Presenters Information

Guidance on Poster Size

POSTERS SHOULD BE IN ‘PORTRAIT’ LAYOUT (TALLER THAN THEY ARE WIDER) AND A0 IN SIZE 1189 X 841 MM.

Guidance on Poster Printing

This year we have sourced SciencePosters (www.scienceposters.co.uk/asit.htm) as the specialist poster design and print service for delegates to use if they wish.

As a special service to ASiT members, posters are delivered direct to the conference venue in Hull for FREE.

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 20 cm high title strip that runs the full width of the poster. Use a black and bold typeface, not smaller than 30 mm in height for the title and at least 20 mm for authors names and affiliations (the height refers to capital and tall letters), 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.