Short papers not offered an oral presentation will be offered a poster presentation - however - all presenters are encouraged to present their results as a poster, including short papers that have been chosen for oral presentations. No short paper will be turned down for poster presentation except if the message is not clearly presented or if the scientific work does not fall within the scope of the congress.

 

All posters should be present during the entire congress. The author is required to be present during the period allocated for the poster presentation. Poster sessions will take place immediately before the parallel session fitting the poster best.

All contributing participants at ICoMST 2009 who qualify on age and other grounds may - when submitting their short paper - tick off in the field allocated for the IMS prize to indicate that they wish their contribution to be considered for the IMS Prize. Expressions of interest will be accepted until Registration at the congress. Group leaders who wish to be considered must provide evidence at the congress that they initiated and led the work being described.

 

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Please follow the instructions for submitting a short paper.

 

Delegates are advised to organize posters into sections, including:

• Title/Authors/Affiliations/A picture of the author
• Introduction
• Objectives
• Methods
• Results
• Conclusions

Conclusions and objectives should appear near the top of each poster. Posters will be organized into selected topic areas.

• Poster board surface area can be up to 240 cm vertically and 95 cm horizontally. None of the material (label, figures, charts, tables, summary, etc.) shall extend beyond the poster board surface.
• Lettering for poster titles and authors should be at least 60 point and easy to read from viewers’ distance of five feet (1.2 meters). Lettering in the body should be at least 24 point, and in references be at least 20 point.
• Illustrations should be clearly visible from a distance and less detailed than those used for screen presentations. Using color may clarify an image, but be sure that the background and font color are compatible for easy reading.
• Full written paragraphs should be avoided.
• Poster content should be easily readable within two to five minutes.

Poster locations will be indicated by assigned number.

It is a good idea to bring handouts at your poster presentation.