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Poster
sessions are increasingly used as a means
of information transfer at
professional meetings. Poster sessions
allow an audience of individuals to review
many presentations
quickly, while at the same time providing
the opportunity for an individual viewer
to talk with selected authors whose projects
are of particular interest. Poster materials
should provide an introduction - an entry
point to further
discussion of the presenting author’s
work and project results.
For
ease in transport and mounting, titles,
text and figures are often printed
onto regular paper and then glued or
taped to individual pieces of backing
materials, such as colored “poster
board”. Cut slightly larger than
your printed pages, such backing materials
also provide a colorful “frame” for
your work. The site where you will give
your poster presentation will have bulletin
boards with a cork surface on which you
will mount your materials with tacks
or push pins that you should bring with
you for this purpose.(Architectural push
pins are not permitted). Remember to
lay out your poster carefully beforehand
to assure that it will fit within the
allotted space (42" high x 66" wide).Other hints:
- Be concise. Provide the essence of
your project, enough to whet someone’s
appetite for more. Be there with your
poster at your scheduled presentation
time to answer any questions.
- Use figures and graphics where possible.
Remember, a picture is worth....
- Use large type. The text and figure
labels on a poster should be readable
from a distance of three to six feet.
Title and headings should be large
to draw a viewer’s attention
to the topic of your poster.
- Arrange text and graphics in a logical
order. It may helpful to number the
sequence of various poster sections
with 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. as an aid to
the reader.
- Be creative. Strive to make the viewer’s
experience in reading your poster both
intellectually and esthetically satisfying.
The following is an example of a poster
format commonly seen at professional
meetings (Remember, the bulletin board
size is 42” x 66”):
