Call for Posters

What is a poster?

A poster is actually a bulletin board that displays several large pieces of paper. A poster is an opportunity to publish a very short article and discuss it with your peers. It may be an overview of a technical topic, problem, question, product, or case study.

The typical poster is not just a shortened version of a conference talk (although those are acceptable!); posters are less formal, more interactive, and may provoke argument. Your poster will be on view throughout the conference, so the main ideas should be clear without explanation.

Posters will be displayed where most of the conference’s major social events (lunches, coffee breaks, and receptions) take place. This will give all conference attendees the opportunity to read your posters, and for you to discuss your posters with your colleagues.

Why posters?

• Increase the variety of points of view aired at the conference
• Encourage two-way communication
• Allow detailed and esoteric presentations
• Provide a forum for “small” presentations (ideas shorter than a conference paper, of interest to only a few people, or which are best communicated graphically)

Technical specifications

From one to three posters, with text large enough to read easily from 4 to 5 feet away. No need to be fancy; hand-written with markers is fine! Use paper (or card stock) not Foam-Core (it is very difficult to thumb-tack thick material to the bulletin board).

No more than 3 posters per presentation, with each poster 22" x 28" maximum (56 by 71 cm).

To reserve space for a poster presentation, or with any questions on posters, send email to or call . (Poster presenters should send Debbie your title and a few words describing the topic.)