Fall Research Conference Presenter Information

• Presenters must submit presentation materials on the Symposium by ForagerOne platform by 11:00pm on Sunday, October 26, 2025.
• The UTC Fall Research Conference will be held virtually via Symposium on Tuesday, October 28 and Wednesday, October 29, 2025.

You must be an active, currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate student in good judicial and academic standing to participate.

1. Contact the Office for URaCE to request the presenter instructions and the presentation materials submission link.
2. Prepare your presentation materials. If you need a UTC branded poster or slide deck template, see the Poster/ Slide Deck Templates section below.
3. Upload your presentation materials to Symposium by ForagerOne via the submission tool by 11 pm on Sunday, October 26, 2025. 
    

Prepare these items before you access the submission form.

1. Abstract or Project Description (see detailed information below).
2. Presentation file (see detailed information about presentation formats below). 

Presentation media options are listed below. Presenters will select the preferred media option (see options 1 and 2 below) on the conference submission form.

Media Options  

On the materials submission form, you will select ONE of the options listed below.  

Media Option 1: Upload a PDF of the poster or oral (slide deck) presentation.   

Select this option to upload a poster or oral presentation file. The poster or slide deck presentation file must be saved as a PDF file. The PDF file must not exceed 10MB. Use Smallpdf.com or another online tool to compress your file if necessary.  

NOTE: If you select this media option, you may also upload a video to accompany the poster or slide deck presentation. This is completely OPTIONAL.        

 Media Option 2: Video/Screencast only    

If you would like to share a video presentation, slide deck screencast, or performance (3-15 minutes) without a poster file or slide deck, select this option.   

NOTE: If you select this option, you will NOT upload the video or screencast file directly to the Symposium portal. For this option, you will record the video and upload the media file to YouTube. Please make the YouTube video settings UNLISTED**. You will submit the YouTube video link within the Symposium presenter submission form.  

See example of Option 2 here: https://symposium.foragerone.com/bridgew/presentations/942

*Uploading videos to YouTube: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/57407?co+GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop=&hl=en

**Making videos 'unlisted' on YouTube: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/157177?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop=&hl=en 

An abstract or project description is required (400 word maximum) with your submission. This document will be displayed with your presentation.

Abstracts (or descriptions) should contain the following information:

1. A brief introduction to the project/subject area
2. A hypothesis, project goal, or specific aim
3. A brief description of the methods used to address the aim/goal
4. Results
5. Conclusions or Impact Statement regarding the body of work.

Download the Abstract Preparation Guide

Need help writing your abstract? Contact the Office for URaCE. 

• Follow this link to view presentation examples.
• Virtual Posters and slides should be sized for optimal screen/web viewing.

Before you upload materials to the conference platform you should contact these resources...

• Contact the UTC Library for detailed information about copyright and fair use.
• For more information about intellectual property contact the UTC Office for Sponsored Research: [email protected] . 

If the research was conducted under a protocol that was approved by the Institutional Review Board (for projects involving human subjects/participants), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (for projects involving vertebrate animals), or Institutional Biosafety Committee (for projects involving biological hazards), please reach out to the Director of Research Integrity, Cheryl Murphy ([email protected]).

Virtual Posters and slides should be sized for optimal screen/web viewing.

Need a UTC Fall Research Conference branded virtual poster or slide deck template? Download below:  

• Research Poster template (two options)
• Slide Template with bottom branding (16:9)
• Slide Template with bottom branding (4:3)
• Slide Template with side branding (16:9)
• Slide Template with side branding (4:3)