The Research Challenge/Science Fair Bootcamp (BOTH the in-person & online versions) covers the following content:
CENTRAL NM REGION: Completion of either the in-person or online course by at least ONE person from each school planning to send students to the Regional Research Challenge is MANDATORY.
The self-paced online course may be substituted for the face-to-face workshop. However, for those who have never attended the face-to-face Bootcamp, we highly recommend attending on-site at least the first time through as there tend to be a lot of questions that can be best answered in person.
BOOTCAMP PARTICIPANTS FROM OUTSIDE CENTRAL NM: Educators/competition coordinators from outside the Central NM SERC region. Participants from outside the Central NM region will need to consult with their regional fair director for rules & deadlines specific to their regional competitions. Participants from outside Central NM are NOT required to complete the Central NM-specific module of the training and no assessment questions are asked about that section of material.
CENTRAL NM REGION TRAINING REQUIREMENT FOR LOCAL SRC-IRB REVIEW COMMITTEES: Beginning in Fall 2024, there will be a separate, online training for local SRC-IRB review committees' Chairs and members. Minimally, the committee Chairperson MUST successfully complete the new training module with 80% proficiency on the knowledge checks. We HIGHLY RECOMMEND all members of local review committees complete the training to ensure all committee members are clear about their roles & responsibilities along with the ISEF rules pertaining to prior-approval protocol reviews. The annually updated training module will be available from September through March each year.
SRC-IRB TRAINING PARTICIPANTS FROM OUTSIDE CENTRAL NM: The SRC-IRB COMMITTEE TRAINING MODULE is not specific to Central NM and is open/available to anyone from any ISEF-affiliated fair to complete. Please consult your regional or state ISEF-Affiliated Fair Director regarding whether or not they consider the training mandatory.
Saturday 9/21/24
9:00am-9:30am Sign-In, Breakfast, Networking
9:30am-3:30pm Training (includes lunch)
NM Museum of Natural History & Science (Multipurpose Room)
1801 Mountain Road NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
REGISTER for 9/21/24 BOOTCAMP SESSION
PLEASE NOTE: There will only be ONE in-person session of RC/SF Bootcamp this year. If you are from Central NM and cannot attend the in-person training, at least one person from your school MUST complete the Online Self-Paced Bootcamp (see info & link below).