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Ontario Tech acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.

We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Call for Abstracts

CSFS Poster Challenge

Join the #CSFSPoster2020 challenge! This is an online event held entirely over Twitter to share your research and engage with the scientific community. It is scheduled for Wednesday, May 27th, 2020 from 09:00 to 21:00 EST.

To join:

  • Register by submitting your name and poster title through the 'call for abstracts' portal. If you have already registered an abstract you do not need to register again. - https://science.ontariotechu.ca/csfs-2020/call-for-abstracts/index.php
  • Tweet your poster including the title. Don’t forget to include the hashtag #CSFSPoster2020 to be included in the competition.
  • Discuss and engage – throughout the 12 hour conference please engage with the community, ask questions and comment on other #CSFSPoster2020
  • Win prizes if your #CSFSPoster2020 is deemed best by the committee
  • For inspiration please refer to the Royal Society of Chemistry’s #RSCPoster event (https://blogs.rsc.org/rscpublishing/2019/05/24/rsc-poster-2020/).
  • More details to follow

Digital Poster Guidelines

There are no strict guidelines for dimensions of your #CSFSPoster2020; however, we do recommend that you choose a digital format where text and figures are easy for all users to read and understand. Digital images created like an A4 slide in JPEG format has had clear text when font is size 12 or higher. Digital posters can be in portrait or landscape format, and you can use any software you like to create your poster. We also encourage you to think about maximizing the accessibility of your poster using image descriptions (https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/picture-descriptions), inclusive communications and colour considerations (https://www.color-blindness.com/coblis-color-blindness-simulator/).

Abstract Submission Form

Abstract submission for the #CSFSPoster2020 twitter competition is open.

If you have previously submitted an abstract, please do not resubmit.

Please see the template for the abstract. Abstracts should be submitted as a Word or PDF file.

The deadline for abstract submission is May 20th, 2020.

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