Transcript Poster Template

June 17-20, Mamaia
Romania
Your Poster Title Starts Here: Please
Center and use Arial (Bold) 80
Authors & Affiliation (Arial 60)
Your University Logo,
Name and Country
Keywords: (Arial 50)
List the keywords covered in your paper. These keywords will also be
used by the publisher to produce a keyword index. (Arial 30)
Introduction: (Arial 50)
Do not include an abstract on a poster. A poster is an abstract of your
research, so it’s a waste of space to have an abstract on your abstract.
All posters must be in English, also the table and figure texts, otherwise
we cannot publish your poster.
Use italic for emphasizing a word or phrase. Do not use boldface typing
or capital letters except for section headings (cf. remarks on section
headings, below).
Get your viewer interested in the issue or question while using the
absolute minimum of background information and definitions (such things
put a reader to sleep, which is dangerous if he or she is standing); quickly
place your issue in the context of published, primary literature; then pitch
an interesting, novel hypothesis … then you can describe (briefly) the
experimental approach that tested your hypothesis. Please note that “X
has never been studied before” is a classic but classically lame reason for
doing something. Unlike a manuscript, the introduction of a poster is a
wonderful place to put a photograph or illustration that communicates
some aspect of your research question. [approximately 200 words]
are somehow exempt from font-size guidelines. The truth is that the
majority of viewers want to read only your figures.
Results
First, mention whether your experiment procedure actually worked (e.g.,
“90% of the birds survived the brainectomy”); in same paragraph, briefly
describe qualitative and descriptive results (e.g., “surviving birds
appeared to be lethargic and had difficulty locating seeds”) to give a more
personal tone to your poster; in second paragraph, begin presentation of
data analysis that more specifically addresses your hypothesis; refer to
supporting charts or images; provide extremely engaging figure legends
that could stand on their own (i.e., could convey some point to reader if
viewer skipped all other sections, which they will do); place tables with
legends, too, but opt for figures whenever possible.
Objectives
Section Headings. The section headings are in boldface capital and
lowercase letters. Second level headings are typed as part of the
succeeding paragraph (like the subsection heading of this paragraph).
Poster should have one page.
Page Numbers. Do not number your poster:
Tables. Tables (refer with: Table 1, Table 2, ...) should be presented as
part of the text, but in such a way as to avoid confusion with the text. A
descriptive title should be placed above each table. Units in tables should
be given in square brackets [meV]. If square brackets are not available,
use curly {meV} or standard brackets (meV).
Special Signs. for example , α γ μ Ω () ≥ ± ● Γ {11 0} should always be
written in with the fonts Times New Roman or Arial, especially also in the
figures and tables.
This is always the largest section (except if you have no data).
[approximately 200 words, not counting figure legends]
Materials & Methods
Briefly describe experimental equipment and procedure, but not with the
detail used for a manuscript; use figures and flow charts to illustrate
experimental design if possible; include photograph or labeled drawing of
organism or setup; mention statistical analyses that were used and how
they allowed you to address hypothesis. [approximately 200 words]
Conclusions
Remind the reader (without sounding like you are reminding the reader)
of the major result and quickly state whether your hypothesis was
supported; try to convince the visitor why the outcome is interesting; state
the relevance of your findings to other published work; relevance to real
organisms in the real world; future directions. [approximately 200 words]
References
Follow format described by your main society exactly; rumors you heard
at are equally undesirable sources, so find an actual journal article that
supports your needed fact or opinion. Also, if you haven’t read a journal
article completely you should not cite it. [5-10 citations]
Acknowledgments:
Make sure that details on graphs and photographs can be comfortably
viewed from 1.5 – 1.8 meters away. A common mistake is to assume that
axes labels, figure legends, and numbers on axes
Thank individuals for specific contributions (equipment donation,
statistical advice, laboratory assistance, comments on earlier versions of
the poster); mention who has provided funding; do not list people’s titles
(e.g., write Colin Purrington not Dr Purrington). Also include in this section
explicit disclosures for any conflicts of interest and conflicts of
commitment. [approximately 40 words]