Is the URS exactly like a professional conference?
• No, the participants and audience are different. At the URS all participants are students from all colleges at the university. Most professional conferences are confined to one or two related disciplines. Participants should keep in mind that there will be an educated, but non-specialist, audience. • No, the time schedule is different. Many professional conferences require that you submit a proposal or an abstract at least ten months before the event. Understandably, many of the results and conclusions are not yet final ten months before a conference. The URS has a much tighter schedule (requiring an application only 5 weeks before the event), in order to deal with the compressed time schedule for student research in academic semesters. • No, the pre-event workshops and free printed posters are different. Professional conferences do not offer workshops on writing abstracts or making posters. We recognize that many of our participants are still acquiring these skills and may need some
