USERN Miniature Talk (mTalk)

An Innovation by USERN to Present 6-min scientific lecture in accompanying with an art performance

USERN miniature talk or MTalk is a showcase for speakers presenting a short-term powerful idea in under 6 minutes or less. In 2018, MTalk began its first talk, in 2020 was held the second round and this year, 3th round is going to be held in 4 steps. Talk has no topic limitation to present multiple topics and a diversity of issues from many disciplines or encourage to attend. The speakers are giving a maximum of 6 minutes to present their ideas most innovatively and engagingly. The talk aims to spread novels and surprising ideas that the audience has never heard about. Talk helps you to present your great and well-formed researches. Also, it could help you to promote your presentation skills.

The talk would bring science and art together.

During the talk presentation, a wide range of art including music, painting, and calligraphy would be represented to bring a highly attractive and energetic presentation to the audience.

Finally, presentation judgment would be held at the third or fourth step of the event.

Judgment and evaluation of presentation are preliminary based on two criteria.

The project itself and your presentation skills in the addition art performances are also judged and evaluated.

To attend in MTalk you should fill the forms and upload the abstract of your presentation.

Since then every delivered abstract you review by your research and editorial team for presenting in the next steps. 

The first mTalk competition was performed during 2018 with a closing ceremony at the USERN anniversary (1st Jan 2019).

The 2nd mTalk competition was performed during 2020 with a closing ceremony at the USERN annual congress (Nov 2020).

The 3rd mTalk competition has been started since early 2021.

Now, it's the 3rd round of 3rd mTalk, where more than 150 applicants have been selected after acceptance in their regional challenges.

The Preliminary Program of 3^rd Round of Miniature Talk 2021

Friday, 6^th August

Reviewing Committee: Amirhossein Takian, Marzieh Alikhasi, Farsad Nourizadeh, Anahita Sadeghi, Haleh Ashraf, Arpi Manookian, Bita Mesgarpour, Behzad Houshmand, Masoud Lotfizadeh, Kayvan Mirnia, Mahnaz Khanavi, Ehsan Sekhavati, Majid Sorouri

Saturday, 7^th August

Reviewing Committee: Seyed Abbas Motevalian, Kamran Balighi, Reza Shervin Badv, Ali Labaf, Farsad Nourizadeh, Seyed Rohollah Miri, Mandana Shirazi, Kayvan Mirnia, Mandana sattari, Behzad Houshmand, Ehsan Sharif, Seyed Farshad Allameh, Shayan Shekarabi

Sunday, 8^th August

Reviewing Committee: Ali Labaf, Seyyed Farshad Allameh, Reza Shervin Badv, Nasim Khajavirad, Roja Rahimi, Mandana Shirazi, Maryam Nasimi, Anahita Sadeghi, Mandana Hasanzad, Fateme Haji Ali Asgari, Arpi Manookian, Mahnaz Khanavi, Ehsan Rezaei, Mandana Sattari, Farnoosh Fridbod, Hossein Zabihi Mahmoudabadi, Ehsan Sharif, Mehrzad Mehdizadeh

Monday, 9^th August

Reviewing Committee: Alireza Sima, Ali Labaf, Mahnaz Khanavi, Mohammad Reza Khami, Farsad Nourizadeh, Anahita Sadeghi, Ehsan Sekhavati Moghadam, Majid Sorouri, Mehrdad Hamidi, Mandana Sattari, Fariba Asghari, Amirali Sohrabpour, Roya Sattarzadeh, Ali Mir

Tuesday, 10^th August

Reviewing Committee: Maryam Nasimi, Anahita Sadeghi, Arpi Manookian, Mandana Shirazi, Fateme Haji Ali Asgari, Mohammad Reza Khami, Kayvan Mirnia, Farsad Nourizadeh, Ehsan Sekhavati Moghadam, Mehrdad Hamidi, Rasoul Ghasemi, Mandana Sattari, Mahnaz Arshad

Wednesday, 11^th August

Reviewing Committee: Mohammad Jalili, Kamran Balighi, Farsad Nourizadeh, Anahita Sadeghi, Behdad Gharib, Kayvan Mirnia, Rasoul Ghasemi, Mandana Sattari, Nasim Khajavirad, Alireza Ghannadan

 Thursday, 12^th August

Closing Ceremony of 3rd Round: Introducing the Best Presenters for the Final Round

Lecturers: 

Amir Ali Sohrabpour: What scientific talk is NOT! Highlighting some common mistakes

Farnoosh Faridbod: Ten tips for developing interdisciplinary researches

Ali Labaf: The art of speech and verbal skills in scientific communication

Ehsan Rezaei: The storytelling mind: pros and cons

Artists:  Mehrzad Mehdizadeh, Ali Mir, Alireza Ghannadan

To register for attendance of the 3rd round of mTalk 2021: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOKmf1bnRmt5zlKxwsrUH87H075ccLe1cTaFT2marXnit_DQ/viewform

To see the 3rd round of mTalk 2021 online at the time of event: