| ABSTRACTS
SHOULD BE SENT TO abstracts@formatex.org
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Reccomendations
for Posters Presentations
Dimensions:
0.65m (widht) x 1.0 m (height) (maximum)
The posters will be stuck to
the pannels by double-sided tape (please do not forget to bring your own)
WHAT MAKES A GOOD POSTER?
Some factors are outside
your control, such as the position of the poster board, space between boards, lighting,
etc. but you can always make sure that your poster stands out. Remember that it is
effectively a mini-paper and also remember who are your audience. Many are probably
non-experts and they may be microbiologists, chemists, engineers or people from other
disciplines.
However, give considerable
thought to the design and presentation of your poster to make sure that it stands out as
an attractive and informative presentation. You want to be certain that the 'reader' of
the poster comes away with a clear understanding of your research.
1. Title - Short and
informative.
2. Introduction - Again this should be informative. The aim is to put your work into
context.
3. Aims - What are you
trying to do?
4. Methods - These have to
be short but remember to include them without incomprehensible acronyms etc. Others want
to know clearly what you are doing and they might want to use some of the same methods.
5. Results - You are very
limited in what you present. Choose the material which best explains what you have found
and which can be logically developed to tell your story:
a) Do not put in too much
information;
b) b) Do not put in graphs, pictures, tables, etc. which have no explanation, however nice
they may look!
6. Discussion/ Conclusions -
Have your results provided an answer to the questions which you originally posed? If not,
are there alternative answers?
7. If you have references in
the text put them in at the end so that others can read the relevant material.
Make sure that your material
is presented in a logical and clear sequence so that people can read it and understand
it.If you wish, you can provide the audience with copies of the poster reduced in size.
Some of the flaws which are
frequently seen are:
1. Techniques inappropriate
to the questions posed.
2. Use of enzymes without reference to their source or specificity.
3. Lack of information on methods used.
4. Aims are not clear.
5. Incomprehensible jargon or abbreviations.
6. Overcrowded poster with too much material to follow and comprehend.
7. Long sentences hich are difficult to follow.
Above all: make sure that the
whole poster is readable from a distance of about 1-2 metres. This means that you have to
use print size of about 20 point or larger. Be careful also in your use of colours, some
people are red-green colour blind and some colours do not stand out in contrast to others.
After you have prepared your rough draft get your colleagues to scrutinise it and see that
they can read and understand it! |
