The poster session advertises your research, combining text and graphics to make a visually-pleasing presentation. Typically, a poster involves showing your work to numerous researchers at the congress. This will take place in a room besides oral presentation room, on the same floor. As viewers walk by your poster should quickly and efficiently communicate your research. Unlike the fast pace of a slide show or verbal presentation, the poster session allows viewers to study and restudy your information and discuss it with you one-on-one. You may also be required to give short presentations on your research every ten or fifteen minutes. 

When you the professional present original research, the goal of the poster is twofold. Not only should the poster present the data and findings uncovered in the research, but the poster also presents an argument for the validity and importance of the research. Although the argument seems secondary, it's a key factor in helping you decide what material to include in the poster. 

Right, you are to present your research work as a poster. A poster is simply a static, visual medium that you use to communicate with people in your field. The difference between poster and oral presentations is that you should let your poster do most of the 'talking'. Hence, the material presented should convey the essence of your work. However, you have to 'stand-by-your-poster'. Your task as the presenter is to answer questions and provide further details, to suffer difficult questions, and to convince others that what you have done is excellent and worthwhile. 

How to Prepare the Poster

During poster preparation you should use the following instructions:

• Dimensions: 150 cm tall X 90 cm wide including space for title.
• Visibility: Prepare all diagrams and charts neatly and legibly in a size sufficient to be read at a distance of 2-meters.
• The title of your poster should appear at the top in CAPITAL letters about 25mm high. Below the title, put the author(s)' name(s) and affiliation(s).
• Paragraph and Figure Caption Text: AT LEAST 24-POINT FONT (9-mm height).  A serif font (e.g. Times or Times Roman) is often easier for reading main body text
• Headers: AT LEAST 36-POINT FONT (12-mm height).  A non-serif font (e.g. Arial or Helvetica) is good for use in headers and figure labels.
• Colors: Use different colors, in combination with different font sizes and styles as well as different textures, to direct and focus attention.  Caution: some people are color-blind.
• Organization: Organize the paper on the poster so that it is clear, orderly, and self-explanatory. The presentation MUST cover the same material as described in the submitted abstract and manuscript.  Include the background of your research followed by results and conclusions. Label different elements in order to make it easier for the viewer to follow you work. PLEASE, don't clutter your poster with too much text!

It pays to be well prepared. Make sure to bring all necessary materials you may need to repair the poster after travelling, such as transparent adhesive tape and extra set of your poster papers. Do bring a good supply of your abstract copies to give to interested parties.  

Some Tips on Organizing your Poster

• The key to an effective poster display is preplanning and preparation and the flow of information. Decide the overall logic of the poster. Most posters have sequential sections, i.e. purpose, objective-methods-results-conclusions.
• Posters should stimulate discussion, not give long presentations. Keep text to a minimum.
• Space your information proportionally.
• Graphics are the essential ingredient of an effective poster. Use photos, graphs, tables, charts and images to reflect pertinent points. Tables are preferable to graphics for small data sets. Words and illustrations should go together avoiding clumsy diverting segregation.
• To attract interest, include a clear title and at least one graphic that encapsulate the work.
• Rehearse a five-minute chat during which you will explain the key concepts of the research and give examples of facts/statistics to reinforce them.
• When choosing a background color, remember that neutral or grey colors will be easier on the eyes than a bright color.
• Remember, good content and design is the most important elements of your poster.

Example of a format

• Title page: tells others the title of the project, the people involved in the work and their affiliation.
• Summary: states what you have set out to do, how you have done it, the key findings and the main results.
• Introduction: includes clear statements about the problem that you are trying to solve, the characteristics that you are trying to discover or the proofs that you are trying to establish. These should then lead to declarations of project aims and objectives.
• Materials & Methods: explains the basis of the techniques that you are using or the procedures that you have adopted in your study. You should also state and justify any assumptions, so that your results could be viewed in the proper context.
• Results: shows illustrative examples of the main results of the work..
• Conclusions: lists the main findings of your investigation
• References: should contain minimum references to support the poster.

Don’t forget! to bring handouts of your poster presentation.  

Mounting materials (pushpins) will be supplied by the convenors.  Any additional and/or special requirements should be indicated at the time of full manuscript submission.