Virtual project review for the Rochester Regional Science and Engineering Fair will begin on Saturday, February 13, 2021 and end on February 17, 2021. During this timeframe, your project will be judged based on your video presentation or narrated slideshow and any accompanying images that you choose to upload into Zfairs by Wednesday, February 10. 

Since we sent out our video tutorial, we have learned that student RPS drives do not allow video sharing to be changed to "anyone with a link" - as such, we encourage you to use YouTube or a personal google drive (available to anyone with a personal gmail account) as the place where your video or narrated slideshow is housed. If neither of these options is available to you, please contact me immediately so we can determine an alternate submission process.

If you are unsure about what material you should cover in your video or narrated slideshow, you can find more information, including advice for team presentations and a set of questions you can cover, at this link: https://www.rochesterce.org/enrichment/youth/rrsef/guidelines.

Our 2021 Award Ceremony will be live through Zoom on February 19, 2021 at 6 p.m. but limited to 100 participants. If your family intends to participate, we ask you to share one device to view the ceremony so as many families as possible can join us. A link to the award ceremony will be sent to all RRSEF participants by midday on February 19, and a recording of the award ceremony will be available through a link on our Facebook page after the award ceremony concludes.

If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Higgs, RRSEF Director, at lihiggs@rochesterschools.org.

Virtual project review for the Rochester Regional Science and Engineering Fair will begin on Saturday, February 13, 2021 and culminate in an online judging session from 6-8 p.m. on the evening of February 17, 2021. Please be sure your video presentation or narrated slideshow and any accompanying images are uploaded into Zfairs by Wednesday, February 10, 2021 so that reviews go smoothly.

1. Online judging will occur in a Zoom meeting, where you will meet with two panels of judges - one for regular judging and one for ISEF judging. Each meeting will take 10-15 minutes. You will be sent your scheduled interview times and a link to this Zoom meeting the week of the Fair. Please let us know immediately if you will not be able to access judging in Zoom from a non-RPS student device, so we can set up an alternate format for your judging.
    
2. Since we sent out our video tutorial, we have learned that student RPS drives do not allow video sharing to be changed to "anyone with a link" - as such, we encourage you to use YouTube or a personal google drive (available to anyone with a personal gmail account) as the place where your video or narrated slideshow is housed. If neither of these options is available to you, please contact me immediately so we can determine an alternate submission process.
    
3. If you are unsure about what material you should cover in your video or narrated slideshow, you can find more information, including advice for team presentations and a set of questions you can cover, at this link: https://www.rochesterce.org/enrichment/youth/rrsef/guidelines.
    
4. Our 2021 Award Ceremony will be live through Zoom on February 19, 2021 at 6 p.m. but limited to 100 participants. If your family intends to participate, we ask you to share one device to view the ceremony so as many families as possible can join us. A link to the award ceremony will be sent to all RRSEF participants by midday on February 19, and a recording of the award ceremony will be available through a link on our Facebook page after the award ceremony concludes.

If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Higgs, RRSEF Director, at lihiggs@rochesterschools.org.

Question and Answer sessions between judges and students who have submitted research papers for the Rochester Regional Science and Engineering Fair will take place over two nights. Middle school student research papers will be judged from 6-8 PM on the evening of Wednesday, February 17, 2021. High school student research papers will be judged from 6-8 PM. on the evening of Thursday, February 18, 2021.

1. Your research paper needs to be emailed to lihiggs@rochesterschools.org by no later than February 10, 2021 so it can be forwarded to judges. Your video presentation or narrated slideshow and any accompanying images must also be uploaded into Zfairs by Wednesday, February 10, 2021 for judge review. This video or slideshow will be used to review your research project as well, so do not worry that you need to submit two videos.
    
2. Online judging will occur in a Zoom meeting, where you will meet with a panel of judges who will ask questions about your paper. You may be asked to provide a very short (2-3 minute) overview of your paper at the start of this meeting; however, judges will mostly focus on questions they have for you based on your paper and video/slideshow. 
    
3. Your judging session will take approximately 10 minutes. You will be sent your scheduled interview time and a link to this Zoom meeting the week of the Fair. Please let us know immediately if you will not be able to access judging in Zoom from a non-RPS student device, so we can set up an alternate format for your judging.
    
4. Since we sent out our video tutorial, we have learned that student RPS drives do not allow video sharing to be changed to "anyone with a link" - as such, we encourage you to use YouTube or a personal google drive (available to anyone with a personal gmail account) as the place where your video or narrated slideshow is housed. If neither of these options is available to you, please contact me immediately so we can determine an alternate submission process.
    
5. If you are unsure about what material you should cover in your video or narrated slideshow, you can find more information, including advice for team presentations and a set of questions you can cover, at this link: https://www.rochesterce.org/enrichment/youth/rrsef/guidelines
    
6. Our 2021 Award Ceremony will be live through Zoom on February 19, 2021 at 6 p.m. but limited to 100 participants. If your family intends to participate, we ask you to share one device to view the ceremony so as many families as possible can join us. A link to the award ceremony will be sent to all RRSEF participants by midday on February 19, and a recording of the award ceremony will be available through a link on our Facebook page after the award ceremony concludes.

If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Higgs, RRSEF Director, at lihiggs@rochesterschools.org.