Society for Science & The Public: ISEF Judge Application

Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2009
May 10 - 15, 2009 in Reno, Nevada
Judging Dates: May 12 - 13, 2009
Application to Serve as a Volunteer Grand Awards Judge

Submission of this form is a statement of your willingness to serve as a Volunteer Grand Awards Judge at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair to be held in Reno, Nevada in May, 2009

Society for Science & The Public of Washington, D.C. is the non-profit agency that conducts this international event, and they set the criteria for becoming a judge, which read as follows:

Judges must have a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent, OR a B.A., B.S. or a masters degree with a minimum of six years related professional experience. Judges may include university faculty, industrial scientists and engineers, representatives of private and federal research centers and agencies, and medical researchers. Affiliated science fair directors, ISEF Official Party members, or elementary or secondary teachers are not eligible to judge.

Judges are expected to be available from Tuesday afternoon May 12 through Wednesday evening May 13, 2009 to complete their judging assignments. Please provide the information requested below if you desire to be a judge. We will contact you, after we receive your application, by e-mail (preferably) or regular mail. Thank you for your participation.

Please be sure to submit your complete name, full mailing address, at least one phone number where you can be reached and most important, if available, your e-mail address. You must provide your first choice of category and subcategory (discipline). There is a look up table provided for selecting a category/subcategory pair for both your first and second choices.

Prefix: First Name:
Middle Name:
Last Name: Postfix:

NOTE: Please enter address where correspondence can be sent most easily.
Address 1:
Address 2:
Address 3:
City: In U.S.? State:
Not in U.S.: Province: Country:
Postal Code:

Home Phone: Work Phone:
Fax Phone: Cell Phone:

E-mail:
Verify E-mail:

Employer:
Job Title:
Years Professional Experience:
Previous Judging Experience:

Primary Category/Subcategory in which you qualify to judge:

Highest Degree Obtained in this Category:
Degree From:
Primary Area of Expertise:

If possible, please identify a second category that you are qualified and willing to judge. We assume if you give us a second category that you will judge in the category if requested. Please do not list a second subcategory within your primary category. Use the default, None, if you would prefer to judge ONLY in your Primary category.

Second Category that you are qualified and willing to judge:

Diet: Normal; Kosher; Vegetarian; Vegan (Strict Vegetarian)

Parking Needed: No; Yes

Accommodations Required: No; Yes
Please note that the Intel ISEF is unable to monetarily support Judges' housing at this time; however, we are interested in knowing how many judges require accommodations so we can insure availability.

When would you plan to arrive and depart from the ISEF city and what mode of transportation would you use?

Arrival Date (mm/dd/yyyy):
Departure Date (mm/dd/yyyy):
Mode of Transportation (auto, plane, etc.):

Are you a member of an ISEF affiliated fair's official party (Y/N)?
If you are an official party member, please explain below in what capacity:

If you require special assistance (ADA), please indicate below:

I hereby acknowledge that by submitting this application, I agree to serve as a judge for the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. I also agree to conduct myself ethically and responsibly at all times during the fair. To that end, I agree to notify the Host Committee Judging Chair and Society for Science & The Public's Judging Coordinator immediately if I become aware of any circumstance, including personal familiarity with an ISEF Finalist or personal emergency, that would potentially compromise my ability to attend the event or evaluate finalists' projects.

Please wait for confirmation page after submission - it can take a while to appear.

Society for Science & the Public
1719 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
phone: 202/785-2255
fax: 202/785-1243

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