Entry Requirements and Deadline
1. To enter the competition, participant must present an original report, essay, or expository article on a technical or scientific subject about the topic in English.
2. The abstract (not exceed 250 words) of the oral presentation should be submitted before June 6th 2004. The full paper is not required.

Topics
The topic of the competition is similar with the topic of 25th AMSC which is “ Oriental Medicine”.
Participants may choose any subtopic as long as it is related with the topic.

Submission procedure
1. Each country (RC/whoever in charge) may submit the abstract of the oral presentation via e-mail to both addresses:
amsa_competition@yahoo.com
amsa_competition@hotmail.com

In the e-mail please also write
a. Name of the country
b. Names of participants
c. Name of RC/whoever in charge and e-mail address (as a contact person)
d. Whether the participants wish to join the poster or oral presentation

2. Individual submission will not be considered
3. At least 1 week after the committee received the e-mail, there will be an announcement e-mail sent to the contact person to inform that the papers have been received well in both addresses.

Presentation Set-up
The participants are responsible for handling the presentation material to the oral presentation committee at the registration site, Ambassador hotel on July 25th 2004.

Presentation Duration
The Presentation duration is 10 minutes plus 5 minutes for "questions and answers" immediately thereafter.

Judging Procedures
The competition will be presented during the provided session after the opening ceremony. The winner and runner-up of the oral competition will be judged on the judging criteria.

Judging Criteria
1. Clarity of work and Interpretation (40 scores)
1.1 Clarity of key points, problems and solution (10 scores)
1.2 Appropriateness of methodology (15 scores)
1.3 Interpretation and conclusion (15 scores)
2. Comprehensiveness (10 scores)
3. Field Knowledge and Validity (15 scores)
3.1 Knowledge of Oriental Medicine (5 scores)
3.2 Scientifically Reasonable and Credible Data (10 scores)
4. Application to the Future Work (10 scores)
5. Presentation (25 scores)
5.1 Organization of Presented Material and Punctuality (10 scores)
5.2 Creativity and ability of the presenter to articulate the presentation (5 scores)
5.3 Answering Questions (10 scores)

Notification and awards
The Asian Medical Students’ Association Thailand as the committee of this oral competition provides trophy and certificate for the best, runner up and popular vote for this competition.
The notification of winners and award giving will be held in Thailand as a part of activity in the 25th Asian Medical Students’ Conference.

Contacts
Whole responsibility of this competition is taken by the Asian Medical Students’ Association Thailand.
Any question regarding the competition and its guidelines should be submitted via e-mail to amsa_competition@yahoo.com, amsa_competition@hotmail.com

Competition Guidelines
Asian Medical Students’ Association
International Poster Presentation Competition

Eligibility
1. The competition is open to all members of Asian Medical Students’ Association.
2. Each country may submit for maximum 2 posters.
3. Participant must attend the 25th Asian Medical Students’ Conference in Thailand (July 25th – Aug 1st 2004).
4. The content of the poster must not have been previously published and entered in any other competition.
5. The entry fee for each poster is US$ 5. The fee must be added and paid together with the country’s conference fee for the AMSC.

Entry Requirements and Deadline
1. To enter the competition, participant must submit a poster displaying an original non-fiction report, essay, or expository article on a technical or scientific subject about the topic in English.
2. The abstract of the poster (not exceed 250 words) should be submitted before June 6th 2004. The full paper is not required.

Topics
The topic of the competition is similar with the topic of 25th AMSC, which is “ Oriental Medicine”.
Participants may choose any subtopic as long as it is related with the topic.

References
Participant must acknowledge and reference all sources cited in a poster. References should follow the Vancouver Style. Internet URLs are also acceptable references, as long as they are verifiable and do not constitute the only source material.

Size of Presentation Boards
100 cm x 250 cm (Portrait Layout)

Note:
For judging objectivity purpose, participant may not write any identities including name, university and country in the poster.

Submission procedure
1. Each country (RC/whoever in charge) may submit the abstract of the poster via e-mail to both addresses:
amsa_competition@yahoo.com
amsa_competition@hotmail.com

In the e-mail please also write
a. Name of the country
b. Names of participants
c. Name of RC/whoever in charge and e-mail address (as a contact person)
d. Whether the participants wish to join the poster or oral presentation

2. Individual submission will not be considered
3. At least 1 week after the committee received the e-mail, there will be an announcement e-mail sent to the contact person to inform that the papers have been received well in both addresses.

Poster Set-up
The participants are responsible for handling the poster to the poster presentation committee at the registration site, Ambassador Hotel on July 25th 2004.

Judging Procedures
The competition comprises 2 rounds. In the first round, 5 posters will be selected, based on
- Clarity of work and interpretation (40 scores)
- Comprehensiveness (10 scores)
- Field Knowledge and Validity (15 scores)
- Application to the Future Work (10 scores)
The 5 selected posters will be presented during the provided session after the opening ceremony. The winner and runner-up of the poster competition will be judged on presentation (25 scores) and the above criteria (75 scores)

Judging Criteria
1. Clarity of work and Interpretation (40 scores)
1.1 Clarity of key points, problems and solution (10 scores)
1.2 Appropriateness of methodology (15 scores)
1.3 Interpretation and conclusion (15 scores)
2. Comprehensiveness (10 scores)
3. Field Knowledge and Validity (15 scores)
3.1 Knowledge of Oriental Medicine (5 scores)
3.2 Scientifically Reasonable and Credible Data (10 scores)
4. Application to the Future Work (10 scores)
5. Presentation (25 scores)
5.1 Organization of Presented Material and Punctuality (10 scores)
5.2 Creativity and ability of the presenter to articulate the presentation (5 scores)
5.3 Answering Questions (10 scores)

Notification and awards
The Asian Medical Students’ Association Thailand as the committee of this poster competition provides trophy and certificate for the best, runner up and popular vote for this competition.
The notification of winners and award giving will be held in Thailand as a part of activity in the 25th Asian Medical Students’ Conference.

Contacts
Whole responsibility of this competition is taken by the Asian Medical Students’ Association Thailand.
Any question regarding the competition and its guidelines should be submitted via e-mail to amsa_competition@yahoo.com, amsa_competition@hotmail.com

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