Attend

Schedule

Download the RISE Event App – CrowdCompass Attendee Hub

• In your App Store, search for “CrowdCompass AttendeeHub.”
• Download and open the app.
• Click “Let’s Find the Event” and search for “RISE:2018.”
• Login to access all of the powerful features:
  • View RISE presentation posters
  • Floor plan of Expo
  • Campus Map
  • Schedule of RISE happenings
  • Interactive voting for the People’s Choice, $5000 cash, RISE Award
  • Sponsorship information

Parking

• Parking available at Gainsborough Garage, 10 Gainsborough Street, Boston or
  Renaissance Garage, 835 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury Crossing.

Backpacks

• Backpacks are not permitted, and all bags will be subject to search by NUPD.

Registration

• Please check in at registration kiosks, print your name badge, and then explore the floor.

The RISE Awards

• Attend the RISE Awards and see if you voted for the People’s Choice winner. Intriguing speakers, powerful networking, tasty desserts, and a glorious skyline view included!

Schedule

Registration

• Check in at registration kiosks between 8:30am and 9:30am to ensure your presentation is mounted by 9:45am.
• Make note of your Abstract Number and don’t forget your poster!
• Poster Location is printed on your name tag.
• A member of your group must be present at the poster at all times since Judges will be circulating and ready to hear your pitch.

Attire

• Business attire is required. Backpacks are not permitted, and all bags will be subject to search by NUPD.

Finalists

• At 1:45pm, finalists will be posted on RISE monitors near the podium and notified by email.
• Check monitors/email for results, and remember, if you are a finalist, a minimum of one team member must be present at The RISE Awards.

Wrap Up

• Posters are to remain throughout the duration of RISE, but must be removed by 2:00pm. Northeastern is not responsible for remaining posters.

Schedule

Parking

• Parking available at 775 Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 for those with a pre-issued parking pass.

Check-In

• Check in at Judges Registration between 8:30am and 9:30am (Cabot Center).

Timing

• Be mindful of time spent with each presenter and mingling with fellow judges in order to ensure final scores are submitted by 1:00pm. If scores are not submitted by the deadline, presenters become ineligible for awards.

Material

• At registration, you will receive a name badge and an iPad for judging.

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, you will be escorted to the Private Reception where you can mingle with fellow judges, Northeastern leadership and faculty, and industry elites.