Mitchell Center Sustainability Lightning Talks call for abstracts
The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions is welcoming abstract submissions for Lightning Talks to be held Monday, Nov. 19. All students involved in sustainability research are encouraged to submit an abstract for the talks, which will focus on student research in Maine.
Submissions especially are welcome from students involved in research with the Mitchell Center, including the NEST Future of Dams project as well as projects supported by the Mitchell Center’s Sustainability Research Grants program.
Abstracts should be 250 words or less, and include a title, the student’s name and email address, and a description of the talk. Submissions are due to Ruth Hallsworth no later than Friday, Oct. 26. Students will be notified of their selection by Friday, Nov. 2.
A panel of Mitchell Center faculty will select up to eight presentations from the submissions. Presenters will have five minutes for their talk. PowerPoint presentations are allowed but will be limited to 10 slides.
For more information, contact Ruth Hallsworth, hallsworth@maine.edu.