Student Competition
"Proudly Sponsored by the Large Scale Ecosystem Restoration Section (LERS) of the Society of Ecological Restoration (SER)"
A Student Competition will be held in conjunction with NCER 2024. All students giving presentations are automatically enrolled. Winners will receive an Award Certificate and a $100 prize following the closing keynote on Thursday, April 19.
Student Competition Categories
(A) Best Student Oral Presentation
This award will honor the best oral presentation given by a student during the conference. Each student presenter will be evaluated by two judges using standardized scoring criteria. The top ranked oral presenter will receive this award.
(B) Best Student Poster Presentation
This award will honor the best poster presentation given by a student during the conference. Each student poster will be evaluated by two judges using standardized scoring criteria. The top ranked poster presenter will receive this award.
Scores will be compiled and ranked during a meeting of the Awards Committee at the end of the Poster Session during lunch on Thursday, August 30.
Presentation Judging Schedule
Oral Evaluations during Concurrent Sessions: | April 16-18, 2024 |
Poster Evaluations during Poster Session: | April 17, 2024 |
Awards Presentation at Closing Keynote: | April 18, 2024 |
Become a Member of SER
The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) is a non-profit organization comprised of individuals and partner organizations from around the world who are actively engaged in the repair and recovery of degraded ecosystems utilizing a broad array of experiences, knowledge sets, and cultural perspectives.
You may join as an individual, or, join SER as an organization and secure up to five individual memberships!