RISE as a Judge
As a RISE Judge, you gain exclusive access to:
- Top tier, use-inspired innovation
- Networking with students, faculty/staff, Alumni, and University lab directors
- Northeastern decision makers
- Potential investment opportunities
- Ambitious, enlightened and goal-oriented students
- Fellow elite industry representatives
Access abounds at RISE, the largest university expo of its kind.
Instructions for Judges
For the RISE:2021 Virtual Expo, judges will be able to take full advantage of best-in-class conference software to easily and accessibly engage with the cutting-edge research and creative activity and the presenters who are making it happen asynchronously and at their leisure — and live on the day of the event.
If you’d like to judge, let us know by filling out our RISE Expo Judge Interest Form.
If you served as a judge last year, we’d love to have you back. We’ll be using a new RISE:2021 Virtual Expo Platform this year — and once we’ve ported your information over there, we’ll ask you to confirm your interest and profile in that same space. See “Update Profile.”
For the RISE:2021 Virtual Expo, we’ll be changing the format of presentations slightly to make them more easily digestible on the small screen — and we’ll be moving to a new online event platform. The system for reviewing presentations, judging and participating in all facets of the event, though, will be seamless.
Check out our tools for more information on navigating the platform, scoring presentations, and communicating with presenters.
Please make sure to enter or update your profile information, as we are using a new platform this year.
New RISE Judges — Please create a profile in our RISE:2021 Virtual Expo platform, completing the fields as indicated and uploading a high resolution picture.
Returning RISE Judges — Your information will be ported over from our previous system. Please make sure to review your profile and update as needed.
RISE Project Presentations are evaluated along four lines:
- Originality of Project: Is the project fresh and new? Does it off er a unique perspective? Is the project compelling and interesting?
- Significance and Impact of Project: Does the project achieve a beneficial objective? Does it present a compelling model for change?
Does it expose bias, improve efficiency/efficacy, or increase well-being? - Design and Substance of Presentation: Is the presentation clear and concise? Does it convey the essence of the project? Does it compete with or complement the message?
- Overall: Does the presenter demonstrate command of the project? Is the topic e ffectively communicated to a lay audience? Does the presenation and live Q&A inspire further engagement?
All aspects of judging — from creating your profile to viewing presentation to speaking directly with presenters to judging — will happen directly on the RISE:2021 Virtual Expo platform.
RISE Judging is a two stage process.
- Preliminary Judging. We’ll open the Virtual Exhibit Hall a week prior to the live event. During the lead up to RISE, be sure to review your assigned presentations in our RISE:2021 Virtual Expo platform, scoring for Originality, Significance, and Quality. The presentations are short, three-minute, pre-recorded videos. You’ll be able to text chat the presenters in advance of the live conversation and they can answer any preliminary questions you might want to ask. We ask that preliminary scores be in by April 13.
- Day of RISE. While we’ll be having live panel conversations throughout the day, we’ve scheduled 2 two-hour blocks of time when Judges and their assigned Presenters will be live on the platform. Visit your assigned presentations in our Virtual Exhibitors Hall. From here, you’ll be able to speak directly to each presenter and learn more about them and their project. After your conversation, you’ll record an Overall score and make any adjustments to your preliminary scores.
Log into Open Water to begin judging.
Please score all assigned presentations by April 13, 2021.
On April 15th, we’ll ask Judges to be ready to chat with their assigned presenters during a designated two-hour window. Once you’ve connected with your presenters, you can wander through the rest of the RISE:2021 Virtual Expo, taking a look at all of the other presentations and connecting live with presenters.
We’ll also be hosting a few panel style sessions where you can learn more about the cutting edge work happening here at Northeastern. Want to connect? Network with students, faculty, staff and fellow judges in our Networking Lounges (including a Judges-only space).
Join us after the RISE Expo to celebrate winners and accomplishments!
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