Poster Presentation Information
The poster competition will take place Tuesday, March 23, 2010 and Wednesday, March 24, 2010. Posters will be on display from Monday, March 22, 2010 through Friday, March 26, 2010 in the Rudder Tower Exhibit Hall.
Poster Presentation Guidelines
Posterboards will be provided. Posters must be no larger than 4 feet in height by 4 feet in length. Larger posters will be disqualified. Smaller posters or segmented (pieced) posters are acceptable, given that the segmented posters take up no more than the allotted space mentioned above. You are not required to fill up the entire available space on the backboard. However, posters should be oriented to maximize usage of space.
All posters should include these basic elements, or their equivalents: abstract, introduction, objective, approach, results, discussions/conclusions.
Poster presentations will be divided into 1½ hour sessions. You will be required to be present during the entire session to answer any questions for the judges.
Posters should not have attachments that pose a hazard to viewers, should not interfere with passersby, and should not include handouts.
Session are divided into Taxonomies. The following taxonomies are being used for the 2010 competition:
| Active Living/Public Health | Industrial Engineering |
| Advances in Statistics | Teaching and Learning |
| Aerospace Engineering | Literature/Art/Music Studies |
| Agriculture/Agronomy/Botony/Plant Sciences | Materials Sciences |
| Anatomy/Physiology/Kinesiology Studies | Mathematical Sciences |
| Applied Physics | Medicine/Human Nutrition/Biomedical Engineering |
| Biochemistry/Structural Biology | Microbiology |
| Business Studies (Marketing/Management/Finance) | Molecular Biology |
| Chemical Sciences | Nanoscience |
| Computational Sciences | Nuclear Sciences and Engineering |
| Ecology/Conservation | People, Places and Cultures |
| Electrical Engineering | Physics |
| Genetics | Soil Hydrology/Water Resources/Environmental Studies |
| Geographic Information Systems | Studies of Uses or Designs of Places |
| Geology/Oceanography/Earth Science | Systems Engineering |
| Governmental Studies/Political Sciences |
Tips for poster presentations
- Everything on your poster should be readable from a comfortable distance. A well-constructed poster will be self-explanatory and will free you from answering obvious questions, allowing you to discuss particular points of interest to observers. A successful poster will be thorough and clear.
- The sequence of information should be clear.
- From your poster, observers should be able to comprehend your major findings.
- Use diagrams and charts when possible. Make sure they are clearly labeled.
- Save specific details of the project for discussion with observers.
- On your poster, concentrate on a concise statement of your central findings.
Resources for Making a Good Poster
TAMU Libraries Research Support Links (TAMU Libraries)
Including on-line support for quick library resource questions.
University Writing Center (UWC)
The UWC offers on-line support and one-on-one appointments. Students may have their poster material reviewed by Writing Center Staff prior to SRW. Both undergraduates and graduates may make an appointment. All students are welcome for walk-in appointments if available.
- Additional UWC Links
- http://writingcenter.tamu.edu/how-to/communication/
- http://writingcenter.tamu.edu/how-to/science-technical/
- http://writingcenter.tamu.edu/make-an-appointment/
- http://writingcenter.tamu.edu/owl/
For an example of a poster layout, visit the Health Science Center Communications page (here). This poster is 5 inches too wide for SRW standards. Please take this into account and adjust your design or print space if you choose to use this template. If you have questions about the requirements or guidelines please e-mail srw@tamu.edu.