Size
• Maximum poster size is 115 cm high and 88 cm wide.
• Materials must be easily read at a distance of 1.5 m.
• A poster printed on one large sheet is encouraged.
• Hand written posters are not accepted.

Layout
• Poster should have a logical organization. Most posters have sequential sections (e.g. Background, Aim, Methods, Results, Conclusion). Use regions of empty space between poster elements to differentiate and accentuate these elements.
• Data should be clear, concise and well-organized.
• Avoid everything that can make your poster look excessively busy, such as boxes around graphs and tables, and long sentences.
• Limit the number of different fonts, different sizes of fonts and different colours.

Title
• Aim for a short title.
• Size of the letters should be at least 96 point.
• State authors and affiliations below the title, in a smaller font.
• The title, author's name, and author’s affiliation are usually placed at the top and in the centre of the poster board.

Body text
• The text is more digestible if it is split into logical sections interspersed with graphics.
• Use bullet lists where possible.
• Minimize the amount of written text. Text should never dominate the poster.
• Use figures, tables graphs and photographs when appropriate.

Tables
• Avoid large tables. Make a selection of the most important results.
• Align decimal points.
• Title should inform about the information in the table.

Use of colour
• Use colour only to support the readability of your poster. One colour plus black offers best contrast.
• Restrained use of 2 - 3 colours for emphasis is valuable; overuse is not.

Photocopies of the abstract, an outline of the experimental design, and relevant tables and illustrations should be available during your poster presentation for distribution to interested persons.

It is important that the presenter of the poster make every effort to communicate with all interested visitors. Be prepared to repeat your key findings as many times as necessary, and to present the data in a different order or degree of completeness to each listener. The optimal approach is to minimize the number of details presented on the poster itself and to communicate specific data orally during discussions with visitors.

• Handouts or photocopies of either your poster units or the paper are generally well appreciated by visitors. If you wish to distribute handouts, you should prepare them beforehand and bring them with you.

Mounting & Removal
The number of your poster as well as the day on which and the room where you will have to mount it will be announced by e-mail after the completion of the review procedure.

All Presenters are requested to mount or remove posters on the appropriate date and time as indicated below. Materials that have not been taken down will be removed and destroyed.

• Mounting: October 31, 2011 at 08:00 - 09:00

• Removal: November 2, 2011 at 15:00-15:30

Assembly Supplies
Presenters will be provided with scotch tape, velcro, and push pins to attach their posters onto the boards.

Responsibility for Posters
The Organizing Committee does not assume any responsibility for material displayed on the poster boards. Nobody will be held responsible for posters not collected at the end of the conference.