Presenter Information

Guidance on Poster Size

IMPORTANT: Posters should be 840mm high x 840mm wide. This smaller poster size has been selected in order to save printing costs and to align with the ASGBI Congress so that trainees can re-use the same poster. POSTERS OF OTHER SIZES WILL NOT FIT ONTO THE POSTERBOARDS.

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Poster Judging for Abstract Prizes

All posters will be reviewed and judged for abstract prizes during the conference coffee and lunch breaks. Although authors are not expected to formally present their posters, they may like to take the opportunity to stand by their work during breaks to discuss them with judges or other interested delegates.

Guidance on Poster Design

Making a good poster is an art. Packages such as “Powerpoint” make the task much easier and allow you to experiment. However avoid simply copying and pasting your abstract.

Do not overload your poster. Remember, you are not writing an article.
Seek simplicity, keep text to a minimum, avoid redundancies. 

Use 500 to 1000 words (including title, figure legends and tables), definitely no more.

The figures and tables should cover approximately 50% of the poster area. 

Prepare a title strip that runs the full width of the poster. Use a black and bold typeface, for the title authors names and affiliations. Capital letters are usually more difficult to read than small letters.

The average reader spends 1-2 minutes on your poster. Highlight your main finding. Most of us start by reading the Conclusions. Thus, don't hide them in the right lower corner. Put them on eye level, either on top of the right column or alternatively start with the Conclusions. Otherwise, structure your poster by Introduction, Methods and Results. State your aims in the end of the introduction.

A clear structure is important.  We suggest that the pathway (eye movement) is down the columns. The poster is supposed to be readable from a distance of 1.5-2 m. The text should definitely be no less than 5 mm for capitals and tall letters, and preferably larger. Use a constant font throughout the poster.

Let your important points stand out. Use (but don't overuse) bold and colours.

If possible, avoid abbreviations and acronyms, especially in the Conclusions. 

Feel free to provide one or more key references (in the right lower corner).

Handouts of your poster on A4 paper (with your email or departmental addresses) to your interested readers may facilitate future research communication.