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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!