1. EPOSTER INSTRUCTIONS To create your ePoster you may use any of the following slides as a starting point. Download the ePoster style guidelines to help you with your composition. Remember that only a single slide is accepted as your ePoster. So as a final step before submission, please delete all other slides including these guidelines. Please use your first name and surname when naming the file. Go back to the conference website http://www.vascularconference.com to submit your ePoster when complete. We look forward to receiving your poster not later than 29 July.

2. EPOSTER STYLE GUIDE Thank you for accepting the offer to submit your ePoster. This guide provides some hints and tips about designing your poster in terms of structure and graphic design. There are also some rules…

3. EPOSTER STYLE GUIDE THE RULES: You must submit your ePoster using the template we’ve made available for you to download. It is correctly formatted to display on the 40” screens on site. Video clips may be used. They should be embedded (not linked) and set to play automatically and loop continuously. Videos should be less than 2 minutes in duration and must be in.mpg file format. (MPEG4) Animations (text builds etc.) can also be used. We advise using them sparingly. They will need to be set to transition at timed intervals. Sound is not supported. No audio. Images should be in.jpg format and each one not more than 1MB in file size. These are the rules. The hints and tips on the following pages are just that – and ultimately it’s up to you. You should not feel constrained by the following design guidelines.

4. EPOSTER STYLE GUIDE Focus on your major findings. A common fault is to try to cover too much. An effective poster is… Let graphs and images tell the story. Use text sparingly. Keep the sequence well-ordered and obvious. FOCUSED 1 2 3 GRAPHICORDERED

5. EPOSTER STYLE GUIDE Start by designing your layout. Anyone viewing your poster should be able to easily understand the sequence of information.

6. EPOSTER STYLE GUIDE Layout design. The example show here shows the sequence clearly, because it has been organised into a grid.

7. EPOSTER STYLE GUIDE This is almost impossible to read. Tips on design Choose one font and stick to it. Using a range of different fonts will make your poster difficult to read. Choose an easy to read font. Use underlining and italics sparingly. Light coloured text on a dark background will be easier to read on a monitor. Remember that those reading your poster will be standing some way back from it. Once you’ve built yours, stand back from the screen to see how it reads from a distance. Anything less than 18pt will be very hard to read from 1m away. This is harder to read than the adjacent example. This is easier to read than the adjacent example. This font is easier to read than the adjacent example. This font is harder to read than the adjacent example. This is almost impossible to miss. This is 18pt. Try not make your type smaller than this. This is too small to be read from a distance.

8. A SAMPLE POSTER WITH LAYOUT GRID AND VIDEO Authors and contact details Introduction At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimus qui blanditiis praesentium voluptatum deleniti atque corrupti quos dolores et quas molestias excepturi sint occaecati cupiditate non provident, similique sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollitia animi, id est laborum et dolorum fuga. Et harum quidem rerum facilis est et expedita distinctio. Nam libero tempore, cum soluta nobis est eligendi optio cumque nihil impedit quo minus id quod maxime placeat facere possimus, omnis voluptas assumenda est, omnis dolor repellendus. Temporibus autem quibusdam et aut officiis References Conclusion At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimus qui blanditiis praesentium voluptatum deleniti atque corrupti quos dolores et quas molestias Method Results At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimus qui blanditiis praesentium voluptatum deleniti atque corrupti quos dolores et quas molestias excepturi sint occaecati cupiditate non provident, similique sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollitia animi, id est laborum et dolorum fuga. Et harum quidem rerum facilis est et expedita distinctio. Nam libero tempore, cum soluta nobis est eligendi optio cumque nihil impedit quo minus id quod maxime placeat facere possimus, omnis voluptas assumenda est, omnis dolor repellendus. Temporibus autem quibusdam et aut officiis At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimus qui blanditiis praesentium voluptatum deleniti atque corrupti quos dolores et quas molestias excepturi At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimus qui blanditiis praesentium voluptatum deleniti atque corrupti quos dolores et quas molestias excepturi sint occaecati cupiditate non provident, similique sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollitia animi, id est laborum et dolorum fuga. Et harum quidem rerum facilis est et

9. YOUR EPOSTER TITLE OPTION #1

10. YOUR EPOSTER WITH A LONG TITLE RATHER THAN A SHORT ONE OPTION #2

11. OPTION #3 YOUR EPOSTER TITLE

12. OPTION #4 YOUR EPOSTER WITH A LONG TITLE RATHER THAN A SHORT ONE