PharmaNEST’21 International Virtual E-Tech Fest

A good blog is one that gives its users great content that enriches those reader’s lives and gives them something to look forward to for the next time. The content of your blog should be as such that through which you can build trust with your target audience.

GUIDELINES FOR THE BLOG WRITING COMPETITION-

THEME- Novel Approaches for Drug Discovery

• The blog should be submitted within 24 hours in MS word file.
• Blog must be summarized between 1200 to 1500 words.
• The content of your blog should not divert from the topic. The flow of content should be logical and organized in an order that makes sense.
• Your blog should be divided into certain paragraphs i.e., introduction, main body and last conclusion etc depends on your call.
• Use bullet points, subheadings and shorter paragraphs to make it effective and easy for the reader.
• You can also use images to make it more impressive.
• Avoid the grammatical errors.
• Make your content interesting, empathetic, entertaining and easy to read.
• Plagiarism must not be more than 20%.
• You also get rewarded for your dedication and hardwork in form of cash prizes.

For further queries you can contact-

Ms. Amisha Gupta: amisha@opf.org.in

Ms. Surabhi Shakya: surabhi@opf.org.in

Note- Before submitting the blog carefully analyze all the points.

It is a great opportunity for you so don’t waste it.

E-Poster Presentation Competition

Abstract Submission:

 Abstract should be submitted in MS Word.

• The text of the abstract should be typed in Times New Roman using font size of 12 with title in bold. The abstract should not be more than 250 words.
• The abstract headings should contain Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
• All the poster presentations are categorized as Original research and Review.
• Authors of Plagiarized Abstracts Shall be Debarred and won’t get a chance to submit their E-Posters.
• Last date of abstract submission 20 April 2021.

Guidelines for E-Posters

• E-Posters should consist of a single Microsoft Power point slide, including information on the following topics:

1. Title and the author’s information. Asterisk mark for presenting Author.
2. The poster should include the abstract number allotted by the Pharmanest team. Don’t include your affiliation details.
3. Introduction
4. Material and Methods
5. Results Discussion – include tables, figures and graphs
6. Conclusion
7. References (Max 3)
8. Use a plain background without patterns or dark colours.
9. Layout: Landscape, File Size: Maximum file size is 5MB, Save your file as a PDF (.pdf) and upload.

• Guidelines for E – Poster Presentation

1. The Presenting Author must be registered for the event – PharmaNEST-2021
2. The maximum time limit for presentation is 5 minutes followed by interaction of 2 minutes.
3. The presenting author must be present on the portal specified to them in at least 15 minutes before their designated time and wait until the committee admit you.
4. E-posters should be clear, well-organised, informative and concise and should include all necessary information (Title, Methods, Results & Discussion, etc.)
5. Other than presenting author should not allowed to present.
6. The Presenting Author must be switch on the video during presentation.
7. The Judge’s decision is final.
8. The selected participants will be eligible for Phase-II presentation.
9. Only the presenting author will get the certificate for presentation.

Guidelines for Oral Presentation

• Oral presentation should consist Microsoft Power point slides (Max 10 slides), including information on the following topics:

1. Title and the author’s information. Asterisk mark for presenting Author.The poster should include the abstract number allotted by the Pharmanest team. Don’t include your affiliation details.
2. Introduction
3. Material and Methods
4. Results Discussion – include tables, figures and graphs
5. Conclusion
6. References (Max 3)
7. Use a plain background without patterns or dark colours.
8. Layout: Landscape, File Size: Maximum file size is 5MB, Save your file as a PDF (.pdf) and upload.

• Guidelines for Oral Presentation

1. The Presenting Author must be registered for the event – Pharmanest-2021
2. The maximum time limit for presentation is 7 minutes followed by interaction of 3 minutes.
3. The presenting author must be present on the portal specified to them in at least 15 minutes before their designated time and wait until the committee admit you.
4. Oral presentation should be clear, well-organised, informative and concise and should include all necessary information (Title, Methods, Results & Discussion, etc.)
5. Other than presenting author should not allowed to present.
6. The Presenting Author must be switch on the video during presentation.
7. The Judge’s decision is final.
8. Only the presenting author will get the certificate for presentation.

For more information Contact-

Dr. R. Kalirajan: drkalirajan@opf.org.in

EXTEMPORE COMPETITION- PharmaNEST’ 21

Guidelines and conditions to be Followed:

1. The topic for the extempore competition will be informed at the time, when the specific participant’s turn arrives to participate. And 50 seconds will be given to think regarding the topic allotted to speak.
2. Participant can speak min. 2 minutes and max. 5 minutes.
3. The Participant allowance to enter the extempore event will be based on login basis. (first come first participate basis)
4. The competition will be conducted on GoTowebinar platform only. So, it is worth necessary for the participant to stay connected with GoToWebinar platform either in PC or android mobile.
5. The participant should turn on his/her webcam during his/her activity.
6. Once the topic is allotted to the participant, Usage of Notebooks, Pens, Laptops should be avoided as the reference.
7. The speech should be purely in English.
8. Good internet connectivity should be maintained throughout the activity. If the connection is lost, then the participant will be considered as inattentive.
9. The speech/activity should be worth original.
10. The evaluation will be based on quality of speech, confidence, presence of mind, creativity, novelty, depth of the activity.

For more information Contact-

Ms. Sri Vallika

Competition Head: pharmanest@opf.org.in

PharmaNEST- Video Making Competition

OPF invites you to participate in PharmaVid, an International Video-making Competition on the theme “Data Science, Computational tools, Artificial Intelligence and more novel technologies: evolution and contribution in the Pharmaceutical Research”

Aim: We aim to advocate the importance of pharmacists and their impact on public healthcare. The aim also lies in exploring and educating research scholars, students, industry people about the new and emerging technologies in the field if pharma such as data science, artificial intelligence and much more. We also intend to make people aware of various health-related problems prevalent in society and innovative ways to tackle them.

General Rules and Guidelines to be followed:
• A team of up to 5 members can participate. Individual participation is permitted.
• All members of the team have to be registered as participants of the PharmaNEST 2021
• The duration of the video should be between 2.5-4 minutes, clearly stating the given topic.
• The participants have to make a real video with a script or a dancing video in which the participants can depict the topic with their dance.
• A link will be sent to the registered email ID where all the details and video is to be uploaded.
• The medium of language should be English.
• The video must be original.
•The interested candidates would receive an email for some basic details of the candidates once the registration process for PharmaNEST 21 completed.
• After two days , the candidates would receive an email having the topics for the video and the link for video submission.

-The candidates would get 5 days for the submission of the video.
-After the submission of the video, the selected videos will be posted on the OPF social media pages specifically YouTube channel, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and twitter. The likes and comments would be considered for the final evaluation for three days. The final evaluation would be done according to the organic impressions on the video on each social media platform.
40% weightage would be given to the response on the videos by the public on YouTube channel and the rest 60% would be marked by the invited judges.

Evaluation Criteria:
o Originality
o Creativity
o Message Content
o Technical Quality and Sound

For more information or any queries, you can write on: Shweta@opf.org.in, meineechiu@opf.org.in