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Turn Your Research into Art

Poster Competition

Join our Poster Competition and take advantage of this chance to spotlight your project. This is a rare opportunity to showcase your innovative work, engage with industry leaders, and gain visibility for your ideas. Create an eye-catching poster that showcases your research and creativity, and let industry judges see your expertise shine!

Registration closes on 25 Sep 2025

About Poster Competition
Do you have an 
interesting IT research or project to tell?
 

Submit your research project as a poster to be showcased at the CDU IT Code Fair.

Entrants will submit an attractive poster design in size A1 (594mm x 841mm) that includes an abstract, background, objectives, methodology, results and conclusions
To be competitive, your poster needs to be visually impactful and accessible to non-technical audiences.

Participatns are not allowed to present (i.e. speak about) their projects directly to the industry judges. Judges will assess each project solely based on the poster during the CDU IT Code Fair 2025.

Important Dates
Submission Deadline
30 Oct 2025 (end of day)
Upload the PDF file of your final poster for our printing no later than 30 Oct 2025 via the link you received in your email at the time of registration.
DO NOT submit your work via email.

Tips:

Make sure that your poster is in A1 size, with high-quality images/resolution.
Design tips: https://www.animateyour.science/post/best-examples-of-scientific-posters


Competition Day

06 Nov 2025, 08:30 – 17:00
Danala | ECP, Darwin
Charles Darwin University

Eligibility

All students who are currently enrolled on CDU’s Information Technology coursework programs (undergraduate, postgraduate, TAFE, short courses)

Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students are not eligible to participate.

Judging Criteria

Submissions will be judged according to several criteria. More information to be updated on this page, stay tuned. 

Awards

A winner and a runner-up will be selected for this competition. 

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