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Poster Guidelines: Symposium 2006 - April 28 & 29 This Symposium showcases the talents and accomplishments of undergraduate students in the University of Hawai‘i system. Poster Set-up Posters must be at Keoni Auditorium between 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Posters will be displayed on free-standing, grey or white display boards. Make sure your work is mountable with push pins. We will supply the push pins. Poster Size 44" x 44" (or less; this is the largest size we can accommodate) Recommended Elements Title Name of Student Author, Major, Campus Names of Other Author(s) [if any], Major(s), Campus Name of Mentor, Department Introduction Methods Data (if applicable) Interpretations Relevance Conclusions Quick Check List The poster is a unique format of communication, differing from publications and oral presentations. Therefore you should not just tack up pages that have been simply cut and pasted from a paper or only display a series of slides taken from your PowerPoint presentation. What is the theme of my poster? Do all the items included in my poster support that theme? Does my poster title accurately reflect my work and catch the reader's attention? Does my introduction state the question(s) my project addresses and why it is relevant? Does my method section outline the bare minimum the audience needs to know to understand what I did? Would a diagram or photograph best illustrate the most important or unique aspect of my work? Are my data clearly displayed? Are the data clearly explained? Avoid the use of jargon; remember that most of the people looking at your poster are not experts in your field. Do my conclusions flow logically and naturally from my introduction? Are there any missing steps? Neatness counts. Is my arrangement simple and uncrowded? Look at each element. Does any item duplicate other material? If so, take it out. Simplify, simplify, simplify. Does my eye flow naturally from one point to the next? If not, why? Am I prepared for accidents? Bring scotch tape or a glue stick to the display area in case things start falling off. Other handy tools are correction fluid and a marking pen for making last minute corrections. Push pins will be furnished. What can I do differently next time? Take notes on the feedback (e.g. things that were difficult to explain and need more clarifying, etc). Each presentation builds on the one before it! (With thanks to Washington Space Grant Consortium.) For more information, please see The Basics of Poster Design guidelines from the Washington Space Grant Consortium.

Coalition of Sponsors with the support of the Offices of the Mānoa Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and the Vice Chancellor for Research:
Honors	Space Grant	MOP	Marine Bio	Biology	CTAHR	GES	English
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