IAP Poster Workshop

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IAP Poster Workshop

• Sandra Cruz Pol

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How to Make a Great Poster

• Prepared by Dr. Sandra L Cruz Pol
• Electrical Computer Engineering Dept.
• UPRM

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A Great Poster is...

• readable
• grammar,clear,large font
• well organized
• spatial organization , flow
• succinct -
• To the point
• 11 seconds!! to grab attention

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To begin...

• Decide what is the main message
• Keep short
• avoid passive, ing and to be
• Measure the space you have
• lay out with pieces of paper
• Draw a rough sketch of your poster first
• Keep text to a minimum! Eliminate extraneous
  material
• it takes away from central message
• emphasize Graphics

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Contents

• Title, Authors
• Abstract and/or Introduction
• Data Methodology (optional)
• most people wont read this
• Results
• Conclusions

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How to arrange poster elements?

• People track information in known way

According to recent studies.
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Details Font choice

• Arial, Helvetica, Geneva
• Big enough to see from 4-6 feet away!
• Highlights with Capitals, italics
• Dont use too many fonts on same page
• Use bullets instead of numbers
• ALL CAPITALS ARE HARD TO READ AND GIVE IMPRESSION
  OF YELLING.

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Details Adding Color

• Mounting boards with color
• Construction paper behind each page
• Photos look best when mounted on gray
• Use contrast, but not too much

Voltage
E ma2
E mb2
E mc2
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Details Adding Color

• Graphs, plots, downloaded pictures

Source NSF CASA
Source COMET Program
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Ahorra Mbytes!
How? Cut each Picture, then Paste Special in JPG
or GIF Format.

• Ahorra materiales y energía

ORgt Right-click on figure, press Format Figure,
Compress , All, or change with Paste Special to
Jpeg or gif Format. Save a lot of space on your
USB memory sticks! Up to 20x!!
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Ahorra Mbytes!
How? Cut each Picture, then Paste Special in JPG
or GIF Format.

• Ahorra materiales y energía- Puedes acomodar de 4
  a 20 veces más material en un USB drive!!!

ORgt Right-click on any figure, press Format
Figure, Compress , All, or change with Paste
Special to Jpeg or Gif Format. Save a lot of
space on your USB memory sticks! Up to 20x!!
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Recommendations

• Use pages with White background
• No dark background, waste of ink.
• Be prepared 3-5 days before hand
• Check on the materials (clips, tape)
• Arrive with enough time to organize
• Practice questions they might ask
• F Some examples will now be presented.

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Schematic Example
email
Title Authors Affiliations
Paper
Abstract
Discussion
Photo
Graph
Results
This work studies the effect of wind in the
energy level of the primates
Results
Chart
Conclusion
Introduction
Analysis
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Change Poster Size

• Download Template at
• http//ece.uprm.edu/pol/outreach
• To change size go to gt Page Set Up gtWidth and
  Height
• Print Fit to Page for a preview

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Extras

• Add eye-catcher, e.g. lights, prototypes,
  audiovisual, pencils, candy!
• Prepare
• handouts
• related article
• business cards
• resume
• References

Dina F. Mandoli, Univ. of Washington, www.aspp.org
/education/poster.htm
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Good luck and have fun on your poster!
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http//ece.uprm.edu/pol/outreach