Volunteer Judges

As a Conference attendee you have the option to serve as a Volunteer Judge to score HCC presentations (oral, speed talk, and posters) given by students. Volunteer Judges are typically conservation professionals who are midway through or long into their career and are familiar with critically reviewing scientific presentations. The scoring provided by the Volunteer Judges will determine the winners of the Student Awards identified below. We would very much appreciate your willingness to volunteer as a judge to encourage and recognize our young emerging leaders and thank you ahead of time for making the 2024 Student Awards a success!

Student presentations are scored according to creative ability, scientific procedures, thoroughness, competence, and communication. Prizes are awarded to the top student presentations in the categories listed below.

Graduate Student Awards Available

- Outstanding Graduate Student Oral Presentation
- Honorable Mention Graduate Student Oral Presentation
- Outstanding Graduate Student Speed Talk Presentation
- Honorable Mention Graduate Student Speed Talk Presentation
- Outstanding Graduate Student Poster Presentation
- Honorable Mention Graduate Student Poster Presentation

Undergraduate Student Awards Available

- Outstanding Undergraduate Student Oral Presentation
- Honorable Mention Undergraduate Student Oral Presentation
- Outstanding Undergraduate Student Speed Talk Presentation
- Honorable Mention Undergraduate Student Speed Talk Presentation
- Outstanding Undergraduate Student Poster Presentation
- Honorable Mention Undergraduate Student Poster Presentation

To sign up to be a Volunteer Judge, please do so through the HCC Registration form by selecting “Yes” in the question entitled “Are you interested in serving as a volunteer judge to score student presentations (oral, speed talk, and posters)?” OR you can use the form below.

HCC 2024 Volunteer Judge Sign Up Form

Deadline Tuesday July 9th, 2024

Aloha Volunteer Judges!

Thank you for indicating that you would like to be a Volunteer Judge for student oral, speed talk, and poster presentations at the 2022 Hawai‘i Conservation Conference (HCC)! The awards are based on the scoring by volunteer judges attending HCC. Many of you have helped in the past, and for this, we are most appreciative. We very much appreciate your willingness to volunteer this year to encourage and recognize our young emerging leaders. We thank you ahead of time for making the 2022 student awards a success!

Where is the list of the Student Presentations that I can judge?

Student Presentations for Judges to Sign Up For_HCC2022

MS Teams Sheet: Student Presentations for Judges to Sign Up For_HCC2022.
- If you need to be added as a Volunteer Judge and to access the above sheet, please email capacity@hawaiiconservation.org.

In the MS Teams Sheet you will find a list of all the student presentations, separated into “Oral”, “Speed Talk”, and “Poster” tabs.
- The precise time, day, session number, session time, session name, presentation abstract number, presentation title, and presenter name are listed for each student presentation. Please make sure to visit the Conference Agenda on the Conference Platform (Oxford Abstracts) at https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/#/event/public/2649/program prior to the start of the Conference (Mon. July 18th) to make sure you “Bookmark” the presentations you’ll be judging by clicking the ribbon symbol. Those presentations will show up under the filter “Your bookmarks” in the Agenda for easy access.

Please note that this year, Poster Presentations can be viewed before and during Conference in the Oxford Abstracts Poster Gallery https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/#/event/2649/poster-gallery/grid. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED you view the poster and associated video prior to the Poster Session, as the presenters will only be answering questions (not giving a full talk). You will find a PDF of their poster as well as a 2 minute video recording briefly discussing their poster. There will be a Poster Session on Thursday July 21st 12:30 – 1:30 PM where you can talk with Poster Presenters and ask them questions. The Poster Session will be broken into 15min pieces to allow folks to rotate through the different poster presenters.

How many Student Presentations should I sign up for?

Please look over Student Presentations for Judges to Sign Up For_HCC2022 and choose at least 3 oral, 2 speed talk, and 2 poster presentations that you will commit to judging. We also encourage you to do more if you have the capacity. This helps ensure that we get enough scoresheets for all student presenters. Please note that the goal is to have 3 Volunteer Judges for every Student Presentation. If you see presentations that have 0 or 1 Volunteer Judge please sign up for those presentations.

How do I sign up for Student Presentations?

In the MS Teams Sheet, Student Presentations for Judges to Sign Up For_HCC2022, place your initials in the cell corresponding to your name AND the presentation that you commit to judge (see Google Sheet for example [column labelled “Example”]). Volunteer Judges are listed in alphabetical order via first name in the top row.
- *If you work for an agency that does not allow you to access Google Sheets, you can either send a request for access from a personal email OR you can email me (capacity@hawaiiconservation.org) no later than 5 PM Friday July 23rd with the presentations you would like to judge so that I can add them to the Google Sheet for you.*

How do I score the Student Presentations?

All Student Presentations will be scored through the Judges’ Scoresheet Form_HCC 2022 (Google Form) located at: https://forms.office.com/r/aE7RGmkusG
- If you work for an agency that does not allow you to access Google Forms, please use the hard copy version to submit your scores to capacity@hawaiiconservation.org.

Here is a hard copy version of the scoresheet, Judges Scoresheet_HCC2022_HARD COPY, just in case you would like a hard copy version to work off of.

When is the deadline to submit my scoresheets?

Ideally scoresheets should be submitted after each Conference session concludes. It is imperative we receive your scoresheets ASAP so we can begin tallying. DEADLINE TO SUBMIT YOUR SCORESHEETS: 3 PM FRIDAY JULY 22nd, 2022.

When are the Student Award Winners being announced?

Student Award Winners will be announced Wednesday July 27th via the Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance and Foundation’s website, newsletter blast, and social media.
- Facebook: @hawaiiconservation
- Instagram: @hawaiiconservation
- Twitter: @HCAFriends

Check the Student Award Winners page on Wednesday!