Fair Project Judges - watch students present their research, ask questions after presentation, and submit scoresheets and comments. Your scores will be combined with other judges and used to determine who will advance to national competition. Background - Masters or Doctorate in a science/technology/engineering/math field preferred. Bachelors or current Undergrad students may be eligible to judge middle school projects. Experience reading and critiquing high school papers a plus but not required. Dates - Monday March 30, 2009 Time Commitment - 7:30am - 5pm Location - Crowne Plaza, St. Paul
	JSHS Paper Presentation Judges - watch students present their research, ask questions after presentation, and submit scoresheets and comments. Your scores will be combined with other judges and used to determine who will advance to national competition. Background - Bachelors, Masters or Doctorate in a science/technology/engineering/math field required. Experience reading and critiquing high school papers a plus but not required. Dates - Saturday March 28, 2009 Time Commitment - generally from 1pm - 6pm OR 1pm - 10:30pm Location - Crowne Plaza, St. Paul
	Fair Paper Judges - watch students present their research, ask questions after presentation, and submit scoresheets and comments. Your scores will be combined with other judges and used to determine who will advance to national competition. Background - Bachelors, Masters or Doctorate in a science/technology/engineering/math field preferred. Current Undergrad students may be eligible to judge middle school papers. Experience reading and critiquing high school papers a plus but not required. Dates - Sunday March 29, 2009 Time Commitment - 2:30pm - 7pm Location - Crowne Plaza, St. Paul
	General Volunteers - Help out in the Fair office or with registration. Background - Quick at learning new tasks and good at helping people with questions. Dates - Sunday March 29, 2009 or Monday March 30, 2009 Time Commitment - depends on your availability Location - Crowne Plaza, St. Paul

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What is the Minnesota Academy of Science State Fair and the Jr. Science & Humanities Symposium (JSHS)? The Fair and JSHS are annual events that showcase Minnesota's best and brightest science students and are the culmination of nine Minnesota Regional Science Fairs. From approximately 2,500 regional participants, 350 7th - 12th graders are selected to present a Project at the Science Fair, and another 70 students are selected to present papers at the Fair and at JSHS. Students present their original research and are evaluated on four criteria: the process of science; effectiveness of communication; context of the project and their scope of understanding. Each project or paper is classified into one of the following disciplines: Animal Sciences Behavioral & Social Sciences Biochemistry Cellular & Molecular Biology Chemistry Computer Science Earth Science Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical Energy & Transportation Environmental Analysis Environmental Management Mathematical Sciences Medicine & Health Sciences Microbiology Physics and Astronomy Plant Sciences Where is the 2009 State Science Fair & JSHS? All MAS JSHS & Fair judging will take place at the Crowne Plaza, St. Paul. Judging and Volunteer opportunitites are available on many days, some shifts are full-day events. Don't worry - we feed you! What awards can the students win? Over 75 organizations and businesses present more than 300 awards, ranging from certificates of recognition to prize money for students with outstanding projects. The most coveted award is being selected as an MAS representative to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair http://www.sciserv.org/isef. The top two senior high projects from the Fair go on to compete in this prestigious international science competition where they meet top science students and scientists from around the world. How do I sign up? Online Registration is available beginning in January. If I'm a Paper or Project Judge, will I get any training or instructions on how to judge? Absolutely - not only do we open the day with a quick judge training, we also provide a Judging guide, sample judging forms and a training slide show online. What qualifications are required to be a Paper or Project Judge? To judge senior high projects, you must (1) have a college degree (or equivalent experience) and (2) work experience in any area of science. Persons who do not qualify to judge senior high projects (including juniors or seniors in college majoring in any area of science) are invited to judge our middle school projects. Based on past student participation, we will require a minimum of 150 judges for the events. What's in it for ME? An experience you're going to LOVE! Not only can you have fun while helping others and encouraging today's youth, but this is also an excellent opportunity for networking, developing analytical, evaluation, & communication skills, and learning a LOT. MAS cannot reimburse you for time, travel, or hotel accommodations, but we will feed you (well!) and there will be no cost to you other than parking or public transportation to downtown.