Preparing for the Wetterhahn Science Poster Symposium Dartmouths Undergraduate Research Symposium

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Preparing for the Wetterhahn Science Poster
SymposiumDartmouths Undergraduate Research
Symposium

• Thursday, May 21, 2009
  400-700 PM
• 4 PM Keynote Address Wilder 104
• 5-7 PM Poster Session Fairchild Tower
• Friday, May 22, 2009
  8 PM-2 PM
• Informal Poster Viewing
• All posters removed after 200 PM

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What is the Symposium?

• Celebration of undergraduate science research
  _at_ Dartmouth
• Culminating experience of the WISP internship
  
• Scientific communication to a broad audience
• Gathering of Dartmouths scientific community
  

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Dr. Ginny Eckert D90A Million to One Marine
Ecology in the Arctic
2009 Keynote Speaker
Associate Professor, University of Alaska
Fairbanks, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
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How Do I Participate?

• All undergraduate science researchers are
  invited to present a poster, including
• senior thesis, Presidential Scholar, WISP, HHMI,
  Mellam, independent study, leave term off
  campus
• Poster registration by Friday May 8
• Register on-line at
• www.dartmouth.edu/wisp/wetterhahn

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• Seniors participate in the Christopher Reed
  Sigma Xi Competition
• Hang your poster during the day in Fairchild
  Towerbetween 10 and 3 pm
• Plan to attend the keynote address at 4 pm
  in Wilder 104
• Stand by your poster during the poster session
  from 5 to 7 pmbut make some time to see other
  posters

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What are the Benefits?

• Gain experience in communicating science
• Focus on the big picture
• ? Get feedback on your research
• Counts as a presentation on your resume
• See what others are doing, get ideas

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Creating a Poster

• 1. Matte Board Poster
• Traditional method
• Standard Board 32 x 40
• Manual layout/paste up
• Build modules that work together
• Can use plotter to print modules

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Creating a Poster

• 2. Large-Format Plotter-Printed Poster
• Use PowerPoint to design
• Template is provided on Symposium site
• Size limit Do not exceed 36 x 48
• Insert arrange photos, graphs, text
• Can be modified is reproducible
• Make plotter printing arrangements
• There is a cost to print your poster

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Plotter Printing Resources

• Tip Plan ahead. Print before May 21!
• Evans Map RoomBaker Berry Library
• They will print but they are not a printing
  service (no consultation)
• Contact map.room_at_dartmouth.edu for printing
  FAQ costs
• Check your departments plotter resources,
  access/usage protocol costs
• Gnomon Copy or other off campus resources

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A few more tips

• Start working with sponsors assistant sponsors
  early to develop content title
• Posters can be oriented vertically or
  horizontally but cannot exceed 48 wide
• The poster session is an opportunity to tell the
  story of your researchmake it appealing for
  others to learn.

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Been there, done that? Maybe its your first
time?See all the Poster Resources
atwww.dartmouth.edu/wisp/wetterhahn

• Want to refine your graphic design skills?Learn
  from past poster examples?
• Use the WISP Poster Tutorial!
• www.dartmouth.edu/wisp/PosterShow