Presenters with accepted abstracts will be emailed instructions for preparing their poster for print and for submitting a copy to the conference committee. Instructions will be sent with notifications of acceptance after the abstract submission deadline passes.
Poster Format
Poster designs may be designed using a standard 3:4 ratio (36″ by 48″ is very common), or in a wider format such as 9:16 (27″ by 48″ or larger). It’s better to have to scale down than to scale up. Acceptable file types for submitting a final poster are PDF (best for printing), PPT, or PPTX.
Images and Graphics
We recommend avoiding the use of small, low-resolution graphics on a printed poster. The recommended resolution for print is 300 pixels per inch (ppi), although resolutions as low as ~220ppi may look acceptable in some cases. To get an idea of how large your image can be sized relative to other elements in your poster, divide its dimensions (height x width) by 300. Note that resolution limits only apply to rasterized images; vector images (including most charts/graphs created in Excel & PowerPoint) will look great when printed at any size.
- Example: A photo with dimensions of 1200px by 1800px will look best when incorporated into your poster layout at 4″ x 6″ size, although scaling up to approximately 5.5″ x 8″ will look acceptable.
Tutorial
Making a Poster Using PowerPoint (pdf) – A beginner’s tutorial for resizing and adjusting various elements in PowerPoint.
Poster Templates
Horizontal Layouts – Click thumbnails for larger preview.
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Vertical Layouts – Click thumbnails for larger preview.
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Poster Presentation Rubric
Refer to our poster presentation rubric for additional guidelines in preparing a quality poster.
Examples
Please explore our poster awards page for examples.
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