Preparing for Research Engagement at Conference Career Expo Booths

Kathryn A. Stofer, Md. Samiul Basir, Justin Pitts, Fabio A. Castiblanco, and Yaguang Zhang

Release Date: 7/7/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-wc479-2025

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Abstract

Organizations, including research teams and centers, non-profits, industry and government recruiters, and university departments hoping to attract students, often staff tables at career expos such as those at national conferences. This publication, intended for anyone who may coordinate an organization’s representation at a similar event, will take you through the steps of planning, materials preparation, and setting up and staffing a conference booth at a career expo. This publication is one of a series related to work from the Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture (IoT4Ag), a National Science Foundation-funded Engineering Research Center. Written by Kathryn A. Stofer, Md. Samiul Basir, Justin Pitts, Fabio A. Castiblanco, and Yaguang Zhang, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, June 2025.

About this Publication

This document is AEC817, a publication of the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date June 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2025 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

About the Authors

Kathryn A. Stofer, research associate professor, STEM education and outreach, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication; Md. Samiul Basir, graduate research assistant, Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Purdue University; Justin Pitts, Ph.D., Machine Learning and Sensing Lab, UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering; Fabio A. Castiblanco, Ph.D. student, electrical and computer engineering, Purdue University; and Yaguang Zhang, clinical assistant professor, Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Purdue University; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Stofer, K. A., Basir, Md. S., Pitts, J., Castiblanco, F. A., & Zhang, Y. (2025). Preparing for Research Engagement at Conference Career Expo Booths. EDIS, 2025(4). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc479-2025

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former research associate professor, STEM education and outreach, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, Gainesville, FL

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Md. Samiul Basir

graduate research assistant, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

Justin Pitts

graduate research assistant, interdisciplinary ecology, UF School of Natural Resources and Environment, Gainesville, FL

Fabio A. Castiblanco

graduate research assistant, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Yaguang Zhang

clinical assistant professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

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