Guidelines for poster presentations
A poster communication at the Pan-CLIVAR Symposium is a great opportunity to support in-depth presentation of your work, results, and achievements, and is very efficient for conveying messages to a large audience with time for questions and productive exchange with other participants.
The Pan-CLIVAR format places high importance on poster presentations. The program includes:
- On-site poster session
- Lightning talk (2 min).
- Uploading of posters to an online repository accessible to the audience prior to and after the event.
Instructions for lightning talks
Lightning talks serve as a great opportunity to captivate the audience on the presenter’s discovery/key results. The lightning talks are allocated at the end of the indicated sessions in the program. Two minutes are allocated for each talk. Aim for 1 or 2 slides briefly outlining the main scientific questions, key methodology, and take home message.
Instructions for on-site poster session
On-site poster session will take place Wednesday 24 September at the Bintang Bali Resort, 15:30-16:30 hrs. Posters can be displayed from Wednesday morning. Presenters will be asked to remove their poster at the latest by 2pm on Thursday 25 September. Posters not removed by that time will be disposed.
Authors are expected to stand by their poster during the poster session to answer questions.
Technical guidelines
- Onsite posters should be in portrait format and no larger than A0 (84,1 cm x 118,9 cm - 33.1 inches x 46.8 inches).
- The presentation must cover the material in the corresponding submitted abstract
- Use the official abstract title as submitted and make it easy to read. Complement the title with a concise abstract that conveys your main message and attracts attention.
- Place the title on top of your poster together with the author’s names.
- Highlight the author’s names, affiliations and corresponding author e-mail address, and other contact information.
- Organize your material into sections (abstract, introduction, data and methods, results/discussion, summary or conclusion).
Please bring your poster with you, there will be no printing faciilty on site. Please DO NOT LAMINATE your poster unless you plan to re-use it.
Posters should be readable by viewers two meters away. The message should be clear and understandable even without oral explanation. All posters should be in English, the working language of the event.
4 key elements in creating an effective poster:
- Attract interest
- Help audience navigate the poster
- Highlight key interesting points
- Make it easy to comprehend
Design tips
- Attractive design with the same artistic style throughout your poster.
- Avoid overcrowding. Limit details that don't contribute directly to your main message.
- Navigate the content flow down the columns from left to right. Size attracts attention. Arrows, pointing hands, numbers, and letters can help clarify the sequence.
- Topography
- Avoid excessive abbreviations, acronyms, and jargon.
- Use a consistent font throughout.
- Use type size that is readable from 2 m away. Title text should be at least 54pt, headings at least 36pt, and body text at least 28pt. Keep the number of text characters in a line between 30 and 70. Consider the spacing between the lines.
- Blank spaces are not a problem. Use space to highlight and shape the main content. Used effectively, blank spaces can help the audience navigate the poster
If several people gather around your poster, they should all be able to read the text simultaneously.
- Use graphics as much as possible to get your message across. Prepare all diagrams or charts neatly and legibly.
