Zooming Out for a Global View 2011 Global Issues Conference for High School Students

Sponsored by the Office of International Outreach, the European Union Center, the College of Geosciences,

and the Academy of Future International Leaders at Texas A&M University

2011 Information And Guidelines

Tentative Conference Agenda

• Place: Rudder Theater, Texas A&M University campus• Date: Thursday, May 5, 2011• Time: 8:00-9:00 am Registration & Poster Session set-up

9:00 Keynote Address

10:00 “Zoom In” Small Group Discussions moderated by AFIL students

11:00 “Zoom In” Group Challenge” Solving Global Issues

11:30 Lunch provided by the Office of International Outreach

12:00 to 1:00 Poster Session

1:15 pm Awards Ceremony and featured student presentations

2:30 On-campus activities

• Space: Spots will be given to the first 300 students to submit projects

* Note: To be eligible to register, the student(s) must submit a global project either individually or in teams of no more than 4 students.

Why Attend?

• Be a Global Investigator! • Make connections between Global Sustainability Issues and the area where you live.

• Interact directly with Texas A&M students, professors, and peers from across Texas.

• Excellent way to enhance future scholarship applications.

• Opportunity to visit one of the nation’s premier public schools and learn about Texas A&M traditions.

• Opportunity to engage in issues facing the world today.

• Grasp concepts that world leaders are being faced with internationally.

Project Requirements

1. Must pertain to a global sustainability issue that falls within one of the categories listed on the following slide.

2. Must include a written component:

1,000 word research paper explaining the project’s relevance to a global issue.

3. Must include a display board and multimedia presentation

4. Must be mailed according to the “Submitting Project” slide

Global Issues Categories

Environmental Sustainability Issues:

Organic Food • Genetically Modified Organisms • Resource Disputes • Clean Water • Sustainable Agriculture

Economic Sustainability Issues:

Black Economy (smuggling) • Consumerism • Consuming vs. Saving • Pirates • Poverty • Fair Trade

Societal Sustainability Issues:

Disaster Aid • Globalization • Pharmaceutical Corporations • Territory Disputes • Genocide • Health Care • AIDS

Online Resources

For more project ideas visit:

Global Trends 2025: A Transformed WorldNational Intelligence Council

http://www.dni.gov/nic/NIC_2025_project.html

Global Issues website http://www.globalissues.org/

The Cyber Schoolbus: United Nations http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/

Submitting Projects

Written submission includes 3 parts:

1. Registration Form

2. Abstract (100 words)

3. 1000 word research paper

The multimedia presentation must be submitted along with project. No online submissions will be accepted. Multimedia formats: PowerPoint, QuickTime or .wmv.

These forms can be found on the World Room website at:

http://worldroom.tamu.edu

Submitting Projects Cont’d

All projects must be received by Wednesday, April 13th. Written projects must be printed before they are sent, and multimedia projects must be burned to a disk and must function when received.

Projects must be submitted to: Global Issues Conference Project SubmissionAnnenberg Presidential Conference CenterOffice of International Outreach

1245 Texas A&M University

College Station, TX 77843-1245

Poster Session

• During the poster session, students will display their projects using a display board (along with any other visual aid that their project includes).

•Display Boards:• Tri-fold presentation board• Bullet points and large fonts are better than large paragraphs.• Boards should look neat and professional.• Information should be organized like a newspaper so the flow of the project is easy to follow.• Title should be big and easy to read from across the room.• A picture speaks a thousand words!

*Recommendation: Use a tri-fold display board that unfolds to be approximately 36 inches tall and 46 inches wide.

POSTER SESSION EXAMPLES

Students are expected to be able to discuss their projects with reviewers and faculty and provide insight about the global issue.

Project Judging Guidelines

Grading rubrics are online: http://worldroom.tamu.edu

The projects will be judged by a panel of qualified Texas A&M students and faculty based on:

•Creativity/ Originality•Global Insight

*Relevance to an important Global Issue•Overall Quality

Plagiarism

We take plagiarism seriously. Make sure to give credit to all resources you use in creating your project.

Any plagiarism found will result in disqualification of the project and students involved will not be allowed to attend.

Plagiarism is defined as…

“…Presenting someone else's work, including the work of other students, as one's own. Any ideas or materials taken from another source for either written or oral use must be fully acknowledged, […] including:

1. Directly quoting another person's actual words, whether oral or written;

2. Using another person's ideas, opinions, or theories;3. Paraphrasing the words, ideas, opinions, or theories of others,

whether oral or written; or4. Borrowing facts, statistics, or illustrative material.”

Quoted from Indiana University Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct

Contact Information

For most information and forms, visit:http://worldroom.tamu.edu

For questions specifically related to projects or conference events, please direct emails to

AFIL Student CoordinatorsMary Tess Eggebrecht and Siddharth Thawrani:

zoomingoutconference@gmail.com

For all other questions relating to the Zooming Out for a Global View Conference, contact International Outreach Program Coordinator

Martha Green:mgreen@ipomail.tamu.edu