One Week until MCSR 2024!

Greetings from the Murdock Trust!

We look forward to welcoming you all next week at the 2024 Murdock College Science Research conference! It promises to be an incredible time of learning, networking, and celebrating remarkable, cutting-edge research.

In advance of the conference, please see below for some final details and updates.

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Check out our recently launched MCSR 2024 website. Find details about our keynote speaker, Dr. Lucas Ellis, Assistant Professor, Callahan Faculty Scholar School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. View our conference program, and see the list of oral and poster presentation speakers. Student presenters, please take note of your assigned number and presentation time.

Be in the know throughout the conference! Opt in now to text notifications: Text 2024MCSR to 360-302-8822.

Hotel Check-In

All hotel guests, please check in at the front desk using your last name. Please be advised that faculty members may be asked for a credit card at check-in to have on file for incidentals during your stay.

All student lodgers have rooms at the Hilton (unless securing own lodging). Faculty/Staff lodgers: If you are uncertain where you are rooming, please contact your school’s MCSR liaison for this information.

For guests staying at the Hilton Vancouver (301 W 6th St, Vancouver, WA 98660):

• Check-in begins at 4:00pm.
• Check-out time: 12:00pm (noon)

For guests staying at the AC Marriott Vancouver Waterfront (333 W Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA 98660):

• Check-in begins at 4:00pm.
• Check-out time: 11:00am

Parking

Hotel Parking: Let the front desk know if you will need a parking spot. Parking for Hilton guests is $17/night. Parking for our guests at the AC Marriott is complimentary. If you are arriving in an oversized vehicle (e.g., bus), the front desk at the Hilton will guide you to an oversized vehicle lot, if applicable.

Parking for Non-hotel Guests:

• Park ‘n Go Parking Garage: Located 1 block East of the Hilton hotel. Hourly and daily rates.
• Street parking near the Hilton: Download the Parking Kitty App to pay online and easily extend and manage your parking session. 

Conference Registration / Check-In

Registration will occur outside the Heritage Ballroom of the Hilton Convention Center. There will be two available times for registration. If you are arriving on Thursday, Nov. 7, registration will be available from 4-6pm. You may also register Friday (Nov. 10) morning between 6:30-7:30am. Breakfast will be available during this time as well.

Note: Dinner is on your own if you are arriving Thursday night.

Student Presenters

Note to students presenting posters: Make sure to hang your posters in your assigned spot (See Murdock staff for your assigned spot) in Discovery Ballroom or Heritage EF no later than 7:50am Friday morning. The best times for you to hang your poster are Thursday night between 8:00pm-10pm or Friday morning during registration (6:30-7:30am).

Note to students presenting talks/oral presentations: Make sure to review the presentation schedule and note your presentation day and time. Oral presenters have 15 minutes (approximately 15 slides) for your talk. There will be 1 minute of table discussion, and 4 minutes for Q&A.

Please show up at the stage at least 15 minutes prior to the beginning of the whole presentation session. There will be a podium microphone, as well as a clicker for your presentation. If you have a short video clip to share, please embed the video into your Microsoft PowerPoint slide (rather than needing to open it on the internet).

All student oral presentation slides should be uploaded to WeTransfer by Monday, November 4th at 5:00pm Pacific time. All oral presenters should have received an email with all of the details on how to upload to WeTransfer. If you have any questions, please email AngelaL@MurdockTrust.org

Faculty Enrichment Workshop - RAISE

Those attending the Faculty Enrichment Workshop on Saturday afternoon (1:30-4:30pm), please remember to submit your RAISE slide by Sunday, Nov. 3 (midnight). Please open this link in order to access the Faculty Enrichment Workshop form. You will be asked to fill in some basic information about yourself, and then upload your PowerPoint slide (or PDF if you don't have access to PowerPoint).

Masks & Hand Sanitizer Available

With cold and flu season approaching, we have you covered! Masks and hand sanitizer will be in convenient locations throughout the conference center.

Please reach out to Angela Little, Program Officer, with questions about the conference or updates on your attendance.

See you soon!

Moses Lee, Ph.D.   

Vice President, Scientific Research Grants & Programming

Angela Little

Program Officer - Scientific Research

Program Director of Partners in Science