RISE is Access
As a RISE Judge, you gain privileged access to:
- Pioneering, use-inspired innovation
- University research and lab directors
- Northeastern decision makers
- Promising investment opportunities
- Ambitious, change-oriented students
- Fellow elite industry representatives
Access abounds at RISE, the largest university expo of its kind.
Instructions for Judges
RISE Judges evaluate poster presentations, listen to pitches, and attend day of activities.
Click here to apply.
Watch the RISE Judging Tutorial to learn how to navigate MyRISE, score presentations, and communicate with presenters.
As a new RISE Judge, you will receive an email for claiming your MyRISE account.
If you are a returning judge, skip to “Update Profile.”
RISE Judging is a two stage process.
- Preliminary Judging
- Review assigned posters in MyRISE, scoring for Originality, Significance, and Quality. You may contact presenters through MyRISE for clarification as needed.
- Day of RISE
- Visit assigned posters and listen to each presenter’s pitch. Then, record an Overall score. You may adjust prior scores as well.
Score posters according to the RISE Judging Guidelines.
Log into MyRISE to begin judging.
Please score all assigned presentations by April 7, 2020.
Locations
RISE Expo
Cabot Physical Education Center
10AM – 2PM
Northeastern University
Cabot Physical Education Center
400 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
RISE Awards
ISEC, Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Complex
3PM – 5PM
Northeastern University
Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Complex
805 Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA 02120
Schedule
8:30am – Registration begins and breakfast available
9:30am – Meet in Team Room
10:00am – RISE opens, begin judging
11:00am – Lunch available in Team Room
1:00pm – Final scores due; return iPads to Judges Table
1:15pm – Meet in Team Room and await escort to Private Reception
2:00pm – RISE concludes
Private Reception – ISEC
1:30pm – Private Reception begins
3:00pm – Private Reception concludes
The RISE Awards – ISEC
3:00pm – The RISE Awards begin
5:00pm – The RISE Awards conclude
Parking
- Parking available at Columbus Garage, 775 Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 or Renaissance Garage, 835 Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA 02120 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.
At 1:15pm, meet in the Judges Team Room and be escorted to the Private Reception.
Click here to learn more about The RISE Awards.
“RISE is a great experience and it is very inspiring to see all of the creative thinking that is going on … It is great to network with other judges and expand your own horizons. I would definitely come back to judge and would highly recommended it to others.”
Richard Lucash, Side Car Angels