Welcome to the North East regional Sigma Xi conference information web site

NE Sigma Xi Undergraduate and Graduate Research Poster Conference will take place on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Quinnipiac University and the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven, Connecticut.

There is a $25 fee to cover all conference costs, including the cost for breakfast and lunch. All attendees must register. Members and non-members are welcome. Please register and submit your abstract using the link below. Faculty mentors are welcome to come with their students. Please check this web site for updated information and additional links.

Abstract deadline- March 17, 2010. Registration deadline- April 2, 2010.

Click on the links for recommendations for your abstract (250 words) and poster (use 36'' (H) by 48' (W) format or smaller); both of these links above are from the national Sigma Xi conference web site, so please use their tips but ignore their deadlines and registration requirements. Bring your own pushpins.

Click here for Registration and Abstract Submission:  (limit-70 posters)

Location: The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington St., New Haven, CT 06504

Directions are available at the website:  directions to CAES

Places of interest/attractions: Peabody Museum, Yale University Art Gallery, Yale Repertory Theatre, PT Barnum Museaum, Hammonasett State Park, Sleeping Giant State Park

Parking is free.

Overnight accommodations:

http://hotel-guides.us/ , http://www.newhavenhotel.com/newhaven2.html 

Names and phone numbers of some local hotels:

Note: We are looking for a new location for 2011. Please participate actively to ensure that 2011 conference happens on your campus! 

Send your practical questions to Dr. James Kirby, James.Kirby@quinnipiac.edu or Richard Peterson , Richard.Peterson@po.state.ct.us

Organizers (e-mail) at Quinnipiac University and the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven: Martha Sanders (Martha.sanders@quinnipiac.edu), Michael Nabel (Michael.Nabel@quinnipiac.edu), James Kirby (James.Kirby@quinnipiac.edu), Richard Peterson (Richard.Peterson@ po.state.ct.us), and Neil Shultes (Neil.Schultes@ct.gov),

NE Sigma Xi conference coordinator: Kestutis Bendinkas (kestutis.bendinskas@oswego.edu) 

Information about previous NE conferences  

2009 Abstracts (SUNY-Oswego)  2008 Abstracts (Cornell)  2007 Abstracts (Cornell)  2006 Abstracts (Cornell)