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Poster Instructions

Poster PDF File Submission Deadline: March 29, 2010

In addition to a poster abstract, participants are encouraged to submit their full poster presentation in Adobe PDF format.  Poster presentations will be made available on the meeting website after the meeting, with access restricted to meeting participants.  Poster PDF files may be submitted at the same time as abstract submission or at any time after abstract submission, until the poster file submission deadline.  Poster PDF files should be created using the "high quality print" option for PDF file printing.  If you have any problems creating or submitting a poster in PDF format, please contact Chezka Solon at abrf@courtesyassoc.com.

How to Submit a Poster PDF File

  • Click HERE to submit a poster PDF file.  
     
  • Use the same Username and Password to submit your poster file as you used to submit your abstract.  For ABRF Members, this is the same Username and Password used to access the ABRF members web site.  For both ABRF Members and Non-Members, if you do not have a record of your Username and Password, you can use the Registration Confirmation Order Number that you received by e-mail after registering for the meeting.  Please enter your Registration Confirmation Order Number on the abstract login page.  You will then receive an e-mail that lists your username and password for both abstract submission and poster PDF file submission. 
     
  • Once you enter your personal submission page, scroll down to the Poster Submission section.
     
  • Click Upload
     
  • Click Browse
     
  • Enter your poster PDF file, and click Submit

Poster Presentation Information

  • Authors will be notified by e-mail of the date and time of their poster presentation.
     
  • Abstracts accepted for presentation in poster sessions will be grouped by poster session type, topic category, and numbered and listed in the program.  Accepted abstracts will be published in the ABRF 2010 Meeting Program and in the Journal of Biomolecular Techniques.

Poster Format Guidelines

The goal of these guidelines is to facilitate the effectiveness of poster communication. 

  • Posters should be readable by viewers from five feet away.  The message should be clear and understandable without oral explanation.
  • Focus the poster presentation on a few key points.
     
  • Use color, headlines, and data presentation to communicate with clarity and simplicity.
     
  • Make sure that the important points stand out, that there is a balance between words and illustrations, and that the viewer's pathway through the poster is clear.
     
  • Figures and tables should cover slightly more than 50% of the poster area.
     
  • Keep text brief and to the point.
     
  • The temptation to overload the poster with information should be resisted.  More material may mean less communication.
     
  • Avoid confusing abbreviations, acronyms, and jargon.
     
  • Use a consistent font type and style throughout.
     
  • Use large type.
     
  • An 81/2" x 11" sheet of paper photostatically englarged 50% makes text readable from five feet.
     
  • The movement (pathway) of the eye over the poster should be natural: down the columns, along the rows.
     
  • Arrows, pointing hands, numbers and letters may be used to help clarify the sequence of the poster presentation.
     
  • The poster board available surface area is 4' high x 8' wide.  It is advisable to have an 8" high headline strip that runs the full length of the poster.  Include the title, authors, and affiliations on the strip with letters not less than 2" high.