
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ATS Judging Criteria
Depth of
understanding of
project
20%
Scientific
attitude/
Motivation
and
interests
Creative ability/
Independent
thinking
40%
20%
20%
Potential to pursue
R&D careers/ Vision
and goal
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ATS Awards 2015
Award
Prize
Points allocated to
school
First
Cash prize plus a sponsored
trip to overseas conference
worth S$5,000 in total + Trophy
+ Certificate
5
Second
S$3,000 + Trophy +
Certificate
3
Third
S$2,000 + Trophy +
Certificate
2
Commendation
Prizes
S$1,000 + Certificate
1
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Contacts
Mr Leonard Yong
6425 2579
Ms Rachel Chong
6425 2595
Mr Gary Neo
6771 3082
Mr Eric Tan
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
6879 6566
For SSEF
Matters
For ATS
Matters
For SSEF
Matters
[email protected]
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