Recommended Poster Presentation Guidelines

Poster Format:

• The most successful and attractive posters are graphically-produced posters that highlight and summarize the main points with the poster presenter filling in the details. 

• It is recommended that the poster be prepared as a large PowerPoint slide. You are free to design your own template in Powerpoint. Free poster templates can also be downloaded from several websites, for example:

• http://www.posterpresentations.com/html/free_poster_templates.html;

• http://www.makesigns.com/SciPosters_Templates.aspx;

• https://www.genigraphics.com/templates;

• or use a poster from your university as a template.

• Your poster must include the following information prominently displayed across the top in font size of least 54 pt:

• Title of the project.

• Your name and the names of any co-authors (and their affiliations).

• Name of your advisor, if applicable.

• Posters should have your university logo in the upper left- or right-hand corner.

• All text should be presented in a font of at least 24 pt (preferably ≥28 pt) so that it can be read from a distance of a few feet. Suggested font sizes for subheadings: 32–44 pt. Each poster should be organized to include the following sections:

• An Abstract of 150 to 200 words summarizing the aims, hypothesis, results, and conclusions.

• An Introduction to the topic.

• A short synopsis of the Methods used to generate the data.

• Results and Conclusions (can be in separate sections)

• A list of Citations referenced in the poster and Acknowledgements of personnel and funding sources.

• Make liberal use of illustrations, data figures, and tables with captions that enable the reader to visualize your project and to interpret the data shown.