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THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA INC. |
Annual Scientific Meeting 6-10 July 2008 |
David Malin admiring a poster at the 2006 ASA Annual Scientific Meeting in Canberra.Posters
Conference delegates, including students, are invited to submit posters for display outside the conference meeting room. Posters should be portrait-orientated and A0 size (840mm x 1100mm). A0 is the maximum size we can accommodate.
How To Make a Good Poster
Assume that only ten minutes will be given to viewing your poster by anyone who looks at it. If there is more text than you can comfortably read in that time then you probably need to cut down on the amount of information. Remember a poster is not a scientific paper. If someone sees your poster and is suitably interested they can then refer to associated papers for the details. It is reasonable to focus on results of research rather than details of the method.
Ensure that text is large enough to be legible from a typical viewing distance. Posters are a highly visual medium and the use of graphics is important. However, ensure that graphs are large enough for any labels to be easily read. If dark backgrounds are used, make sure that the text is light enough to be discerned.
Some helpful tips on poster design may be found here.
Prizes
Prizes, sponsored by the ASA, will be awarded at the conference dinner for first and second places for the best student talks and posters.
For further information (and additions or corrections), contact: Andre Fletcher (abf@cyllene.uwa.edu.au)