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 GSSSF MEDIA RELEASE

Please note that by registering for the GSSSF you are authorizing the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology to take/use still or video photographs of yourself as a participant ( either with or without names ) for publications, photo contests, publicity and/or public relations purposes in television, newspapers, websites, magazines, travel publication, posters or in-house publications unless you indicate otherwise by filling out this disclaimer form. Please remit the signed form to GSSSF officials during the set-up period on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Solvay High School.

Important Paperwork Information - back to top
There are certain procedures that you are expected to follow. Your project must have a research plan and a set of procedures BEFORE your start experimenting. The International Science & Engineering Fair guidelines established for students are nearly identical to those used by professional scientists and engineers. In order to make certain that you have followed appropriate (and ethical) procedures, a number of forms have been developed that you must complete. Any projects that require pre-approval and do not have it will not be allowed to enter the GSSSF.

All Junior Level (grades 5-8) students must submit the following paperwork:

• Registration Form
• Checklist for Adult Sponsor, complete with adult signatures

All Senior Level (grades 9-12) students must submit the following paperwork:

• Registration Form
• Form 1: Checklist for Adult Sponsor/Safety Assessment Form
• Form 1A: Student Checklist
• Form 1B: Approval Form
• Research Plan

If your project involves any of the following, you must have approval by a Scientific Review Committee BEFORE starting your experiment and additional forms are required:

• Human subjects, including surveys
• Non-human vertebrate animals
• Pathogens, controlled substances, recombinant DNA
• Human and/or animal tissue
• Hazardous substances

Additional Paperwork for Junior Level students:

• Project Plan (experimental procedure)
• Surveys, if applicable
• Written parental permission of any human subjects under age 18

Additional Paperwork for Senior Level Students:

• Human Subjects—Form 2 or Form 4
• Non-human Vertebrate Animals—Form 2 PLUS Form 5A or Form 5B
• Pathogens, Controlled Substances, Recombinant DNA—Forms 2, 3, 6A
• Human and/or Animal Tissue—Form 2 PLUS Form 6A or Form 6B
• Work in an Industrial/Institutional Setting—Form 1C
• Continuing Project—Form 7

If using the GSSSF’s SRC for pre-approval, completed forms can be digitally sent to gsssf@most.org or mailed to GSSSF/MOST, 500 S. Franklin St., Syracuse, NY 13202.

Certain areas of human research are exempt from review. Research of subjects under age 18 do not require additional paperwork for the following:

• Research is conducted in established settings (1) involving normal education practices and (2) research on individual or group behavior where the researcher does not manipulate behavior and the research does not involve stress to the subjects;
• Research involving OBSERVATION of legal public behavior;
• Research involving the collection or study of existing publicly available data.