Software Fair – Info for Students

DRAFT – Please also see the Announcement for the Fair.  This was sent to  (including the speakers this Spring),   and .

  1. Schedule of demos:  Read the announcement carefully. If there is any mistake (e.g., how we named your project), email Judy asap.  If you or your project will NOT be participating, email Judy and Sherri right away, so we can take your project off the list.  It reflects badly on you and the program to post projects that don’t appear.
  2. Publicity:  We’re not publicizing this widely, but I’ve sent email to all Staff and Faculty at the college, and to SOS Alums and some local contacts.  Feel free to email the announcement broadly, to invite your friends, family, and potential employers….
  3. Identifying your table:  You should have some identifier for your project so people can find you. I will  have easels and (maybe) the table markers used for the academic fair for this.
  4. Posters:  Sherri and I strongly suggest each project does a poster.  Photoland at Evergreen closes Sunday, but if you want a 16″x24″ poster printed (PLATO Royalty Fund will pay), they have agreed to print posters for you – put a PDF with the poster on the program fileshare in Workspace/PROJECT_POSTERS by 9am Monday morning.  Poster will be printed, and we will deliver it to 2612 by 1pm.   NO LATE POSTERS WILL BE PRINTED.  EVERYTHING WILL BE SIZED TO 16X24. Some recent Judy’s posters are posted to give you examples or templates;  note that were designed to be 36×48, and yours are much smaller.  Design the font sizes and images accordingly!
  5. Setup on Tuesday:  Show up at the computer center at 1pm Tuesday to claim your space, easel, etc., and start set up.  What to bring:
    – food to share
    – your computer(s) if you are not using the lab machine(s)
    – handouts about your projects (one page is good) to give to interested folks
    – your poster (see above)
    – a marker for your table, so people can find you.  Use the same name as is on the announcement.