• 2023 LA Region 1 Entry Form
• 2022-2023 Rules for Entry and Display
• 2022-2023 Rules for Schools

Thursday, March 9, 2023	Project Set Up**	2pm – 6pm
Friday, March 10, 2023	Judging	9am – 11:30am
	Lunch	11:30am – 12:30pm
	Judging	12:30pm – 3pm
	Public Display	4:30pm – 6:30pm
Saturday, March 11, 2023	Public Display	8:30am – 10am
	Awards Ceremony	10am – 11am
	Project Pick Up	11am – 12pm

**Projects must be set up and cleared by Display and Safety on Thursday, March 9th. Projects not set up on Thursday WILL NOT be able to participate.

 

Welcome to the 2023 Region 1 Science and Engineering Fair!

All students entering the fair must submit the following:

• An entry form into the fair along with $25 entry fee
• Project Registration forms completed on Scienteer

Registration Information:

On-line project registration opens Dec. 12, 2022 using one of the sites below:

• For elementary projects (grades 4-5)
• For middle and high school projects (grades 6-12)

If you had an account with Scienteer last year, login using your previous username and password. If you are a new student once you click the link you will choose the “Student” block from here, you will create your account and fill out your basic information. At the end you have to get your parent’s permission. Your account will not work until your parent gives you permission.

1. Fill out the information and enter your parent’s e-mail. Your parent will receive an e-mail from scienteer and your parent can follow the link in the e-mail to give their permission electronically.
2. If your parent does not have e-mail or is not receiving the e-mail, click “My parent or guardian does not have e-mail access”. You will be given the option to print out the documents and take them home to get them signed. After they are signed bring them back to your teacher, your teacher will then create your account manually.

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Display and Safety

Please follow IISEF Display and Safety Guidelines.

Maximum Size of Project

• Depth (front to back): 30 inches or 76 centimeters Width (side to side): 48 inches or 122 centimeters Height (floor to top): 108 inches or 274 centimeters
• All projects displays must include:
  • Research Plan
  • Abstract of 250 words maximum

The following are NOT allowed at your displayed project:

1. Living organisms, including plants
2. Soil, sand, rocks, cement, waste samples
3. Taxidermy specimens
4. Preserved vertebrate or invertebrate animals
5. Human or animal food
6. Human/animal parts or body fluids
7. Plant materials
8. All chemicals including water
9. All hazardous substances or devices
10. Items that have been in contact with hazardous chemicals
11. 3-D printers
12. Dry ice
13. Sharp items
14. Flames or highly flammable materials
15. Batteries with open-top cells or wet cells
16. Glass or glass objects
17. Any other apparatus deemed unsafe by SRC or Display and Safety Committee

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Reminders on Pre-Approval projects:

All projects involving Huma Subjects, Vertebrate Organisms, or Potentially Hazardous Biological Agents MUST get pre-approval by your institutional Review Board (IRB) and/or our regional Scientific Review Committee (SRC) before starting the project. Please remember that projects in which microbes are grown (except baker’s yeasts) MUST be conducted in a BSL-2 facility under the supervision of an individual with an advanced degree in microbiology or extensive knowledge and experience in microbiology.

Welcome Teachers/Sponsors!

Students entering the fair are required to submit the following:

• An entry form into the fair along with $25 entry fee
• Project ISEF Registration forms

Entry Forms and Fee

You may send all of your student entry forms along with one cumulative registration fee check to:

LA Region I Science & Engineering Fair BPCC:  Natalie Hendrix
6220 East Texas St.  
Bossier City, LA 71111

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Project Registration

Project Registration paperwork will again be submitted through the Scienteer software platform.

On-line project registration opens Dec. 12, 2022 using one of the sites below:

• For elementary projects (grades 4-5)
• For middle and high school projects (grades 6-12)

Activating your Scienteer account:

1. If you had an administrator account for your school fair last year, simply go to www.scienteer.com and log in and choose the admin role. This will activate your account for the new season. You will need to follow the steps to update your information and open your school registration.
2. If the School had an account last year, but had a different administrator, contact your district or regional fair. They will need to add you to the admin account of that school.
3. If your School had no account last year, contact your district or regional fair and they will send you a registration link. If you have an existing user account, be sure to use that same information (username, email and password) for each account that you create.

View the Teacher guide for Scienteer.

The science and engineering fair is sponsored by:

• Bossier Parish Community College
• The City of Bossier City
• The Bossier Optimist Club
• Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral homes, Cemeteries and Flower Shops, Inc.

2022 LA REGION I WINNERS

• Category Winners
• Overall Division Winners
• Sweepstakes Awards
• Special Awards

2021 LA REGION I WINNERS

• Category Winners
• Overall Division Winners
• Sweepstakes Awards

2020 LA REGION I WINNERS

• Overall Division Winners

2019 LA REGION I WINNERS

• Overall Division Winners
• Division A Category Winners
• Division B Category Winners
• Division C Category Winners
• Sweepstakes Awards - Winning Schools

2018 LA REGION I WINNERS

• Overall Division Winners
• Division A Category Winners
• Division B Category Winners
• Division C Category Winners
• Sweepstakes Awards - Winning Schools

Louisiana State Science Fair 2023

• Dates:  April 3 - 5, 2023 (in-person event)
• Eligibility: Grades 6-12
• Location: LSU Union Cotillion Ballroom, Baton Rouge, LA

International Science Fair 2023

• Dates:  May 13 - 19, 2023 (in-person event; Covid Vaccination required)
• Eligibility: Grades 9-12
• Location: Dallas, TX

The rule book and all associated forms can be found at the Science for Science and the Public website under the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair from the Science Competitions heading.