Judges

Quick Links for Judges:
Judge's Information Form for new Grand Award judges.
Judge's Information Update Form for returning Grand Award judges.
Read Finalist's abstracts by searching the CSEF Abstract Database.
Letter to Grand Awards Judges.
2008 Grand Awards Judging Guide.
Parking Instructions and Maps.

Quick Links for Special Awards Organizations:
Special Award Form for new Special Award Organizations.
Special Award Update Form for returning Sepcial Award Organizations.
Review project titles and read Finalist's abstracts by searching the CSEF Abstract Database.

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Grand Award Judges

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If you are a scientist, engineer, physician, nurse, veterinarian, educator, psychologist, or other professional, retiree or masters/graduate student in the fields of science, medicine, mathematics, computer science or engineering, you are invited to participate as a Grand Awards Judge for the 2008 Colorado Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF) which will be held at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, on April 10 - 12, 2008. Approximately 300 6th - 12th grade students who are finalists from the 13 Colorado regional science fairs will compete for honors at the 53rd Annual CSEF. As a Grand Awards Judge, you will be selecting the 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place, Honorable Mention, and Team Nomination award winners from your assigned division and category. The awards given are based upon the CSEF Grand Awards Policy. We also need Team Captains and Assistant Captains to lead each category team and to participate in the Best Team and Individual Project judging after all of the category winners have been chosen.

To volunteer to be a CSEF judge, new judges should fill out the Judge's Information Form. Returning judges can access their information for updating through the Judge's Information Update Form. (See a list of the 2007 Grand Awards Judges.) The judging database will be reactivated for use in Spring 2008, please check back then to update your information or to sign up as a new CSEF judge.

Submitting a form, volunteering to judge and/or be a Captain or Assistant Captain is a commitment to perform these duties on Thursday, April 10, 2008. Volunteers will be contacted in March by phone or e-mail to confirm special assignments, such as Team Captain assignments. A letter with judging team assignments and 2008 Judging Guides with a detailed schedule and judging instructions will be sent to all judges in LATE March. If you do not receive a packet by March 31st, please contact Gina Holland.

To ensure a fair judging environment and avoid any possible conflict of interest, perceived or actual, we request that anyone involved in any capacity with a Regional Science Fair that is affiliated with CSEF (e.g. a Sponsor, Teacher, or Relative of student(s) exhibiting at the CSEF) to disclose this information on the Judging Information Form. The Grand Awards Judging Coordinator will decide your eligibility to judge at the CSEF based upon this information and the decision will be FINAL. Regional Fair Directors, Co-Directors and Assistant Directors are NOT eligible to judge for Grand Awards.

****Grand Awards Judging Timeline****

Team Captains will be able to review abstracts of projects in their category two weeks prior to CSEF via the CSEF Abstract Database. Please review the Abstract Review Process for more information.
Judging will take place on Thursday, April 10, 2008 in the Lory Student Center at Colorado State University.
Judges check-in will be from 9:30 - 10:45 AM in the Cherokee Park Room of the Lory Student Center. Team Captains & Assistant Captains are requested to be checked in by 10:15 AM.
The Grand Awards Judge Captain's and Assistant Captain's Briefing will be from 10:15 - 11:00 AM in Room 230 of the Lory Student Center.
The Grand Awards Judge's Briefing will be from 11:00 - 11:30 AM in the Cherokee Park Room of the Lory Student Center.
The Grand Awards Judge's Luncheon will be from 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM in the North Ballroom of the Lory Student Center.
Grand Awards Judges are allowed into the exhibit hall without students present from 12:00 Noon- 1:30 PM.
Special Awards Judges are allowed into the exhibit hall at 12:30 PM.
Student Interviews are conducted from 1:30 - 5:00 PM.
Team Project Nominations are due by 3:00 PM.
Interviews for Best Team Projects will be conducted from 3:00 - 5:00 PM by the Judging Assistant Captains.
Results from Grand Awards Judging Teams are due by 5:15 PM.
Best Team and Best Individual Projects judging teams meet in the Main Ballroom with the Grand Awards Judging Coordinator at 5:30 PM.
Best Team and Best Individual Projects judging by the Judging Captains will be conducted from 5:45 - 7:30 PM.
Results from the Best Team and Best Individual Projects judging are due by 7:30 PM.

Special Awards Judges

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Special Awards Judges are selected by the organizations who are providing awards based on their own criteria. New Organizations need to complete the Special Awards Form. Organizations that participated in the 2007 CSEF, may update their award information through the Special Awards Update Form. Please see the Special Awards web page for more details. Special Awards Judging Packets with a detailed schedule and instructions will be sent to the organization's contact person in LATE March. If he/she has not received a packet by April 1st, please contact Sam Bartlett.

****Special Awards Judging Timeline****

Judging will take place on Thursday, April 10, 2008 in the Lory Student Center at Colorado State University.
Judges check-in will be from 11:00 AM - 12:00 Noon in Room 228 of the Lory Student Center.
The Special Awards Judge's Briefing will be from 12:15 - 12:30 PM in Room 228 of the Lory Student Center.
Special Awards Judges are allowed into the exhibit hall without students present from 12:30 - 1:30 PM.
Student Interviews are conducted from 1:30 - 5:00 PM.
Results are due by 5:30 PM to the Special Awards Coordinator in Room 228 of the Lory Student Center. If results are not turned in at this time, they will not be announced at the Awards Ceremony on Friday evening.