- The poster surface is
cloth-covered cork and has an area 4’ high and 8’ wide. Do not exceed
the size of the poster surface area.
- Prepare a heading to
appear across the top of the board identifying your title and authors.
Keep the board heading within an area of 7” down from the top. You may
use the entire width of the board. The lettering of this section should
not be less than 1” high.
- Please work with your
in-house service department or a local vendor to create your poster.
- Make your poster in
several small sections for easier transport and placement on the board.
Do not mount illustrations on heavy cardboard because they may be
difficult to keep in position on the poster board. Stay with standard
paper sizes, such as 5” x 7”, 8½” x 11”, 11” x 14”, etc., rather than
odd shapes.
- Keep text and legends
short.
- All material must be
readable from distances of 3 to 5 feet. You are strongly encouraged to
use type no less than ¼” high (22-point type), using bold type to ensure
legibility. Make all print dark (preferably block style) on a white or
very light background. Please do not use a dark-colored background. All
materials should have a flat (not glossy) finish.
- Keep your presentation
concise and the number of pieces to a minimum. Charts, drawings and
illustrations should be similar to those you would use in making slides
or, if anything, be more basic and heavily drawn. Keep everything as
simple as possible. Avoid “artsy” or overly ornate presentations. Block
letters can be very useful to add emphasis and clarity. If photographs
are used, try to have them processed with a matte or dull finish.
Captions should be brief.
- It helps the viewer a
great deal if you can indicate (by numbers, letters or arrows) a
preferred sequence that might be followed in studying your material.
- Your poster should be
self-explanatory so that you are free to supplement the information and
discuss particular points raised by inquiry during the meet-the-authors
session. The session provides a more intimate forum for informal
discussion than lecture presentations, but this becomes more difficult
if you are obliged to spend a lot of time explaining your poster to a
succession of visitors.
- Thumb tacks and
straight pins can be used on the Board. Use thumbtacks or straight
pins to attach material to the surface of the cloth-covered cork. Do not
use glue, tape or staples. An ample supply of push pins will be
available on site.
- Projection equipment
and electrical outlets will NOT be provided in the poster session area.
- Summary of Most Important
Points:
- Use
type no less than ¼” high.
- Use
thumbtacks or straight pins to attach materials to the board.
- No
dark backgrounds. Avoid high-gloss photos.
- Keep
the heading within 7” from the top and include your abstract number,
title and name of authors.
Compliance
- Display of commercial/product sales posters is prohibited. Any poster that is deemed to be a commercial advertisement will be removed from the poster hall.
- Company logos are prohibited. Posters should only contain evidence-based statements. Use generic (not brand) product names.
To ensure full disclosure, we ask you to do the following:
- Poster presenters are required to list relationship disclosures for themselves and all co-authors at the bottom of the poster.
- If an author has nothing to disclose, please include the statement, “No relationships to disclose.”
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