General Information
- The poster board display will be mounted on stands.
- Poster must be in landscape orientation. Poster size should be 36″ x 48″
- Thumbtacks will be available on-site for mounting the displays.
- If you need any accommodations, please contact DCHC@gmu.edu
- No audiovisual equipment is permitted for poster presentations.
- Your poster number can be found in the conference program.
- Boards will have the poster number for each session on the top corner. Please find yours and place your poster 5 minutes prior to the start of your session.
- The author must remain by his/her poster board for the duration of their session.
- If handouts are to be distributed, bring approximately 50 copies.
Poster Development Tips
- Bring business cards with you in case the viewer is interested in more information.
- 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.
- Here are some tips for The National Communication Association: https://www.natcom.org/sites/default/files/annual-convention/NCA_Convention_Resources_Creating_a_Successful_S2S_Poster.pdf
- Typically, your home institution will have resources for templates and also for printing.
- There is not a business center in the hotel, if you need printing near the conference there is a fedex just over 2 miles away: https://local.fedex.com/en-us/va/herndon/office-1823