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Posterboard dimensions
Poster boards are 200 cm high by 95 cm wide; we
recommend using a space of 120 cm (about 4 feet)
high by 90 cm (3.11 feet) wide for your
entire poster.
The most effective use of the space would be in
grid plan arranged in columns. This
prevents viewers
from having to cross back and forth in front of
each other. Materials should be mounted
on coloured
poster paper or board. Allow for
distance when printing
and planning layouts.
Mounting
Posterboards will be numbered with your poster's
code as it appears in the program. The posterboards
are laminated. We will provide adhesive tape to
attach your poster to the posterboard, but bringing
your own tape will avoid having to wait for our
tape to become available to you.
Schedule
For Poster Session 1, we suggest that you mount
your poster during lunch on XX.
For Poster Session 2, we suggest that you mount
your poster during lunch on XX.
You should be present next to your
poster during
the poster sessions themselves, which take place
between 18:00 and 20:00 on their respective days.
Posters can remain mounted on their boards until
lunch on the following day. Please make sure you
remove your poster sometime BEFORE lunch.
Poster Design
- Empirical papers: Use a layout for
your poster
that uses main headings such as
Purpose, Methods,
Results, and Conclusion. Avoid long narrative
accounts and use point form whenever possible.
Please feel free to bring copies of a relevant
paper to hand out when you are giving
your poster.
- Theoretical papers: Organize your arguments
under clear headings. Use point form (bullets,
numbered points etc) whenever possible. Don't
simply post your paper on the
posterboard. People
won't have the time to read through a long text
-- particularly if there is a crowd around your
poster. You will have lots of
opportunity to expand
and clarify your arguments during the
time designated
as the Poster Session on Friday and
Saturday afternoons.
Don't forget that you can prepare a
longer document
that you can give out to people at the poster
to be read later.
Keep materials clear and concise. Produce material
that is legible from a distance of at least three
feet. Use large print and shade or colour
block letters
when possible. For legibility, a minimum font size
of 28 points and maximum of 1000 words
are recommended.
. It is not necessary to post a copy of
the abstract
on the poster.
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 clear and brief as possible.
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. 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.
Keep the use of colour simple as this
can effectively
add emphasis to your display. Avoid the
use of blue-green
and magenta-violet, which appear gray
to your red-green
colour-blind colleagues.
Title
Prepare a banner for the top of the
poster indicating
the title (as it appears in the
program), author(s)
and affiliation(s). Lettering should be about 4
cm high for the title, 3 cm high for the author's
names and 2 cm high for affiliations.
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