2026 IJAS State Exposition Series
"Driven by Discovery: Research is Key"

Student Participants:​

Students will present three times(once per session), and their scores will be averaged. 

Students are required to present during ALL three sessions.

Poster boards MUST stay up from Session 1 through Session 3. They may be removed at 12:30 pm on Saturday.

Students must have three copies of their papers. If the Regional Chair did not provide an accessible, shareable link to the entire paper document (Abstract, Safety Sheet, Endorsements, and full Paper) during registration, Mrs. Dawson or her designee will collect one copy of the paper for the plagiarism check during the exposition. This copy will NOT be returned.

Students will NOT wait for a feedback forms this year. All score sheets and feedback forms 
will be handed back in an envelope to the sponsors after the awards ceremony. 

Safety Check/Safety Judging will be done the two weeks before the fair and during Session 1.
Students may be visited by a Safety Judge during Session 1 for additional information or to view signatures.
A visit from a Safety Judge does NOT count as being judged for a score.

Students must stay at their boards during all three sessions

SPECIAL AWARD JUDGING WILL BE ALL THREE SESSIONS THIS YEAR

Schools will be charged a $50 no-show fee for each project not present for the poster or the paper session.

Parents & Sponsors

Only credentialed volunteers, judges, and registered participants will be allowed
through security at the Banterra Center for each session.

Sponsors must volunteer and work the event to be credentialed to enter.

The Banterra Center is OPEN to the Public during the Open House, Friday, April 24, 2025, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm.​