Guidance for ASV Poster Presentations

Guidelines for creating & printing the poster

The printed poster size must not exceed 4 ft x 4 ft (120 cm x 120 cm).
Include your title at the top of your poster.
The title should be followed by a list of authors and affiliations. Please highlight the presenting author (e.g., in bold or underlined).
Text should be readable at a distance of 4 ft. A minimum font size of 28 is recommended.
The closest printing facility within walking distance of the Palais is Staples.

Bureau en gros (Staples)
770 Notre-Dame Street West
Montréal, QC H3C 1J2
Tel: 514-875-0977
https://shop.staplescopyandprint.ca/pages/signs-posters-banners

When to hang up & take down your poster:

Each poster will hang for the entire day on your poster session day
You should hang up your poster BEFORE the poster session, ideally before the end of lunch (1:30 p.m.)
Poster boards will be labeled with abstract numbers that match those in the ASV Program Book; set up your poster on the board with your poster’s abstract number.
Board fasteners will be provided.
All posters MUST be removed at the end of the day. Unremoved posters will be stored temporarily, but will be recycled if unclaimed by the final evening of the meeting.

Presenting your poster at the ASV meeting:

Practice presenting your poster. See tips below for more on this!
Be present and ready to talk with viewers of your poster during your assigned session.
Viewers may ask for a verbal overview or recap of your poster, or they may ask specific questions to learn more about a particular aspect.

There are many recommendations online about how to lay out a scientific poster, with detailed tips. Here are a few:

UC Davis (54-slide presentation on poster goals, best practices, resources):
https://urc.ucdavis.edu/.../How_To_Make_an_Effective_Poster2.pdf

PLoS Computational Biology summary of poster key points:
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.0030102