Poster/Panel Session Info – D.C. Health COMM Conference

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.

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.

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