NgāPaeoteMāramatangaInternationalIndigenousResearchConference3MT®Competition

NominationProcessAnonlinenominationprocessledbytheNgaPaeoteMaramatangaInternationalIndigenousResearchConference3MT®Co-Chairswillinviteupto20nominationstoproceedtotheonlineheatcompetitionstobeheldinearlyOctober.Thetop12willbeinvitedtocompeteatthefinalsinfrontofalargeinternationalaudiencecommittedtoIndigenousresearchaspirations.NominationsopenMonday8August2016andcloseMonday26September2016at5pmNZST.Pleaseapplyonlineathttp://www.indigenousresearch2016.ac.nz/3-minute-thesis-competition.Co-Chairs:DrKarynParingatai,TeTumu,SchoolofMāori,Pacific&IndigenousStudies,UniversityofOtagoandKhyleeQuince,FacultyofLaw,UniversityofAuckland.

Heatstobeheld:

• OnlineEarlytomid-October2016

Finalstobeheld:• Wednesday,16November2016,4.00-5.30pm

• InternationalIndigenousResearchConference2016:Fisher&PaykelApplianceAuditorium,OwenGGlenBuilding,BusinessSchool,UniversityofAuckland,NewZealand.

Prizesinclude:• $500NZDcashstipendprizeforcategorywinner

• SponsoredBookPrizes-includingaudiencefavourite

EntrytermsandconditionsThis exciting event gives New Zealand enrolled post-graduate students who are completing Indigenousfocused theses the chance to present their research to an international audience while competing for anumberofgenerousprizes.• The competition is open to both enrolled thesis Master’s and Doctoral students at a New Zealand

tertiaryinstitution,whomustcommunicate their research in nomore than threeminutes, with thehelpofonlyonestaticslide.

• Doctoral and Master’s candidates whose theses are under examination are also eligible to compete;graduatesarenoteligible.

• Entrants accept that thiscompetitionmaybe filmedandmadeavailableonNgāPaeo teMāramatangasocialmediasites.

IIRC20163MT®CompetitionRules1. A single PowerPoint slide is permitted. No slide transitions, animations or ‘movement’ of any

descriptionareallowed.2. Theslideistobepresentedfromthebeginningoftheoration.3. Noadditionalelectronicmedia(e.g.soundandvideofiles)arepermitted.4. Noadditionalprops(e.g.costumes,musicinstruments)arepermitted.5. Presentationsarelimitedtothreeminutesmaximum.Slideswillbeautomaticallysettoa3minute timer

and will start as soon as the slide appears and end as soon as the slidedisappears.6. Presentationsaretobespokenword(e.g.nopoems,rapsorsongs).7. ThepresentationmustbeinEnglishorTeReoMāori.8. Thedecisionoftheadjudicatingpanelisfinal.WhatcouldIwin?A$500NZD cashstipendfromNgā Pae o teMāramatanga for best presentation as judged by the judgingpanelandanumberofsponsoredBookPrizes, includingaudiencefavourite,willalsobeavailable.Judgingcriteria• Communicationstyle:wasthethesistopicanditssignificancecommunicatedinlanguageappropriateto

anintelligentbutnon-specialistaudience?• Comprehension:didthepresentationhelptheaudienceunderstandthethesistopic?• Engagement:didthepresentationmaketheaudiencewanttoknowmore?