Zooming Out
for a Global View 2012
A Global Issues Conference for High School Students
Information and Guidelines
Sponsored by Public Partnership & Outreach, Office of the Provost,
and the Academy for Future International Leaders
at Texas A&M University
Why attend Zooming Out 2012?
Be a Global Investigator!
Make connections between local and global issues that impact our world today.
Demonstrate your ability as a researcher
Excellent way to enhance future scholarship
applications.
Grasp concepts that face world leaders .
Consider solutions to problems facing
citizens in the 21st century
Interact directly with Texas A&M students,
professors, and peers from across Texas.
Visit one of the nation’s premier
public universities and learn about Texas A&M.
Tentative Conference Agenda
Place:
Rudder Theater Complex, Texas A&M University Campus
Date:
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Time:
8:00 Registration & Poster Session set-up
9:00 Keynote Address
10:00 Breakout Session 1
10:45 Breakout Session 2
11:30 Group Discussion & Lunch
12:30 Poster Session
1:30 Diversity Presentation
2:00 Awards Ceremony & Featured Student Presentations
3:00 Conference concludes
Conference Requirements
To be eligible to attend the conference, students must submit a sustainability project
either individually or in teams of no more than 4 students and be willing to actively
participate in the conference. Sustainability issues are divided into three categories:
environmental, economic, and societal. Students will discuss their projects during a
poster session. First place project researchers will present their projects at the closing
ceremony. All participants will receive a conference certificate.
Projects must pertain to a global sustainability issue that falls within one of the
categories listed on the following slide.
Projects must include a written component:
• Abstract (100 word summary)
• Research paper exploring a global issue. Discuss how the issue impacts
us nationally, regionally or locally and tie the paper to global implications.
Projects must include a multimedia related to the written paper.
Projects must be mailed according to the “Submitting Project” slide.
Global Issues Categories
Environmental Sustainability Issues:
Energy Use• Genetically Modified Organisms • Resource Depletion •
Clean Water • Sustainable Agriculture
Economic Sustainability Issues:
Black Economy (smuggling) • Consumerism • Consuming vs. Saving •
Recession/Debt Crisis • Poverty • Fair Trade
Societal Sustainability Issues:
Disaster Aid • Globalization • Political Protests • Territory Disputes •
Bullying • Health Care • Education/Schools
Breakout Sessions
Each student will participate in two breakout sessions centered around one of
three topics. Breakout sessions will address the issue from an international
perspective and show how the topic is affecting us at home.
Break out sessions will conclude with a global problem solving discussion.
Economic Sustainability:
Debt Crises Abroad and at Home
Societal Sustainability:
Political Protest Movements across the Globe
Environmental Sustainability
Water Shortages and Depletion of Nonrenewable Resources
Submitting Projects
Written submission includes 3 parts:
1. Registration Form
2. Abstract (100 words)
3. 1000 word research paper with appropriate citations
The multimedia presentation must be submitted along with project.
No online submissions will be accepted.
Multimedia formats: PowerPoint, QuickTime or .wmv.
Label multimedia presentations with the project title.
The registration form is available on the World Room website at:
http://worldroom.tamu.edu
Projects must be received by Texas A&M University
by Monday, April 16, 2012.
Submitting Projects Cont’d
Projects must be received by Monday, April 16th.
The written components must be printed before they are sent,
and multimedia projects should be burned to a CD or submitted
on a flash drive. Name the multimedia presentation with the
project title. Multimedia presentations must function when
received.
Submitted projects to:
Zooming Out for a Global View Conference
Bizzell Hall West, Room 256
1245 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-1245
Poster Session
During the poster session, students will illustrate their projects using
with a display board (along with any other visual aid that their project
includes) and discuss their research with TAMU faculty and students.
Display Boards:
• Tri-fold presentation board
• Bullet points and large fonts are better than text blocks.
• Boards should look neat and professional.
• Information should be organized so the project is easy to follow.
• Title should be big and easy to read from across the room.
• A picture speaks a thousand words!
• Include citations on your poster.
*Recommendation: Use a tri-fold display board that unfolds
to be approximately 36 inches tall and 46 inches wide.
POSTER SESSION EXAMPLES
Students should be prepared to discuss their projects
with reviewers and provide insight about the global issue.
POSTER SESSION EXAMPLES
A well designed poster layout follows a logical progression
and is easy to follow. The display is eye catching and makes
others want to approach the board to learn more about a project.
Project Judging Guidelines
Grading rubrics are online:
http://worldroom.tamu.edu
Projects will be evaluated by a panel of qualified Texas A&M students and
faculty based on:
• Creativity/ Originality
• Global Insight
*Relevance to an important Global Issue
•Overall quality of content
•Appropriate use of grammar, spelling, & vocabulary
•Use of citations when using the ideas or content of others
Plagiarism
Texas A&M University takes plagiarism very seriously.
According to the Texas A&M University Definitions of Academic Misconduct,
plagiarism is the appropriation of another person’s ideas, processes, results
or words without giving appropriate credit. Credit your use of anyone else’s
words, graphic images, or ideas using standard citation styles.
http://aggiehonor.tamu.edu
Make sure to give credit to all resources that you use in writing your research
paper, designing your multi-media presentation and creating a poster display.
All sources should be cited in MLA, APA or similar format.
Plagiarism will result in disqualification of a project.
Plagiarism further defined
“… Presenting someone else's work, including the work of other students,
as one's own. Any ideas or materials taken from another source for
either written or oral use must be fully acknowledged, ….. including:
1. Directly quoting another person's actual words, whether oral or written;
2. Using another person's ideas, opinions, or theories;
3. Paraphrasing the words, ideas, opinions, or theories of others, whether
oral or written; or
4. Borrowing facts, statistics, or illustrative material (photos, graphs, charts
Quoted from Indiana University
Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct
Online Resources
For project ideas visit:
Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World
National Intelligence Council
http://www.dni.gov/nic/NIC_2025_project.html
Global Issues website
http://www.globalissues.org/
The Cyber Schoolbus: United Nations
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/
Contact Information
For conference information and forms, visit:
http://worldroom.tamu.edu
For questions related to projects or
conference events, please direct emails to
AFIL Student Coordinators
Allen Leung and Paul Blahut
zoomingoutconference@gmail.com
For other questions relating to the Zooming Out for a Global View
Conference, please contact Dr. Martha Green:
mgreen@tamu.edu