- For CONSEF judging, you must prepare a display board to accompany the written report.
- The title should be brief, captivating, and sufficiently descriptive to identify the project.
- Displays should be neat and presentable.
- Lettering should be neat, easily visible, and uncluttered. Check correctness of spelling.
- Do not display any previous awards on your project.
- Wall space for posters is not available. Construct displays so that wall space is not required.
- Exhibitors should bring their own tape, thumbtacks, and other supplies.
- Before judging, all of the displays will be carefully inspected by the safety committee.
- A copy of the Abstract, Safety Sheet(s), Endorsement(s)/required document (if applicable), must be displayed with the report.
- Your display must not exceed the dimensions of 76 cm front to back, 122 cm from side to side, and 152 cm from table to top. This applies to ALL parts of your project. No apparatus may exceed this space. No apparatus may be under, behind, in front of, alongside, or hanging off of the display table. No apparatus that posses a safety risk to viewers may be displayed and may be removed at the discretion of the Safety Chair.
- Your display must be designed to sit on a table and be self-supporting.
- Spotlights, floodlights, or decorative lighting must not be used to illuminate your display.
- Any violation of these safety regulations will result in a letter to the sponsor with the reason for disqualification or potential disqualification. No project will be disqualified if the safety violation can be corrected on the spot with a minimum of effort.
- The fair day is neither the time nor place to demonstrate your experiment. You should leave all lab equipment at home or at school. Pictures, drawings, and diagrams should replace equipment.
