1. Title of Project: ~40 size font, Background color should grab attention, but not be harsh on the eyes
Authors: First author (the one that made the poster) First Last name, Degree(s)affiliation symbol, Next Author(s), Principal Investigator last
Supported by: (your institution, program or company, etc.)
1) Institution or place of work, department or division if applicable, City, State/Province or Equivalent if applicable, Country
2nd Logo
Such as your program or training site
1st Logo
Such as your university
RESULTS
Walk the reader through:
The data and any figures or tables
Describe the data - Do not interpret the data
ABSTRACT/INTRODUCTION (font size 30-36)
Can be two separate sections (Abstract then an Introduction), or blended.
Depends on the amount of material you have and personal style.
General Rule of thumb:
Audience should be able to read the poster comfortably from 5 feet away.
Font size normally works well
Posters are generally 4 x 6 ft when printed, but can be smaller too.
This is your poster – feel empowered to format it they way you would like
At the same time it needs to be esthetically pleasing and easy to understand
The poster does not need to be 4 columns, headings do not need to be at the top of each column, figure/tables do not need to fit into the column space, etc…
Poster highlights the main points of research
Doesn’t have to have all the details. More than the abstract, less than the full paper
Add easy to read figures and tables
References can be added, but are not absolutely necessary
Posters are more about your research and less on specific background of other research papers
Justify the text in the column
METHODS
Walk the reader through:
What data you collected
How you collected the data
How you made choices to include or exclude data
How you organized and grouped the data for analysis
Any equations you used for statistical analysis
Assumptions on data management choices are left for discussion or conclusion
Results continued.
Table/figure:
CONCLUSION
One sentence to start conclusion that leads into bullet points (Interpretation of results).
Most important take home point
Next and so on
Last bullet point – future work or direction needed
Table/figure: Data unique to your project
Table /Figure :Methods flow diagram
References: Any font size, small than main column text
References are a must with oral presentations and papers. They are a nice addition to posters, but not 100% necessary.
Table/Figure 1: Title of table or figure on key concepts in Introduction
Font size 16-18