Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference
Roots to Fruits: Responsible Research for a Flourishing Humanity
How Scientific Virtues Serve Society

November 4-7, 2021

Niagara Falls, New York

Call for Abstracts and Proposals

Submission Deadline: Friday, April 2, 2021, 11:59 p.m. PT

The Program Committee for the 2021 Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference invites researchers, ethicicists, and science communicators from around the world to submit proposals or abstracts for symposia, oral and/or poster research presentations, panel discussions, and workshops. The theme for the 2021 meeting, Roots to Fruits: Responsible Research for a Flourishing Humanity encourages discussions on what it means to conduct ethical, responsible research accross science and engineering disciplines.

The plan for an in-person confernce to take place in Niagara Falls, New York is subject to change based on federal and state recommendations concerning travel and public events. Please indicate your preferred presentation format: *

Virtual presentation

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Submission Type: *

Symposium Proposal

Panel Discussion

Workshop

Individual Research Presentation (oral or poster)

Tracks (please select a track below): *

Responsible Research and Discovery: Sessions and case studies on the broader societal impact of scientific discoveries and emerging issues in scientific integrity from different perspectives, including researchers, policymakers, and funding agencies.

Responsible STEM Education: Sessions that focus on the cultivation of the scientific character virtues and values; examine the role of the scientific community in protecting science education against policies that undermine scientific evidence; and introduce a comprehensive approach to STEM education that addresses equity and inclusion and promotes excellence in research.

Responsible Technology Innovation: Sessions that examine how to build values into the design process, including emerging ethical challenges associated with new technologies such as gene editing, artificial intelligence, robotics, data mining and privacy, and facial recognition.

General Research Ethics: Sessions on the broader ethical challenges facing the research community such as science and human rights, implicit biases, making the case for basic research, ethic of transitional medical research, authorship, intellectual property, and environmental ethics.

Science Communication, Education, and Public Engagement: Sessions on the science and best practices of science communication, social responsibilities of researchers in engaging with the public and policy makers, ethical considerations in Citizen Science, and integrating ethics training in STEM education.

Research Enterprise and Professional Development: Sessions on pursuing both academic and non-academic STEM careers, cultivating effective interdisciplinary collaborations, leadership training, science policy, publishing, mentorship, and diversity & inclusion.

Session Length: *

90 minutes

Two hours

Three hours (workshops only)

Symposium Title

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Do you have a symposium co-organizer?: *

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Symposium Co-organizer

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Symposium Format (Select all that apply): *

Do you plan to include a symposium keynote speaker?: *

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Symposium Keynote Speaker

First Name: *

Last Name: *

Email: *

Institution: *

Position: *

Symposium Proposal Upload

Please upload your symposium proposal below. In your submission, please include the following information:

1. Symposium Title
2. Session Description: The description is limited to 500 words and should focus on the theme of the session and how it relates to the conference’s overarching theme and broad, multidisciplinary audience. The session description will be published on the meeting’s website and conference app.
3. Suggested Speakers (name, email, institution, and position)

Your symposium proposal must be one of the following types: .doc, .docx, .txt, .rtf, .pdf
Please click 'Choose File' and then 'Upload' before hitting 'Continue' at the bottom of this form. *

Panel Discussion or Workshop

Session Title: *

Session Organizer

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Email: *

Institution: *

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State:

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Do you have a session co-organizer?: *

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Session Co-organizer

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Panel Discussion Proposal Upload

Please upload your proposal below. In your submission, please include the following information:

1. Session Title
2. Session Description: The description is limited to 250 words and should focus on the theme of the session and how it relates to the conference’s overarching theme and broad, multidisciplinary audience. The session description will be published on the meeting’s website and conference app.
3. Name, email, institution, and position for the moderator and proposed panelists

4. Biographies of panel moderator and proposed panelists

Your proposal must be one of the following types: .doc, .docx, .txt, .rtf, .pdf
Please click 'Choose File' and then 'Upload' before hitting 'Continue' at the bottom of this form. *

Workshop Proposal Upload

Please upload your proposal below. In your submission, please include the following information:

1. Session Title
2. Session Description: The description is limited to 250 words and should focus on the theme of the session and how it relates to the conference’s overarching theme and broad, multidisciplinary audience. The session description will be published on the meeting’s website and conference app.
3. Name, email, institution, and position for the workshop facilitator(s)

4. Biography of the workshop facilitator(s)

Your proposal must be one of the following types: .doc, .docx, .txt, .rtf, .pdf
Please click 'Choose File' and then 'Upload' before hitting 'Continue' at the bottom of this form. *

Primary Presenter

First Name: *

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Institution: *

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Do you have a presentation co-author?: *

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Co-author

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Corresponding Author

Is the corresponding author also the primary presenter? *

Yes, the primary presenter and the corresponding author are the same person.

