{"id":40975,"date":"2020-07-09T15:15:52","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T19:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/?p=40975"},"modified":"2022-06-24T11:32:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T15:32:21","slug":"umaine-student-symposium-pivots-to-new-virtual-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/2020\/07\/09\/umaine-student-symposium-pivots-to-new-virtual-format\/","title":{"rendered":"91르적 Student Symposium pivots to new virtual format"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UMSS Executive Planning Committee is pleased to announce that the celebrated 91르적 Student Symposium (UMSS20) which was postponed earlier this spring due to COVID-19, will now be held as a virtual event scheduled for <\/span>Friday October 2, 2020<\/b>. All presentations, exhibits, and other activities will be held using online collaboration platforms such as Zoom, accessible through a new engaging and exciting online format.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The UMSS executive planning committee is dedicated to making the event a success and is in the process of creating resources for presenters and their faculty mentors to navigate this new structure for the Symposium. We are working closely with experts from various groups and leadership offices around campus to navigate this pivot from an in-person event to a virtual one. The <\/span>UMSS20 website<\/span><\/a> will serve as an online hub for this new virtual format. Visit <\/span>umaine.edu\/umss\/umss20<\/span><\/a> for more information as it becomes available.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This process will be a learning experience for us all as we consider the possibility of having to continue this event in a virtual form in the future. We hope this experience allows participants to hone skills in presenting information in an accessible and professional manner, which will be valued by future employers and the global community.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is a concept of what a virtual UMSS20 will look like:<\/strong><\/p>\n