In a nutshell here is what an entry needs to contain: authors, department, title, abstract and contact info for at least one author. All of this must be in the body of an email, NOT as an attachment. As a matter of professional courtesy, please make sure all authors approve the abstract before you submit it. It makes the editor really cranky when he gets three emails asking for changes after it has been posted. Entries must be received by Friday, 7 April. Late entries may be accepted at my whim (Cash helps).
Submit your entry in the body of an email message, not as an attachment. Plain text is preferred. The organizer is the judge of stylistic matters. There is a limit of 150 words for your abstract. Special text features, such as bold, italic, superscript2, or subscript2, will be added when I format it for the web. You can just make a note to me in your entry that you need some things treated specially and I can do it. Please include a brief descriptive note below your abstract.
Please include a telephone number and an email address with your submission, but not in the abstract proper, so I can contact you if necessary. Put it clearly separated from the abstract itself.
I expect to reply to your email submissions within a very few days after receiving them. When I have posted them to the web site I will email you, indicating that I have posted your entry on the poster session web site.
You may send me a .doc or .pdf file which gives a more complete and final report on your project than just the abstract. These files will be linked from the archives such that there is on-line access to your final, full report.
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Dear Jeff, *************** The Effect of Saturn's Position on Birth Weight (NOT all capital letters) Ferd Berwick and Leroy Brown The position of the planet Saturn was determined for 253 births recorded at St. Luigi's Hospital during the year 2006. The time of birth listed on the birth certificate was used in conjunction with the planetary motion program, Where's My Planet to ascertain the relative positions of the infant and the planet Saturn. A correlation analysis of the birth weights and the position of Saturn was performed using the statistical program Stats R Us. The results of the analysis indicate that birth weight is unrelated to the position of Saturn. NOTE: please italicize "Where's My Planet" |
The session runs from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Friday, 13 April here in the Science Center, starting in the lobby of Physicians Auditorium. You need to have your poster ready before 1:00. You will also need to be present a significant portion of the time to answer questions.
Presenters at the Poster Session are allocated a space, usually either one side of a free-standing poster board, or wall space. Plan on having roughly a 3 foot tall by 5 foot wide space, but presenters will often not use that much space. Verify your actual space allotment by consulting the Poster Location Map and going to examine your space. Depending on your location, you may use staples, push-pins, thumb tacks or tape to secure your poster. If you use tape, you must insure that all residue is removed from the wall when you remove your poster.
Departments are being strongly encouraged to institute a mechanism for rewarding excellence for posters in their disciplines. At the very least winners will be highlighted in the photographic annals of the Poster Session web pages. I'll post details on prizes as departments notify me.
There are some templates in Microsoft PowerPoint format along with some poster presentation tips for scientific posters available here. The term "posters" is actually a misnomer. They can be prepared on single sheets of standard sized paper, or on special large sizes. You can post individual sheets, or have them pre-posted on an actual poster board. The essence is that you
In general you:
Remember your audience!
The organizer and the School of Sciences & Mathematics are not responsible for your poster. Please take steps to secure it after the session is over. The Science Center must be returned to good order by the end of the day, so posters left up are subject to disposal or mysterious disappearance.
Jeff Wragg
phone: 953-5781
email: wraggj@cofc.edu
Go to the Poster Session Home Page
updated: 11 April 07 - jlw