No, the primary presenter and the corresponding author are not the same person.

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Presentation Format

Presentation Format Preference: *

Oral Presentation

Poster Presentation

Both

Oral Presentation

Submission Topic (please select a track below): *

Responsible Research and Discovery: Sessions and case studies on the broader societal impact of scientific discoveries and emerging issues in scientific integrity from different perspectives, including researchers, policymakers, and funding agencies.

Responsible STEM Education: Sessions that focus on the cultivation of the scientific character virtues and values; examine the role of the scientific community in protecting science education against policies that undermine scientific evidence; and introduce a comprehensive approach to STEM education that addresses equity and inclusion and promotes excellence in research.

Responsible Technology Innovation: Sessions that examine how to build values into the design process, including emerging ethical challenges associated with new technologies such as gene editing, artificial intelligence, robotics, data mining and privacy, and facial recognition.

General Research Ethics: Sessions on the broader ethical challenges facing the research community such as science and human rights, implicit biases, making the case for basic research, ethic of transitional medical research, authorship, intellectual property, and environmental ethics.

Science Communication, Education, and Public Engagement: Sessions on the science and best practices of science communication, social responsibilities of researchers in engaging with the public and policy makers, ethical considerations in Citizen Science, and integrating ethics training in STEM education.

Research Enterprise and Professional Development: Sessions on pursuing both academic and non-academic STEM careers, cultivating effective interdisciplinary collaborations, leadership training, science policy, publishing, mentorship, and diversity & inclusion.

If you have additional authors, please make sure that only one abstract is submitted for your oral presentation.

Your abstract must be 250 words or less.

The abstract file for your oral presentation must be one of the following types: .doc, .docx, .txt, .rtf, .pdf
Please click 'Choose File' and then 'Upload' before hitting 'Continue' at the bottom of this form. *

If there are any special characters, superscripts or subscripts in the abstract, please list them here: (For example, “There is an alpha symbol in the third sentence.”)

Poster Presentation

Submission Topic (please select a track below): *

Responsible Research and Discovery: Sessions and case studies on the broader societal impact of scientific discoveries and emerging issues in scientific integrity from different perspectives, including researchers, policymakers, and funding agencies.

Responsible STEM Education: Sessions that focus on the cultivation of the scientific character virtues and values; examine the role of the scientific community in protecting science education against policies that undermine scientific evidence; and introduce a comprehensive approach to STEM education that addresses equity and inclusion and promotes excellence in research.

Responsible Technology Innovation: Sessions that examine how to build values into the design process, including emerging ethical challenges associated with new technologies such as gene editing, artificial intelligence, robotics, data mining and privacy, and facial recognition.

General Research Ethics: Sessions on the broader ethical challenges facing the research community such as science and human rights, implicit biases, making the case for basic research, ethic of transitional medical research, authorship, intellectual property, and environmental ethics.

Science Communication, Education, and Public Engagement: Sessions on the science and best practices of science communication, social responsibilities of researchers in engaging with the public and policy makers, ethical considerations in Citizen Science, and integrating ethics training in STEM education.

Research Enterprise and Professional Development: Sessions on pursuing both academic and non-academic STEM careers, cultivating effective interdisciplinary collaborations, leadership training, science policy, publishing, mentorship, and diversity & inclusion.

Other accepted general topics (choose below)

Select an Accepted General Topic: *

Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference Roots to Fruits: Responsible Research for a Flourishing Humanity How Scientific Virtues Serve Society

Symposium Title

Symposium Organizer

Symposium Co-organizer

Symposium Keynote Speaker

Symposium Proposal Upload

Panel Discussion or Workshop

Session Organizer

Session Co-organizer

Panel Discussion Proposal Upload

Workshop Proposal Upload

Primary Presenter

Co-author

Corresponding Author

Presentation Format

Oral Presentation

Poster Presentation

Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference
Roots to Fruits: Responsible Research for a Flourishing Humanity
How Scientific Virtues Serve Society