[Students-l] Deadline extended -- CFP: Second Rutgers iSchool Research Invitational: Oct 30-31

[Chirag Shah]

Less than one week left to promote and showcase awesome Master's degree student researchers and their excellent work. This event highlights master's student excellence, inviting students with in-progress and completed master’s degrees to participate in a scholarly poster research presentation, mentoring on what comprises an iSchool Ph.D., and networking with Rutgers faculty and all those in attendance for the weekend as they consider research agendas for their work. We aim to expand participants' understanding of this general educational and career trajectory. Travel, lodging expenses paid for those accepted! Please circulate, and many thanks. 

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Call for Proposals
Second Rutgers iSchool Research Invitational for Master’s Students
October 30-31, 2015
 
Deadline: September 25, 2015 (new deadline)
Notification of decision: September 29, 2015

Rutgers University iSchool invites students with in-progress and completed master’s degrees to the Second Rutgers iSchool Research Invitational. The focus of this symposium is to showcase iSchool master’s student research interests (completed, in-progress and prospective work), and to network with our iSchool community. The participants will also have a unique opportunity to learn about the Rutgers PhD program and the excellent benefits it offers to those interested in pursuing research in iSchools areas of interest. Attendees will present a research poster. They will participate in networking events such as a catered dinner, research presentations by current PhD students, and discussions with iSchool faculty.

Any current or past masters student with interest in pursuing research, including a PhD, in iSchool is welcome to apply. A complete proposal for participation requires: Poster abstracts of up to 500 words outlining your research interests and any results you have gleaned to-date, a CV, and a cover letter of introduction briefly describing you, your background and career plans. Applications will be considered by a juried panel of Rutgers faculty based upon thorough completion of the requested materials, depth of coverage, and fit in the iSchool scholarly fields.

Selected participants will be reimbursed for up to $300 for travel to Rutgers University. Their hotel for up to two nights and meals will also be covered.

Tentative schedule for the event:
Friday, October 30: Noon Lunch; Tour of Rutgers; Poster presentations by the participants; Dinner; Optional night out with current Rutgers doctoral students.
Saturday, October 31: Breakfast; Presentations by current students and faculty; Research games and exercises in groups; Lunch; Optional tour of the area.

Apply today: http://tinyurl.com/ru-invitational <http://tinyurl.com/ru-invitational>

For more information, contact: Dr. Chirag Shah (chirags at rutgers.edu <mailto:chirags at rutgers.edu>)

Rutgers iSchool provides an excellent environment for research in areas such as Human Information Behavior; Information Retrieval; Language and Communication; Information Agencies and Artifacts; Learning, Youth, Information and Technology; Social and Community Informatics. The school includes world-renowned faculty who lead and teach in these areas. Their accomplishments are reflected in a large pool of scholarly publications, awards, and grants.


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Chirag Shah, PhD
Assistant Professor of Information and Computer Science
Rutgers University
4 Huntington St, New Brunswick NJ 08901
p. (848) 932-8807	f. (732) 932-6916
http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~chirags <http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~chirags>
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