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Calling All UWA Optometry Students - Enter Our E-Poster Competition


Calling UWA Optometry Students, 
 
We invite you to take this opportunity to submit an E-Poster for WAVE 2026, our annual state conference held in March 2026 on the weekend of the 21st & 22nd March in Fremantle. 

You choose a topic, and then research either alone or in a group & then prepare your E-Poster to submit online. 
 
E-Posters will be displayed on our WAVE 2026 website & also at the WAVE venue on the weekend. The WAVE 2026 website will open in November and this is where you will need to submit your entries. 
  
 As well as the benefits of researching an optometry topic of interest to you, you will be in with a chance to win a cash prize as one poster will be randomly selected as a winner over the WAVE weekend. 
 

Prize is $150 per author, to a maximum of $450 paid out.  

First Step:
  1. Choose your topic
  2. Research your content
  3. Email OWA Office to request link to create a submission for your E-Poster

You will be emailed info on how to create an account.

Any questions, just email the OWA Office on admin@optometrywa.org.au

Check out last year's winners! 
HERE
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Your E-Poster - Your Choice

Next Step: Designing Your E-Poster
The team will then commence reviewing your submission. In the meantime, please start designing your E-Poster ready to upload.

  1. Slide size for formatting must be 9:16 – As per this template. Once you are done, you will be required to submit your poster as a PDF. 

  2. You don’t have to use our templates but please ensure the 3 logos displayed here are on your front page.
    Optometry Western Australia, UWA & WAVE 2026. These three logos are included in the template for you. - 2026 version being updated Oct 2025. 

Final Step:
Once your E-Poster has been approved, you will receive an email with step by step instructions on how to upload this into your submission. Please ensure this is uploaded by 15th March 2026.

The winning E-Poster will be annouced over the WAVE weekend & Prize Money transferred to your nominated bank account the following week. 
If you have any questions, please contact the OWA Office on admin@optometrywa.org.au or call 08 9321 2300.

Please download the pptx template file below - Note: 2025 logo willl be updated to 2026

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