ATBC 2008 - Advice for Poster

The Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation

Advice for Poster Presentation*

Posterboard are 122 x 122 cm (incl. a 6 cm margin)

Poster dimension might be 120 x 110 (Height x Width)

An overview of the poster concept

A scientific poster is a visual display of figures, tables, and text designed to communicate your research at a scientific meeting. It is composed of a short title, an introduction to your critical question, an overview of your methods, your major results, and key conclusions. If all text is kept to a minimum, a person could fully read your poster in 5-10 minutes.

Why a poster is often better than a talk

Although you could communicate all of the above via a 15-minute talk, presenting a poster allows you to interact more personally with the people who are interested in your research. Posters are more efficient than a talk because they can be viewed even while you are off napping, and especially desirable if you are terrible at giving talks. And after the conference, you can hang the poster in your home to impress your friends, or you can display it in your departmental hallway so that visitors can admire your work for years to come.

We highly encourage participants to visit the website* of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) for more advices on poster preparation, i.e. motivational advice, design suggestions, avoiding common mistakes, presentation tips and useful Resources.

*Note : this page was prepared by courtesy of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) who allowed us to use their presentation material.

Jacaranda copaia (Bignonaceae) at Brownsberg Natural park