Posters
Poster Sessions
Poster Sessions will be scheduled on Sunday April 5, Monday April 6 and Tuesday April 7. Due to space constraints, please present your poster only during your assigned session, although your poster may remain on the posterboard all day. The doors to the poster room will open at 7:30 am, you may post your materials on the board assigned to you at that time. You must remove your poster at the end of the last session of your scheduled day. The doors will close for the evening at 6:00 pm.
Pushpins will be provided in the area. Please leave your poster in place the entire session. The presenting author should be present at least one full hour during the session and the other authors should be present during the remaining time, of the assigned session.
Effective Posters
A poster should be complete and self-supporting so that different viewers may continue at their leisure. The author should only need to supplement or discuss particular points raised during inquiry. Remember that several people of varying degrees of interest and experience may be viewing your poster at once. Therefore you will want to make your points as complete and brief as possible.
Planning
Poster boards are 4' tall x 8' wide; we recommend using a space of 4' tall x 6' wide for your entire poster. The most effective use of this space would be in a grid plan arranged in columns. This prevents viewers from crossing back and forth in front of each other. Materials should be mounted on colored poster paper or board. Allow for this distance when printing and planning layouts.
The standard elements are: Introduction, Methods, Results (with supporting figures), and a Conclusion or Summary. Type should be easily seen from a short distance. Using the guidelines above, the introduction would be placed at the upper left, and the conclusion at the lower right, both in large type. It is not necessary to post a copy of the abstract.
Illustrations
Figures should also be easily seen from a distance. Use clear graphics and large type to accomplish this. The main points should be straightforward without extended viewing, but details should be included for those who might wish to discuss it. Because the amount of text is restricted, the figure legend could contain some of the commentary that would usually be contained in the body of a manuscript.
Text
Minimize narrative
Use large type in short separated paragraphs
Do not set entire paragraphs in boldface or capital letters
Numbered or bulleted lists are a concise but effective way to convey a series of points.
Title
Prepare a banner for the top of the poster indicating the abstract title, author(s) and affiliations(s). Lettering should be about 1 1/4 inches high for the title, 3/4 inches high for the author's names and 1/2 inch high for affiliations.
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