COSS Research

COSS features two main session types: poster and concurrent. Poster sessions are fluid; students are assigned a window of time to stand by their work in the Centrum along with other posters and/or art exhibits, and communicate their research or creative scholarship with attendees as they move throughout the space. Presenters in concurrent sessions are assigned a specific room on campus and time slot during which they present their work to a seated audience. Different presentations occur across several rooms simultaneously in each concurrent session. For additional information, be sure to read the Information for Presenters page of the COSS website.

PRESENTATION FORMAT OPTIONS: Poster sessions, PowerPoint slides, digital media, and art exhibitions.

Single Slide: Presenters organize their work onto a 36″ x 48″ single PPT slide and print it as a large-format poster. Students in any discipline can with their mentor to have their poster printed at the Concordia Print Shop. Biology Department mentors can also coordinate with Joy Navratil for poster printing.

Art Exhibition: Presenters share 2D or 3D works of art in the poster session space.

CONCURRENT SESSIONS feature oral presentations, artist’s talks, and performance talks. There are a variety of concurrent session formats:

Panel: 40-minute session featuring a brief introduction of the topic and presentation followed by facilitated discussion.

Classic: 15-minute oral presentation (e.g. papers, PowerPoint presentations, artist’s talks, performance talks, extemporaneous speeches) followed by 5 minutes of Q&A.

NANO: 8-minute presentations followed by group Q&A. This format may especially suit courses with multiple students presenting on a common theme or early-stage projects.

PECHA KUCHA (ペチャクチャ): 400-second PowerPoint presentation containing 20 PowerPoint slides, each auto-timed for 20 seconds, with spoken word choreographed with each visual aid to tell a compelling story.