Attend

Schedule

• 8:30am – Registration and log-in
• 9:30am – Mandatory Presenters meeting
• 10:00am – RISE opens and judging begins
• 2:00pm – RISE Presentations conclude
• 2:30pm – Judging and People’s Choice voting ends
• 4:00pm – The RISE Awards begin
• 5:00pm – The RISE Awards conclude

Registration

• You’ll want to get familiar with and logged into the Northeastern RISE 2021 Virtual Expo platform before your two-hour presentation slot.
• If you are able to stay and chat with judges and attendees beyond your required two-hour presentation slot, wonderful!

Attire

• Business attire is required. Please be sure to keep your Zoom camera on and be prepared to speak to judges and other attendees.

Finalists

• We’ll be in touch with finalists directly over email after the conclusion of RISE judging at 2:30 PM ET. Be sure to check your email.
• Check email for results, and remember, if you are a finalist, a minimum of one team member must be present at The RISE Awards.

Network and Look Around

• Each presenter is required to have their materials judged during at least one of our two two-hour time slots. After you present, be sure to visit our networking lounges and connect with your peers and faculty presenters.

Schedule

We’ll open the RISE 2021 Virtual Platform a week prior to the event’s start, so that you can view presentations, text presenters questions, and make preliminary evaluations.

On the day of RISE, we ask that judges make themselves available for at least one two-hour judging slot (10-12 PM ET or 12 – 2 PM ET) and join us for the end-of-day RISE Awards. We’d love it if you joined us for panels, presentations and other networking opportunities throughout the day of RISE as well.

• 10:00am ET – RISE opens, begin judging
• 2:00pm ET – RISE concludes
• 2:30pm – Final scores due
• 4:00pm – The RISE Awards begin
• 5:00pm – The RISE Awards conclude

Check-In

• Check in on our RISE Virtual Exp Platform by 9:30 AM ET to let us know you are ready to judge!

Timing

• Be mindful of time spent with each presenter and mingling with fellow judges in order to ensure final scores are submitted by 2:30pm ET. If scores are not submitted by the deadline, presenters become ineligible for awards.

Materials

• Everything you need for judging will be available through our RISE 2021 Virtual Expo platform. Navigate the platform to review presentations, text or video chat with presenters, connect with fellow judges, sponsors and Northeastern faculty and staff, and complete your judging. You only need to bring yourself and your curiosity!

Lunch

• Lunch will be available between 11:00am and 1:00pm in the Team Room. Food is not permitted on the RISE floor.

Private Reception

• Following the close of the RISE exhibit, connect with fellow judges, Northeastern leadership and faculty, and industry elites in one of our networking lounges.