Academic Research

2014 Oklahoma Research Day
March 7, 2014

Oklahoma Research Day (OKRD)

Advancing Knowledge, Encouraging Creativity

Background

The Oklahoma Research Day will hold its 15th annual meeting during the spring semester of 2014 at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. Oklahoma Research Day is a consortium event coordinated by Oklahoma's Regional Universities and is the premier academic research event in the State. The first Research Day in Oklahoma was held in 1999 and included 233 poster presentations by students and faculty from Oklahoma colleges and universities. Since then, the number of oral and poster presentations have grown to over 660 with over 1,200 students, faculty and guests in attendance. Please see below for more details regarding poster presentation guidelines, conference registration, and abstract submission.

Cameron University Poster Guidelines 

Size

 42"x42"
Basic Outline

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Author(s)
Introduction
Background
Discussion
Abstract Format The abstract for submission should consist of no more than 1,500 characters with spaces and include the following information: 1) Objective of the research; 2) Thesis statement; 3) Methodology; and 4) Findings
Abstract Example

Innovation in city hall has accelerated with the rise of information communication technologies (ICTs) since the 1990s. The adoption of these technologies in local government has contributed to the emergence of electronic-government or e-government. While a growing body of research is assessing e-government across large metropolitan areas, a systematic analysis as to why and how e-government policies have been adopted in local government remains rare. Cross-national comparative studies are even rarer. Relying on a Evaluation Index of Local E-Government Sophistication as well as quantitative and qualitative approaches, the purpose of the analysis is threefold: 1) based on multiple regression, explain local e-government sophistication among a randomly selected sample of incorporated municipalities in the state of Washington in the U.S. and communes in the Aquitaine region in France; 2) based on descriptive statistics, illustrate the high level of e-government sophistication in the cities of Seattle and Bordeaux; and 3) guided by a model of policy innovation and based on a series of semi-structured interviews with city officials in Seattle and Bordeaux, explain the adoption of e-government policies in these cases that are embedded in very different national contexts. The results of this study help us understand macro trends in local e-government sophistication and some of the processes that guide the adoption of the relevant innovative ICT policies at the local level.
Printing Go to Printing Services in the Administrative Building (B7). See section on Poster Template below for a possible template and maintaining high quality printing.
Deadline To get your poster printed for free and on time for the conference, visit Printing Services by February 28, 2014.
Costs Assuming that the poster has been submitted to Printing Services by February 28, 2014, one poster/research project will be printed at no charge. As such, make sure that the poster you want printed is the final version.
Poster Template Please click here for a possible poster template and, if needed, adjust the basic content so that it fits your research project (make sure to change the date). To maintain high printing quality, keep your poster saved as a power point file (do not convert into a jpg or other image format types) when printing at Printing Services.
Poster Presentations Download detailed poster presentation guidelines here.

 

Conference Registration and Abstract Submission

To attend and present your research at the 2014 Oklahoma Research Day, it is required to register for the conference and submit an abstract.

Please click here to visit the official Oklahoma Research Day website, register for the conference, and submit an abstract. Make sure to keep the relevant deadlines listed on the official Oklahoma Research Day wesbite in mind.

Successful Conference Participation

1 Submit your abstract by January 29, 2014 (5:00 p.m.) and register for the conference by February 13, 2014. To do so, visit the official website by clicking here. Please make sure to read and follow all the submission and registration instructions on that website.
2 Develop poster based on the above guidelines.
3 Take poster file to the Cameron University campus Printing Services by February 28, 2014 and have it printed for no charge. It will be your responsibility to cover the costs for posters submitted after February 28, 2014.
4 Click here to reserve a seat on a Cameron University bus to Edmond. Reservations must be made by March 5, 2014. Departure is scheduled for 6:30 a.m. on the parking lot in front of the Cameron University Library and priority is given to those who present at the 2014 Oklahoma Research Day.
5 Present your research poster on March 7, 2014.

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Need Help

If you need any help, please contact

Dr. Tony Wohlers
Cameron Exchange 101C
Email: awohlers@cameron.edu
Phone: (580) 581-2496