2017 Hydro-Québec Montreal regional science & technology fair Teacher’s Information Session November 3, 2016 6:30 pm, EV 2.184

2017 MRSTF DATE March 26-28, 2017 (Sunday to Tuesday) HOST Concordia University Projects displayed in EV atrium (and possibly the MB atrium) at the Sir George Williams Campus Closing/award ceremony at Oscar Peterson Concert Hall at the Loyola Campus

2017 MRSTF NUMBER OF PROJECTS PER SCHOOL Schools hosting a local science fair are allowed a maximum of 9 projects Schools without a local science fair are allowed a maximum of 4 projects NOTE: Registration may be capped when the number of registrations meets our space capacity. If this total is reached prior to the registration deadline, registration will close without warning. SUBMISSION DEADLINE February 23, 2017 (online and hard copies) NOTE: Concordia University is closed on Friday, February 24, 2017; therefore, we will continue to accept project hard copies and checks until Monday, February 27, 4 pm.

2017 MRSTF SCHEDULE COSTS Minor changes Hours open to the public March 26: 13h00-16h00 March 27: 13h00-16h00 March 28: 9h00-16h00 School visits (contact 2017 MRSTF Coordinator) COSTS MRSTF: solo projects $90; duo projects $100 Extra t-shirts for schools: $10 each Non-EAST membership fee: $200 (additional cost to the registration fees per project for schools that are not part of the EMSB, LBPSB, SWLSB & QAIS) SES: $300; CWSF: $600; Intel ISEF $800

Educational Alliance for Science and Technology (EAST) website 2017 MRSTF RESOURCES Exposciences website Educational Alliance for Science and Technology (EAST) website 2017 Rules - Junior, Intermediate and Senior categories Step-by-step guide to preparing the written report – Secondary-Collegiate A bibliography is MANDATORY Forms A, B and/or C (consent form, etc.) « BEFORE the start of the experiment for a project involving the participation of human subjects, Form A duly completed, must be submitted to the Réseau Technoscience provincial ethics committee to receive its approval before initiating the experimentation. » ethique@technoscience.ca

2017 MRSTF RESOURCES Online registration for exhibitors and judges (SGI 2.0) NEW exhibitor guide - how to use the registration site Ideas for projects: “The Indispensable Guide”, etc. Video: how to present your project to judges and public – Let’s Talk Science video Checklists, 3-day schedule, event updates, etc. Local fairs (certificates available) SAFETY CHECK and JUDGING Safety check (Sunday) Judging (Monday)

2017 MRSTF

2017 MRSTF HIGHER LEVEL FAIRS Calendar Hydro-Québec Montreal Regional Science & Technology Fair, regional level March 26-28, 2017 (Concordia University) 2018, 2019, 2020 (Host: Concordia University) Super Expo-sciences Hydro-Québec, finale québécoise April 20-23, 2017 (St-Hubert, Quebec) Canada-wide Science Fair May 14-20, 2017 (Regina, Saskatchewan) Intel ISEF May 14-19, 2017 (Los Angeles, California)

2017 MRSTF CHANGES* THIS YEAR *The list of changes below is not exhaustive. Please be sure to carefully review any documents related to the 2017 MRTSF, especially the 2017 Rules and written report guidelines, to know what is expected for this year’s competition. Réseau CDLS is now called Réseau Technoscience (as of Sept 2016) Chaperone fees for SES is now $150 Google form for Form A (coming soon) Margins for the report = 2.54 cm A bilbliography is MANDATORY Schools to provide the Scotch Magic Tape for their students No lunch to be provided on the Sunday Merged exhibitor and school checklists – available on the EAST website NEW - consent to use photos/videos of exhibitors for promotional purposes (EAST)

2017 MRSTF DG-President of EAST: Agostino Porchetta gus@sciencetech.ca Intel ISEF (questions): Loredana Carbone: loredana@sciencetech.ca Contacts Host logistics organizer and 2017 MRSTF Coordinator, Loredana Carbone: loredana@sciencetech.ca Chief Judge, Heather McPherson: judge@sciencetech.ca Chief local Judge, Miriam Posner: miriam.posner@concordia.ca