Questions tagged [poster]
Questions about conference poster presentations. Poster presentations usually consist of affixing the research poster to a portable wall with the researcher in attendance to answer any questions.
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What are some general good principles for creating a poster for a poster session?
Should one create slides similar to those that one uses in a good powerpoint presentation? Or are there things that a poster should include that a powerpoint should not include? (and vice versa)
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Should we put the references in slides/poster when we already have them in paper?
After reading this question about slides making and asking myself two questions about poster making and TED talking, I realize that these activities are for showing what you found, make the audience ...
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Flying with a poster tube as a hand luggage
I am flying to a conference, in which I am presenting a poster.
In principle there might be a problem, as the poster tube:
is a second piece of hand luggage,
it is longer than the limit allows.
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How important are poster sessions in conferences?
Many times I've attended and will attend international conferences presenting a poster in my life.
I used to think that this poster works have been considered less important than scientific papers or ...
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If a paper is accepted as a poster, must you attend the conference?
I know that submitting a paper to a conference implies a promise to present the paper if it's accepted. However, I have seen conferences where a paper that you submit could be accepted as a poster ...
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Default poster size
What is the typical size for a conference poster? Is it "ask the organizers", or can I safely assume that I'll get a default size, and that there will be enough space to hang it at the poster session?
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Software to use for creating posters for academic conferences?
And how much time does it usually take? I'd like to create a poster without having to put too much time into formatting.
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Talks vs. poster presentations: Which is better for advertising your research and building research networks?
I'm looking into applying to present at a conference for undergraduates in mathematics this summer. When I apply, I have to either apply to give a talk (~20 minutes) or present a poster.
From what I'...
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What do I do if my results are not ready before a conference?
My supervisor encouraged me to apply for a conference presentation, as he had funding for me to go. The problem was that I had no results at the time, since the conference date was six months after ...
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Poster authorship
I've been working on a research paper for about a year now, and am the first author (a graduate student). I'm getting a lot of help from some faculty mentors, and they will be listed as 2nd and 3rd ...
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What to say in one-minute presentation of a poster in a scientific conference?
The chair person of my poster session has told each participant to make an one-slide presentation with one minute maximum speaking time (known as poster blitz or poster madness).
I am wondering what ...
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Best cloth for a poster
I am printing a poster for presenting at a conference. I would like to print on cloth so that I can carry it easily in the suitcase.
In many print shops I have to select which cloth exactly to print ...
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My paper's content is slightly changed from the abstract I have submitted to a conference, can I edit the accepted abstract on my poster?
I'm fairly early on in my PhD research. A few months ago I submitted an abstract to a conference, which was accepted. The conference is coming up soon, and my research has taken a slight turn away ...
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How do you cite from a presentation or poster at a conference?
For example, a presentation whose PDF is listed at http://www.astro.ex.ac.uk/exoclimes/2012/pdf/talks/Day02_Ferreira.pdf?
And what if the presentation doesn't have a publicly available URL? How would ...
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How do you include a poster in an academic resume?
I'm a chemistry major and I've done a few poster presentations and an oral presentation. I have to put together an academic resume for a class. I was told to include mt presentations.
First off, are ...
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Poster orientation: Landscape or portrait (horizontal or vertical)?
Which is a better poster orientation: Vertical/portrait (taller than wide) or horizontal/landscape (wider than tall)? Assume that the content does not "naturally" fit either of these formats so as to ...
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Two abstracts accepted for oral and poster presentation, but I prefer they are swapped
A conference has accepted my two abstracts in the same track, the first for an oral presentation and the second as a poster.
However, I expected the second one would be accepted for oral presentation,...
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What makes a good recorded video poster presentation for an academic conference?
A "video poster presentation" sounds like a logical impossibility, but now that conferences are online, they seem to be a thing. What makes one effective? How is this different from a ...
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Which is the better scheme for a poster: “tell a story” or “important first”?
In an attempt to make a poster of my work, I search for tips on the internet and books and I meet two opinions that conflict with each other:
Tell a story:
Why do we choose this (Objective)
How do ...
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What is the optimal way for poster presentation in conference?
I am presenting (PPT) my regular research paper in a computer science conference. Additionally, the conference has a poster session of 2 hr. What I find difficult in poster session is that the process ...
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Poster author added me as coauthor after abstract was submitted. Can I include it on CV?
Poster author added me as coauthor after its abstract has been submitted to a conference. As a result, on the conference website I'm not listed as an coauthor, but my name is on the actual poster.
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Can I submit the results of a poster to another conference as a full paper?
If I presented a poster at a conference that contained the results of some research, can I then write a paper using those same results and submit it to another conference as a full paper?
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