Student Poster sessions highlight the quality of research being conducted at CAHSI. Graduate and undergraduate students from the CAHSI institutions presented 23 and 28 research projects on the first and second meetings respectively. These poster sessions have been praised by many of the attendees of the meeting for the quality of the research presented and the knowledge and presentation skills of the students. These activities served as means of networking for the students participating as well as the attendees. Leonardo Salayandia has participated in several poster sessions, he was asked to shed some light on why it is imperative for other students to get involved.