These can be purchased at most office supplies stores such as Office Max, Office Depot, and Staples.
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| The poster session is an excellent venue for students to
present their research and gain experience in a friendly and low
pressure context.
The poster session convenes during the lunch time period for 1 1/2 hours. Attendees will be encouraged to have lunch on site so they will have time to view the posters. |
| Posters should be mounted on folding poster boards
measuring 36" X 48" (when folded-- as seen in the picture--
they measure 36" X 24").
These can be purchased at most office supplies stores such as Office Max, Office Depot, and Staples. |
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When unfolded, they can be taped or pinned to bulletin boards or set up on easels or tabletops.
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| Each poster should follow general guidelines for posters
presented at professional meetings.
Section headings should include Title, Author(s), and Affiliation Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion References cited Acknowledgements General tips Text Keep the text short and simple, use clear and simple language. Consider using "bullet statements." Font Use a font that is easy to read, such as Times New Roman, Aerial or Courier. All capital letters is hard to follow; it is better to use bold print for titles or for emphasis. The title and authors names, should be no less than 72 point. Section titles should be about 60 point. Your bullet statements should be about 48 point or larger. Additional text should be no smaller than 24. 18 point can be used for the Acknowledgements and References Color can be used in your text to highlight the important points or to link related subjects; e.g., all information in illustrations, tables, and text about females in red, that about males in blue Graphics Graphics are most important in the Results section Good graphs are more easily understood than verbose descriptions Bar-graphs are good for comparing two or three subjects or variables Line-graphs are good for displaying change over time. "Stacked" bar-graphs and Pie-charts are good for presenting proportions of the whole Color variation is more useful for representing different measures and easier to follow than three black lines that are differentiated squares or stripes. Make the titles, axes, labels, etc. in black 3-D bar-graphs are fancy, but 2-D bars are more easy to read and are more preferred Axes should be clearly labeled, titles and subtitles should be brief but descriptive. Photos break up the monotony of text and graphs, and create an aesthetically pleasing display Assembly Print your poster on standard 8.5x11-inch heavy white or cream colored paper. You may want to have a colored border of construction paper to frame your text You may want to differentiate sections with different colors; e.g., the Introduction is framed in green, the Methods are framed in yellow, etc. You may want to wait to fully assemble your poster at the meeting; especially if you will be mounting sections over the folds in the boards (this way the paper with text will not have folds in it). Use Glue sticks or Double sided tape to mount everything on the poster boards. Presentation You may want to have a brief hand-out or full paper to accompany your poster. You will be expected to stand next to your poster for 1 1/2 hours, answering questions. Wear nice, comfortable clothing Enjoy yourself! More detailed guidelines for how to put a poster tog |