FAQs

FAQs for Presenters

  1. What will the public see?

    The public will see the presentation and they will be able to post to the general discussion.

    During the competition days, only the judges assigned to your judging group will be able to see the judges’ queries and your replies. However, after the competition is over, the site will be archived and judges’ queries and presenter replies will be visible to all visitors of the site. 

  2. How can I interact with other presenters?

    Visit their presentations and post comments throughout the days of the event.

  3. How are the winners selected?

    Our panel of judges will select winners for Best Poster, Best Video, and Overall Best Solution. In addition, we will have a Public Choice winner based on the solution that is most liked on Facebook.

  4. Can I participate in the Public Choice competition?

    Yes! It is our hope that this competition will be successful in engaging the public in this work. To encourage this, we will have one “Public Choice” winner to be given to the presentation that has done the most effective dissemenation. 

    The best way to vote is to direct people to your presentation and use the "Public Choice" button to share - using Facebook, Twitter or the email balloting (for people who do not use those services).  We use a weighted formula that considers this activity to determine the Public Choice winner.

    We monitor this activity very closely and have safeguards in place to prevent improper use.

  5. How are the Public Choice votes counted?

    Facebook’s Graph API is a data resource which can be used to retrieve current statistics for Facebook activity. Our system connects to this API to take regular snapshots of "sharing" and "liking" activity for each presentation in the competition.  Similarly, we use Twitter's API to track sharing via tweets.

    This data is weighted to favor the most effective dissemination effort, and any anomalous behavior is disregarded.  Any "gaming" of the system (automation, voting circles, etc) will not be tolerated.

     

  6. How do I know which presentations are in my judging group?

    Click on Presentations in the top navigation. This will bring you to a page where you can view all of the presentations. In the left navigation, select the “By Judging Group” filter. Your judging group’s name will be displayed along with all of the presentations in your group.

  7. Can everyone who visits my presentation see the judges' queries?

    During the competition, only you and the judges can see these queries and replies. Guests can only see and post to the general discussion area. After the competition is over, however, the judges’ queries and replies will be made visible to visitors of the site.

  8. Will I get to see the judges' scores?

    No, judges’ scores will not be shared with you. However, we will send a compilation of their comments to you after the competition.

  9. What will happen to my presentation after the competition?

    The Competition website will be archived and available for guests to view once the competition is over. Participants retain all copyright and equivalent rights, but, upon submission of materials, particpants agree to license their submissions under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0).

    During the competition days, only the presenters and judges assigned to that presentation will be able to see judges’ queries and presenter replies. However, after the competition is over, the site will be archived and judges’ queries and presenter replies will be visible to all visitors of the site. 

  10. Who should I contact if I have any questions or if I am having technical trouble?

    Please send an email to innovate_mitigate@terc.edu.

FAQs for Judges

  1. Who should I contact if I am having technical trouble?

    Please send an email to innovate_mitigate@terc.edu.

  2. What do I have to do each day?

    The schedule is as follows:

    Day 1:Visit each presentation and ask each team a question in the Judges Queries section.

    Day 2-3:Presenters should respond to your query, and you can ask for more information or further clarification.

    Day 2-4:Review all presentations and score them using the provided rubric. Scores will not count until the entire rubric is complete.

    The winners will be announced online here on the competition website on Friday February 27th, 2015. 

  3. How do I know which presenters are in my group?

    At the top of your screen in the black bar, you will see a shortcut to “My Presentations.” This link is present at the top of every page on the site when you are logged in.

  4. How do I keep track of my scores and see the scores of other judges?

    At the very top of every page in the black bar, you will see a link to the “Control Panel.” The Control Panel provides a link to a summary of your scores so that you can keep track of the presentations that you have partially or fully completed. You will also see a link in the Control Panel to other judges’ scores within your judging group.

  5. Can I partially judge a presentation and save what I have done?

    Yes. You can save what you have done as you go through the rubric so that you can leave and return, as necessary. To return to scoring rubrics that you have started, click “My Scores” in the top bar of any page.

    Once you have completed judging a presentation and have entered scores for each item on the scoring rubric, be sure to click “submit” so that they can be tallied with the others. You must score all presentations within your group. If you only score some, none of your scores will be counted! This judging must be completed by midnight on Thursday, February 26th, 2015.

  6. How do I make sure that I have completed all of the judging in my group?

    From the Home page, you can navigate to the My Scores summary page. Here you will see which presentations you have completed and which you have yet to do. You must score all presentations within your group. If you only score some, none of your scores will be counted! The Home page will also help you to keep track of how many queries you have sent, as well as how many unread replies you have received from the presenters.

  7. When must the judging be complete?

    The judging must be complete by midnight on Thursday February 26th, 2015.

  8. Can I communicate with the other judges?

    The emails of the judges in your group are available in your Control Panel and you should feel free to email each other as needed. You can also email the entire group by clicking “Email Group.”

  9. Can I participate in the Public Choice competition?

    It is our hope that this competition will be successful in engaging the public in this work. To encourage this, we will have one “Public Choice” winner to be given to the presentation that has done the most effective dissemenation. 

    The best way to vote is to direct people to your presentation and use the "Public Choice" button to share - using Facebook, Twitter or the email balloting (for people who do not use those services).  We use a weighted formula that considers this activity to determine the Public Choice winner.

    We monitor this activity very closely and have safeguards in place to prevent improper use.

  10. What is the best way to print a poster?

    Click “Download Poster” underneath the poster (bottom right-hand corner). You can then print this PDF as you would print other files from your computer.

  11. How do I view a full screen view of a poster?

    Click the “Fullscreen” icon in the toolbar that displays across the top of each poster. This “screen” icon is next to the % Scale bar. You can click it again to escape back to the page size view. We encourage you to use fullscreen for the best view of a poster.

FAQs for Guests

  1. How can I participate in the event?

    Guests and interested members of the public are invited to browse the presentations and watch the videos provided by the presenters. Guests are encouraged to contribute to the discussion for each presentation, and to vote for their favorite presentations using their Facebook account for “Public Choice” voting.

  2. Can I contact a presenter to get more information?

    You can ask questions in the discussion area and the team will be notified.

  3. Can I participate in choosing the Public Choice winner?

    It is our hope that this competition will be successful in engaging the public in this work. To encourage this, we will have one “Public Choice” winner to be given to the presentation that has done the most effective dissemenation. 

    The best way to vote is to direct people to your presentation and use the "Public Choice" button to share - using Facebook, Twitter or the email balloting (for people who do not use those services).  We use a weighted formula that considers this activity to determine the Public Choice winner.

    We monitor this activity very closely and have safeguards in place to prevent improper use.

  4. Can I post questions, comments, or feedback to the presenters?

    Yes, all guests visiting the presentations can post questions and feedback to presenters by posting to the discussion area on their presentation page. Presenters will be monitoring this area too, so be sure to check back to see replies that are posted to your questions.

  5. Who can see the questions that are posted to the presenters?

    Anyone visiting these presenters’ pages can see the questions and replies that are posted to these discussions.

  6. How do I view a full screen view of a poster?

    Click the “Fullscreen” icon in the toolbar that displays across the top of each poster. This “screen” icon is next to the % Scale bar. You can click it again to escape back to the page size view. We encourage you to use fullscreen for the best view of a poster.

  7. What is the best way to print a poster?

    Click “Download Poster” underneath the poster (bottom right-hand corner). You can then print this PDF as you would print other files from your computer.

  8. What browser should I use during the competition?

    We advise you to use up-to-date versions of Safari, Firefox, Chrome, or IE.