Poster Guidelines
S+SSPR prefers if you create a poster for your poster presentation.
Poster Dimensions Requirements & Set-Up Procedures
- All posters sessions will take place at the Harris Engineering Center, room 101.
- Poster size may be no more than 4 feet by 4 feet (i.e., length is no more than 4 feet and the width is no more than 4 feet). Computer display equipment, sound or projection equipment, or freestanding displays are not permitted.
- Posters can be set up in the morning of the day that your poster paper is scheduled (we have three poster sessions at S+SSPR 2008) from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and it should be brought down before 10:00 p.m., the same day.
- Your posters are numbered appropriately in the S+SSPR 2008 program. For example poster number I.S.1 means poster session I, scheduled on Thursday, December 4, from the SPR portion of the workshop, and the poster number is 1.
- In the Harris Engineering center (location of all poster sessions) the stands with mounting boards provided will have numbers corresponding to the number of your poster.
- The conference staff will provide push pins and stands with mounting boards; Conference staff will also assist you in locating the assigned position of your poster.
Poster Design Suggestions & Tips
- Allow ample time to prepare your poster. Use a crisp, clean design and a strong title. Do not tell the entire research history. Present only enough data to support your conclusions and show the originality of the work. The best posters display a succinct statement of major conclusions at the beginning, followed by supporting text in later segments and a brief summary at the end.
- For ease of transport, make poster elements small enough to package and carry.
- All posters should feature a title, your name, the name of the institution where the research was performed, and should credit others, as appropriate. The title lettering should be about 2" to 3" (5cm to 7.5cm) with subheadings 1/2" to 1" high (1.25 to 2.5 cm).
- All lettering should be legible from about 5 feet away.
- Text material should be approximately 24 points
- Convert tabular material to graphic display, if possible.
- Use color to add emphasis and clarity.
- Make illustrations simple and bold. Enlarge photos to show pertinent details clearly.
- Displayed materials should be self-explanatory, freeing you for discussion.
