2009 News (EISEF)

EISEF 2009 exhibitors in the news:
- Pavane Gorrepati and Shelby Sieren received $2500 Youth and Energy Scholarships from the Iowa Energy Center.
- Shelby Sieren was recognized by Iowa Governor Chet Culver for outstanding academic achievement last April.
- Shelby Sieren won a $10,000 AXAAchievement Scholarship.

Nobel Prize-winner panel at ISEF on May 12.
- Most of the Iowa party attended the panel. The 2009 Photo Album has more pictures from the panel.
- Question and answer: the July 4, 2009 Science News reported one student's question and the panelists' answers.

ISEF photos are now in the 2009 Photo Album. Go see what really happened in Reno!

ISEF Special Awards: These eastern Iowa students received Special Awards in Reno:
- Bailie Bryant & Lynnely Parker, a 2nd-place award of $1,000 each from the Air Force Research Laboratory.
- Raph Burne, an $8,000 scholarship from the Office of Naval Research.
- Yogita Singh & Pandy Wadsworth, a 3rd-place award of $500 from the American Meteorological Society.
ISEF Grand Awards: These eastern Iowa students received Grand Awards in Reno:
- Bailie Bryant & Lynnely Parker, $500 for 4th Award in the category Team Projects.
- Raph Burne, $500 for 4th Award in the category Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering.
- Pavane Gorrepati, $1000 for 3rd Award in the category Energy and Transportation.
- Shelby Sieren, $500 for 4th Award in the category Energy and Transportation.

The 2009 Photo Album is finished.
- 510 photos in all, all with captions.
- 310 exhibit photos
- 36 award photos
- Many more to tell the visual story of EISEF 2009.

Progress report on photos.
- 100% coverage! This year, we got a photo of every student exhibit, all 201 of them.
- All photos of the students at their exhibits and of the award winners have been posted to the 2009 Photo Album.

Summary of the 2009 Fair:

Meet our 2009 Senior Champions!

	Shelby Sieren from Keota and the team of Pandy Wadsworth & Yogita Singh from Fairfield.
They won at EISEF in Cedar Rapids. Now they're headed to the International Science and Engineering Fair in Reno, May 12–18.

Statistics:
- 251 students attended, with 201 exhibits.
- 108 judges interviewed them.
- They received 180 awards in all.
Lists:
- All the exhibits and awards at the fair.
- EISEF 2009 photo album. (This will take a couple of weeks.)
Did you take photos at the Fair? If you'd like to share them, we'd love to see them. E-mail them to our webmaster, and maybe we'll include them in our photo album.
Senior and Junior Champions: Now you have to get ready to go to Reno, and you have to meet some strict deadlines. Our Post-Fair Info page tells all about it.

Last-minute information for the 2009 Fair:
- Registration for everybody is at 8:00 am on Fair Day.
  - Students, near Center Court in Lindale.
  - EISEF judges, outside EISEF HQ, between Center Court and Younkers.
  - Sponsored Award judges, inside EISEF HQ.
- Last-minute judges and volunteers: come to Registration (EISEF Headquarters) and we'll sign you up there.
- The When & Where page has schedules, maps, and directions to help you find your way on Fair Day.

Student Viewing Hour: 2:00–3:00 PM on Fair Day, the junior students get to admire and learn from the senior students.
- Seniors, please stay at your exhibits during this time.
- Juniors, we encourage you to visit the seniors, ask them about their projects, and get pumped about the project you'll do next year.
Students! You can check your entries on the Status of Student Entries page.
Judges! You can pick the exhibits you'd like to judge—before the Fair.
- These pages list the entries we've received, with their titles and descriptions. Look them over, choose the ones that are right for you, and you'll be ready to sign up on Fair Day morning.
  - Exhibit List for Judges (regular EISEF judging)
  - Exhibit List for Sponsored Awards

Fundraising for the 2008–2009 season is well underway.
- See who's contributed so far.
- Learn how you can contribute, too—and where your money will go.
We've started to recruit judges for the 2009 Fair.
- What's involved in being a judge? Our Judges page tells you.
- Do you want to judge? Fill out our Volunteer Signup form and let us know!
- Do you want to help recruit judges? Post our 2009 judging flyers, or use them as handouts.

It's time to start the 2009 EISEF season. Come to the first EISEF Board meeting and see what it takes to put on a science fair!
- When and where: Tuesday, September 9, at 5:30 PM, in the Marion Public Library.
- Agenda for the meeting.
- The Calendar of Events shows the meeting dates for the whole season.
This year's ISEF will take place May 10-15, 2009, in Reno, Nevada. Visit the ISEF Website for more information.
Senior students & teachers: You need to review the ISEF rules—they've changed for 2009.
- The ISEF 2009 Rules and Guidelines FAQ has a link to a page "Can I use last year's forms?" (It strongly recommends using the 2009 forms.)
  - The EISEF Forms Guide requires you to use the 2009 ISEF forms.
- The ISEF website has a document that highlights the rules changes for 2009.