ISLP National Competition

Who can participate?

• Teams of 1-5 students.
• Four categories:
• Grades 4-6 students
• Grades 7-9 students
• Grades 10-12 students
• Bachelor-level university/college students (before thesis or program capstone project)

How can I participate?

• Posters must be submitted by teachers/instructors to enter the Canadian ISLP poster competition.
• Teachers can submit posters through https://islp.ssc.ca/portal/login.

How much does it cost?

• It is completely FREE!

Judging Criteria

Posters will be evaluated based on Clarity of the message, Data collection, Analysis and conclusions, Graphs and tables, Presentation, and Creativity/importance to determine the winners for each category.

The judging criteria used for the national competition will match the international ISLP competition judging criteria. These criteria are available at https://iase-web.org/islp/documents/Poster_Competition_2024-2025/Criteria%20to%20be%20judget%202024%20(1).pdf?1709805317.

Poster content

• There is no specific theme nor topic for this competition. Posters should demonstrate the use of, analysis and interpretation of data and meet the following requirements:
• The data used can be collected by the students or previously published by a reliable source (if the data are published, the source must be cited in the poster).
• Posters may be submitted in the students' own language (with a English version attached as this will be required for entry into the international competition) or in English.
• Posters must *not* contain information about the student(s), nor school. This information should be provided separately to facilitate blinding in the judging process.
• Posters entered in previous national or international competitions are not allowed.
• Posters must be the original design and created by the students.
• Posters must be two-dimensional (single sheet) and one-sided: the maximum size is A1 (841 mm x 594 mm or 33.1 in x 23.4 in) and the maximum file size is 10 MB. For electronic posters, the font size should be such that if printed in A1, it would be readable from 2 metres (7 feet) away.

Other

• Winning posters that are chosen to represent Canada in the international poster competition become the property of the International Statistical Institute (ISI).
• Posters received after the stated deadline will not be considered for the competition.
• By submitting a poster in this national competition, students give permission for their work to be displayed at Statistical Society of Canada (SSC) and International Statistical Institute (ISI) conferences and special events, in publications and promotional material, and in electronic format on the Internet.

Prizes

• Grades 4-6 category: first, second and third prizes are $150, $100, and $50 per poster, respectively.
• Grades 7-9 category: first, second and third prizes are $500, $300, and $200 per poster, respectively.
• Grades 10-12 category: first, second and third prizes are $500, $300, and $200 per poster, respectively.
• Bachelor-level university/college students (before thesis or program capstone project) category: first, second and third prizes are $1000, $600, and $400 per poster, respectively.