DTIC Student Paper Competition (Deadline February 7, 2011)

Overview

The (Click here >) Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) solicits student papers for consideration on the agenda of its annual conference. Selected student authors will be invited to present their papers at the (Click here >)  2011 DTIC Conference, April 4-6, 2011 in Alexandria, VA.

DTIC is the central scientific, research, and engineering information support activity for the DoD, Director of Defense Research and Engineering (DDR&E) and supports the DDR&E's execution of the DoD Scientific and Technical Information Program.

For the full details, visit the (Click here >) DTIC Student Paper Competition. 

Purpose

• To promote the generation of new ideas and the conduct of new research in areas of strategic interest to DTIC
• To promote understanding of DTIC's mission and program among information professionals

Topics

Papers should show relevance to DTIC's mission: To provide essential, technical research, development, testing and evaluation information rapidly, accurately and reliably to support our DoD customers' needs.

Examples (to stimulate input, not to constrain topics):

• Use of Web 2.0 and 3.0 technology for collaborative searching & problem solving
• Making scientific and technical information discoverable through virtual worlds
• Delivering scientific and technical information to mobile devices
• Recommended features of a tool suite for usability experimentation

Submission Information

• Deadline for submission is February 7, 2011.
• DTIC will select papers based on their relevance to DTIC's mission, potential interest to the conference attendees, originality, clarity and sufficiency of support for conclusions. 
• Selected authors will be notified no later than February 28, 2011.
• Submit papers and any questions via email to: StudentPaper2011@dtic.mil
• Full requirements can be found at the (Click here >) DTIC Student Paper Competition.