Career Development Providing Poster Sessions (19 links)

Advice for Constructing Scientific Posters. Purrington, C. Provides general instructions on preparing posters, including some humorous motivational advice. Covers what to put in the various sections of your poster, poster session tips and useful literature and links.

Creating a Poster Using MS PowerPoint. University of Washington - School of Public Health and Community Medicine. Defines the functions of a poster presentation and outlines the typical sections of a poster. Covers planning (design and layout) and provides guidelines for using a Powerpoint template. Includes instructions on printing and selected Web links.

Design of Scientific Posters. Virginia Tech. Discusses the special situation that scientists face when planning a poster session and provides guidelines for effective design. Includes several examples and a Powerpoint poster template.

Designing Effective Poster Presentations. State University of New York at Buffalo - Science & Engineering Library. Defines the concept of a poster presentation and provides instructions, samples and Web links on designing effective posters.

Developing a Poster Presentation. University of Kansas Medical Center. Topics include: planning the poster, creating the title banner, layout of the poster, dealing with illustrations and with text, and poster assembly. Illustrates elements of layout and design for good poster presentations; describes common errors in poster design and how to avoid them. Includes folklore, tidbits & hints.

Developing a Poster Presentation. Flinn, C. A good Powerpoint presentation covering the difference between posters and papers, elements of a poster, poster organization and layout, and aesthetic issues.

Do's and Don'ts of Poster Presentations. Block, S. Provides a helpful list of do's and don'ts covering poster layout and format, poster content, and poster presentation.

Expanded Guidelines for Giving a Poster Presentation. American Society of Primatologists. Discusses when to do a poster vs. an oral presentation; developing the content of your presentation and putting it on paper. Describes proper use of text and graphic images. Covers putting it all together and what to do when at the meeting.

Give your Visual Presentations Punch: Helpful Hints for Effective Visuals. Southern Alberta Nursing & Health Research Resource Unit. Covers basic include slide formatting and production using PowerPoint and the production of research posters, both traditional paste/pin-up and large format print posters. Includes some reference to University of Calgary technical services.

Guidelines for Preparation of Online Poster Presentations. US Department of Energy. Applies the basic guidelines for preparation of poster presentations to online delivery. Topics include flow and arrangement, graphics, colors, fonts, and web-compatible file formats. Also compares and contrasts traditional poster and Web-based presentations.

How to Make a Great Poster. Mandoli, DF. Describes the characteristics of a great poster, ways to create a poster, how to begin, poster layout, font choice and colors and traditional paste-up poster assembly. From the American Society of Plant Biologists.

Poster Presentations. National Library of Medicine. A dynamic search of the NLM Medline database on this topic using the NLM PubMed interface.

Poster Sessions. Colorado State University - Writing Center. A detailed tutorial on how to create good professional posters. Topics include: Definition of a Poster Session; Purposes for Poster Sessions; Audiences for Poster Sessions; Writing Strategies for Poster Sessions; The Transport Problem; What to Include; Putting It All Together; Example Poster Sessions; and Additional Resources.

Poster Template. Virginia Tech - College of Engineering. A well-designed Powerpoint template for creating standard 44" x 36" posters. Includes all fonts and font sizes for title, authors, headings, captions, and references, along with image placeholders.

Preparing Professional Scientific Posters. Kirkeby, KA. Covers poster pre-planning and preparation. Provides guidelines on the use of photos, visuals, and text and describes layout considerations and the assembly process for a traditional paste-up type poster.

The Poster Session: A Guide for Preparation. Waite-Connor, C. Discusses the purpose of the poster format and the ways to assure a quality result, i.e., good science, uncluttered and colorful design, legibility and brevity of text, and straightforward organization

The Poster Site: Improving Your Scientific Poster Presentations. Carter, N & Nilsson, K. Topics include Text, Illustrations, Layout, and Preparation. Provides examples and a set of FAQs plus links to a succinct 2-page brochure on poster design.

Tips for a Readable Poster. Carter, N & Nilsson, K. A succinct 2-page brochure on poster design, including some key tips on handouts, providing detail and post-meeting communication.

Tips for Effective Poster Presentations. US Department of Energy. Discusses planning and organizing your poster to motivate the audience. Covers materials and large format options, use of graphic images, colors and typography. Includes a brief description of online poster exhibitions.