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POSTER PRESENTATION GUIDELINES

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Poster presentations will have a display area that is approximately 48 inches in length by 36 inches in height Posters must fit within these dimensions and smaller posters are acceptable. Materials can be mounted on the board with push pins (to be supplied by the presenter).

Poster space will be assigned; assignments will be available at check-in on Wednesday, 22 October. Posters can be put up Wednesday after check-in or Thursday morning before the beginning of the conference. Presenters should plan to be at their posters for the full two hours of the poster session. The schedule for the poster session will be available at a later date.

Appearance
Overview: Do not transfer a written talk to a poster. Posters have less text and figures. Posters use color and design to communicate. Visual proportion and balance are important.

Flow: Make sure the reader can identify each section in appropriate sequence.

Font: Make fonts large enough to be read from a distance (e.g.,44 pt)

Color: Use appropriate colors that match expectations (e.g., blue for male, red for female) and a thoughtful, contrasting background.

Caveats: Use a background color that does not mask text or figures. Pay attention to details!

Components
Abstract: Indicate if modified from original submission. (Maybe have some for distribution).

Introduction: Give the big picture of the theoretical framework, context of the question you are addressing, relevance to other studies, justification, and/or rationale.

Methods: Include procedures that are necessary and sufficient to enable someone else to replicate your study and obtain comparable data. Include statistical methods and alpha level.

Results: Include figures and tables with appropriate captions, titles, and/or legends. Use text that presents trends in the data and refers to figures/tables. Include descriptive and test statistics.

Discussion: Present results in context of your introduction.

Acknowledgements: Include funding sources, animal care permissions, field assistances, statistical consultants, advisors, and contributors of time, data, or other sources.

References: Be consistent in format, place in alphabetical order, and include all work cited.

Miscellaneous
Handouts can be helpful, particularly if changed from submitted abstract.

A picture of the study animal can be useful.