FPN Program and Invitations

This week in ISM, I continued with my Final Presentation Night preparation by finalizing both the template and content for my program and invitations, creating an outline for my speech, and deciding my two volunteers to help me during the event. Previously, I had already made a first draft of the program, which we then revised and critiqued in class to check for mistakes and general appearance. As a result, I made a few corrections to the formatting and content in my final draft, which I will print and perform one final check on before mass-producing all my program brochures for FPN. For my invitations, I didn't make any major changes from my first draft, because I really liked the color scheme and information I had included previously. In class, we received a massive checklist with everything that we needed to accomplish before FPN, and I was shocked by just how extensive and detailed the number of tasks were. The majority of them are due on May 20th, which is the actual day of Final Presentation Night, but several are due in the upcoming weeks. With only three weeks remaining before FPN, I'm definitely starting to feel the pressure of keeping organized and staying on track with the busy schedule ahead of me. However, despite my current nerves, I know that all the knowledge and skills I have gained over the course of this year will help me share my amazing ISM experience at FPN. This upcoming week, I will create a mock video for my final speech, schedule a mentor visit at UT Southwestern, and update my display board from Research Showcase.