International Bridge Conference Student Poster Competition

The International Bridge Conference (IBC) is calling on college students interested in bridge engineering to enter the James D. Cooper Student Poster Award Competition.

The competition is open to college and university engineering students in the United States and worldwide.

The two winning poster authors will receive a $500 Fellowship, complementary registration and hotel and travel allowances to attend the 2023 IBC in National Harbor, MD on June 12-14, 2023.

Additionally, the top 10 poster authors, including the two winners, will be invited to present their poster at the IBC.  The posters will be located in the hall adjacent to the rooms with all the technical sessions.  Students will be required to be present at their poster during the session breaks on June 13, 2023.

Opportunity to Network With Prospective Employers

Nearly 1,000 bridge designers, consultants, owners, contractors, and academia regularly attend the IBC.  The poster award and display are a fantastic opportunity for students to network with prospective employers in the bridge industry. Poster presenters are encouraged to bring their resume and provide their LinkedIn or similar profile on their poster.  Handouts of the poster in an 11”x 17” paper format are also permitted at the IBC.

Student posters can fall within one of the IBC Technical Session Topics listed below.  Alternatively, students can create posters based on current graduate or undergraduate research work they are conducting, bridge case studies, or on meaningful co-op/internship experiences/projects they want to share.

Posters Must be Submitted by March 31

Posters must be authored only by students; posters co-authored by faculty advisors are not eligible. Posters will be judged by the IBC Executive Committee.  Student competition posters must be submitted no later than March 31, 2023.

Winning entries will be notified in April 2023. Invitations to present posters at the IBC will also be made at this time.

For additional information, please refer to the Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania website.