Conference
The
60th Joint Annual Meeting of Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honor Society,
National Institute of Science and the Brookhaven Semester Program will be held
March 26 - 30, 2003 at the Melville Marriott Hotel, Long Island, NY. Reason for conference: Presentation of scientific research results in
competition - vying for cash prizes, attention of graduate schools and
employers.
Contact Information
Abstract Information for Undergraduates (Poster and Platform) :
Y. Renée Flack
Phone: (631)-344-3316
Fax: (631)-344-5832
E-Mail:
flack@bnl.gov
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Building 438
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
Abstract Information for Graduate Presentations (with and without
manuscript submission) and Travel Awards:
Dr. Carolyn Cousin (202)274-5874
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Important Dates
January 15, 2003
Early Pre-registration begins
February 3, 2003
Travel Award Submission Deadline
February 3, 2003
Abstracts and Manuscripts for Graduate Presentation Deadline
February 3, 2003
Abstract Submission via US Mail for Undergraduate Presentation Deadline
February 14, 2003
Electronic Abstract Submission for Undergraduate Presentation Deadline
February 14, 2003
Abstract Submission for Undergraduate Poster and Platform Presentation
February 21, 2003
Abstract Submission For Undergraduate Hard Copy Deadline
February 21, 2003
Student Registration Award Deadline
March 1, 2003
Abstract Acceptance Notification
March 26, 2003
Undergraduate Poster Session – 2:00 PM
March 29, 2003
Awards Luncheon
April 21, 2003
Submission of All Student Awards Receipts Deadline
Brief History of the Organizations
Beta Kappa Chi (BKX)
In 1921, the seed for the establishment
of an African-American student scientific fellowship association took root
in the minds of undergraduates at Lincoln University, Pennsylvania. In 1960,
Beta Kappa Chi qualified for membership in the Association of College Honor
Societies and became known as Beta Kappa Chi National Honor Society. In
1965, nearly all Historically Black colleges and Universities (HBCUs) had
campus chapters. Today, BKX is composed of over fifty chapters with over
eleven thousand initiates. The BKX bulletin is published three times a year.
The essential reason for its existence is the promotion of high scholarship
in pure and applied sciences. Its ultimate purpose is the stimulation and
motivation of intellectual growth and nurturing of quality leadership in the
pursuit of scientific advancement.
The National Institute of Science (NIS)
The National Institute of Science is a non-profit incorporated, tax-exempt
national membership organization, which was established in 1943. It serves
to provide an avenue for the exchange of science information and the
presentation of scholarly research papers by science students and faculty
members of predominately Black Colleges and Universities.
Several regional programs have been developed for identifying and
motivating pre-college students to seek careers in the sciences or
engineering, as well as for minorities who are severely under represented in
these areas and in many health profession areas.
The NIS is one of two African-American science organizations, which
maintains an affiliation with the American Association for the Advancement
of Science.
The Brookhaven Semester Program (BSP)
Since 1968, Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) has offered to students
from HBCUs the opportunity to spend an academic semester studying and doing
research at the Laboratory. The Laboratory offers a wide variety of research
opportunities. The program runs concurrently with the academic year and
consists of two semesters, fall (September to December) and spring (January
to May).
Participants in the BSP are required to write a report on their research,
orally present their work to their peers, and present a paper at the joint
annual meeting of the BKX/NIS/BSP. Applicants should have an overall grade
point average of 3.0 or higher, based on A = 4.0 scale. The BSP is
administered through BNL’s Office of Educational Programs. BNL is a U.S.
Department of Energy federally funded scientific research institution
located on Long Island, New York.
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