Registration & Abstracts

KAS / KJAS Annual Meeting - Registration & Abstracts

Registration
Abstracts & Presentations
Session Topics
Student Scoring Rubric

Registration

Registration Fees


Before Oct 1Oct 2-Oct 30
Students$50$55
Professional members$90$100
Professional non-members$105$110
K12 Teachers$0$0
K-12 Junior Academy students$0$0
Parents$50$55

The deadline to cancel your registration and request a refund is October 23.

After October 30, pre-registration and deferred payment options will not longer be available.

On-site registration will be available November 6 & 7.

If someone else is paying for your registration
We offer a deferred payment option. Please register yourself, and choose " Bill Me" for your payment option. Then forward the email with your invoice to the person who is paying for your registration. They may pay by check or credit card. All deferred registration payments are due by October 30. A late fee of $25 will be assessed after October 30.

Abstracts and Presentations

Abstract submission deadline is October 1. Please register for the meeting before submitting your abstract.  After you register, you will receive a link to submit your abstract. Authors must submit their own abstract to ensure we receive complete and correct information.  

KAS reserves the right to reject an abstract if it is not submitted by the primary author.
KAS also reserves the right to reject an abstract if the author is not registered for the Annual Meeting by October 1.

We adopted a new model in 2024 for evaluating student presentations. Learn more

Please review the  Abstract and Presentation Guidelines for the required format for the KAS / KJAS Annual Meeting.
Oral presentations are 15 minutes.
Posters are 36" high x 48" wide
Abstracts must be uploaded following the KAS format. KAS publishes abstracts in our Journal following the Annual meeting and if your abstract does not meet our formatting requirements we may not publish it.
Please review the KAS Plagiarism Policy  in the Guidelines to avoid inadvertent errors. 


Junior Academy presenters: If you are a HS student presenting an oral presentation, you will need to upload an acknowledgment signed by your High School when submitting your abstract.
Session Topics
This year abstract submitters may submit into regular sections and two special sessions (in bold, below).  Sometimes we need to move talks into other sessions, so we ask for your first choice and second choice sessions when you submit an abstract.

Agricultural Sciences
Anthropology and Sociology
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Chemistry: Analytical & Physical
Chemistry: Organic / Inorganic
Computer & Informational Sciences
Cybersecurity
Ecology
Engineering
Environmental Science
Geography
Geology
Green Chemistry
Health Sciences
Mathematics
Microbiology
Physics & Astronomy
Physiology and Biochemistry
Psychology
Science Education
Zoology / Botany


 
All of our undergraduate student presenters can expect to get meaningful feedback from their colleagues and fellow participants about their research.  We will not be conducting competitions for undergraduates or graduate students.
We encourage students to refer to the  KAS/KJAS Student evaluation rubric for guidance in developing your presentation.

Why did we adjust our student evaluation process in 2024?

Questions about abstracts and presentations should be directed to KAS Program Coordinator Melony Stambaugh.

Annual Meeting Links 

The Kentucky Academy of Science Annual Meeting is an interdisciplinary professional environment that cultivates scientific discovery and understanding. Thank you for contributing to our advancement of science by behaving professionally, respectfully and collegially at all times.