Evaluation rubrics are a key aspect in the integrity and effectiveness of the IDEC Abstract Review process. But they are a tool to those submitted an abstract just as they are a tool for the Reviewers. Those submission for a Regional Meeting or the Annual Conference should consider the rubric when they are building the abstract in order to ensure alignment with the content and the evaluation criteria.

CONCEPTUAL SIGNIFICANCE

0 = not significant; 10 = very significant

ARTISTIC/AESTHETIC MERIT

0 = low quality; 10 = high quality

INNOVATION

0 = low originality; 10 = high originality

CRAFTSMANSHIP

0 = not mastered; 10 = mastered