ECSC is the Eastern Colleges Science Conference, an association of 26 primarily undergraduate colleges and universities.  At the annual conference on April 12, 2008, students in the sciences and engineering will present their research findings in platform or poster presentations as well as full-length papers.

ECSC provides a forum for undergraduate students in Science and Engineering to present their research.  Students with their advisors may attend and students may present their research findings in platform or poster presentations as well as full length papers. In recent years, student awards have been given for presentations in each of the modes.

Mark your calendar, and plan to attend.
Special event: There will be a plenary speaker on FRIDAY evening at 7 pm at the Hotel next to registration. Dr. Terry Hazen of Lawrence Berkely Livermore Labs will discuss his research involving bioremediation. More details to follow.

Attention: Travel to Canada requires a passport. Do not attempt to cross the bridges to Canada without one. You may get in, but we can't guarantee you will be able to return to the US.

Dates to Remember:
Hotel Registration for special rates:  ABSOLUTE DEADLINE FOR HOTEL REGISTRATION AT REDUCED RATE HAS BEEN EXTENDED to March 19, 2008. See specifics here for the Grand Niagara Hotel (formerly the Four Points by Sheraton). Niagara Falls has numerous other lodging facilities but you are on your own to make other arrangements.

Deadline for registration/abstract submission is March 21, 2008. You can acquire the abstract submission form here.

PowerPoint submission deadline is March 28, 2008.

Note: PowerPoint submissions will only be accepted for those who submitted an abstract by the March 21 deadline. Those submitting papers by the March 05 deadline must still register for the conference by March 21, but need not resubmit their paper abstract.

Go here to see a sample abstract.
Go here to download the Institutional Registration Form. Every individual should be registered on this form as well.

Click here for the form used to evaluate poster presentations (available later).
Click here for the form used to evaluate platform presentations (available later).

Here is a tentative schedule, complete with abstracts. Please check to see if you are in here. It is a long (88 page) PDF file.

Click here for the final schedule (available later).
Click here for the final platform session schedule (available later).
Click herefor poster abstracts (available later).

For any problems contact Connie Greene at cag@niagara.edu or phone at (716) 286-8250.