Austin Science Education Foundation

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704 W. GibsonAustin, TX 78704 United States

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http://www.austinscience.org

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General Volunteers Needed at The Greater Austin Regional Science and Engineering Fair (GARSEF) 2025

Feb 18 - Feb 22 | 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM | AUSTIN, TX 78704

The Greater Austin Regional Science and Engineering Fair (GARSEF) is the one of the largest of 15 regional science fairs in Texas, covering 30 school districts in 14 counties. In 2023 more than 6,000 people attended Science Fest as students, teachers, parents, judges or volunteers. Events included the public viewing of science projects, educational booths and scientific demonstrations, as well as the award ceremonies. We need general volunteers to assist with registration and project set-up, monitoring students' well-being during judging sessions and the awards ceremonies. You can register at https://austinscience.org/volunteer or contact donna@austinscience.org for more information.

Date Posted: Dec 12, 2024
Judges Needed for The Greater Austin Regional Science and Engineering Fair (GARSEF) 2025

Feb 20 - Feb 22 | 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM | Austin, TX 78704

GARSEF is a competition for students from 50 school districts as well as private, charter and home schools in 14 counties who are advancing from their local schools. Junior (middle school) Division and Senior (high school) Division students submit their projects in one of 18 scientific categories, covering both Life and Physical Sciences as well as Math and Engineering. Judging is competitive and the top two winners in each category from both divisions advance to the state fair at Texas A&M in College Station. The overall top six projects in the Senior Division, called "Best of Fair", advance directly to the international competition. Because judging is competitive, we need subject matter experts to evaluate the projects. 7-8 projects are assigned to each group of judges (typically consisting of 3-5 people). After a group has interviewed their assigned students, team members discuss the merit of each project and jointly determine the ranking. Seniors are judged in the morning, Juniors in the afternoon. It is a 2-4 hour commitment, depending on the amount of students in each category. (The Junior Division Chemistry, Engineering, and Physics categories tend to be rather large, for example, and have to be done in two rounds.) We offer orientation sessions in the weeks leading up to the fair. Judging for next year's Junior/Senior fair will take place on Thursday, Feb 20, 2025, at the Palmer Event Center. Students will register and set up their projects on Wednesday, Feb 21, and projects will be available for previewing that night without students present. Links to the abstracts, research plans and electronic project boards will be made available the week-end prior to the fair. Elementary students are judged on Saturday, Feb 22, 2025; judging is not competitive and every project receives either a 1st, 2nd or 3rd place ribbon. Judges Qualifications: Junior Division: Undergraduate (3rd year and above) and graduate students, as well as professionals with either a degree or 3 years of experience in the applicable science category. Senior Division: Graduate students, professionals with either a degree or 5 years of experience in the applicable science category. Elementary Division: Adults with a good general education and the ability to talk to young children. To register, go to http://www.sciencefest.org/volunteers; for questions, please contact ingrid.weigand@austinscience.org

Date Posted: Oct 18, 2024

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The Austin Science Education Foundation will promote students’ knowledge of and involvement in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math by enabling participation in the Austin Energy Regional Science Festival, and supporting students selected to advance to the ExxonMobil Texas Science and Engineering Fair and the International Science and Engineering Fair

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The Austin Science Education Foundation (ASEF) was established to support the Austin Energy Regional Science Festival. ASEF will recruit judges and volunteers for Science Fest; conduct a mentor program for students from under-represented populations, raise funds and assist with the overall management of the event.

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by Tasha T. (February 26, 2024)

This is a great opportunity to help support the children of our future.

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