D.C. Health COMM Conference

Poster/Panel Session Info

POSTER SESSION INFORMATION

General Information

  • The poster board will be 4 feet tall by 6 feet wide, mounted on stands.
  • Thumbtacks will be available on-site for mounting the displays.
  • A chair will be provided for each Poster Session presenter.
  • No audiovisual equipment is permitted for poster presentations.
  • Poster sessions are split in half, with the first half of the session dedicated to odd-numbered posters and the second half for even numbered posters. Your poster number can be found in the conference program. Boards will be numbered to mark your assigned board.
    • Poster Session 1: Friday
    • Poster Session 2: Saturday
  • The author must remain by his/her poster board for the duration of the 40-minute session.
  • If handouts are to be distributed, bring approximately 50 copies.
  • Bring business cards with you in case the viewer is interested in more information.

Poster Development Tips

  • Materials should include the title of the presentation and list of authors. Letters in the title should be at least 1 inch high. Bring all illustrations needed — figures, tables, color photographs, charts.
  • The material should be well labeled and legible from a distance of 6-10 feet away. Lettering should be bold. If you will be posting typed material, use a large font size (24 point font) on white, non-glossy paper. Use 1-inch margins. Avoid use of fancy fonts. Use upper and lowercase letters. Sans serif fonts such as Veranda are much easier to read than Serif fonts.
  • Poster must be in landscape orientation. Poster size requirements:
    • 24” x 36″

Panel Session Info:

 

If your abstract was accepted as part of a paneled presentation here is the answers to some FAQs:

Keep Presentation around 12 Minutes

  • It can be up to 15 minutes if you are on a panel with 4 presentations (most have 5)

There will be about 5 minutes per Q/A at the end of each presentation

  • There will be volunteers who will be passing mics around the room to help facilitate

You can use visual aids

  • If you have visual aids be sure to be to your session about 10 minutes early to load your slides/aids to the rooms laptop