A poster presentation combines a visual display on a poster board of the highlights of research with a question-and-answer opportunity.

Before Your Session:

Schedule. The ISMRM poster hall will be open for mounting of posters on Sunday, 2 April, from 12.00 to 17.00 and on Monday, 3 April from 07.00 to 13.00. Your poster must be mounted by 13.00. It should remain mounted and available for viewing until 12.30 on Friday, 7 April. It must be removed by 13.00 on Friday.

Measurements. Each presenter is assigned a space which measures 4 ft./ 1.2m high and 4 ft./1.2m wide. Posters exceeding these measurements and extending into areas reserved for other posters will be removed.

Mounting. Posters should be designed and constructed so they can be attached to the poster board with pushpins which will be found attached to the poster board assigned to you. Pushpins must be inserted at an acute angle to prevent them from protruding from the other side of the board where they can injure persons mounting posters on that side. Additional pushpins may be requested at the meeting registration desk.

During Your Session:

One quarter of the posters will presented during each poster session to reduce crowding and maximize opportunities for discussion. Check the program book to confirm on which day you will be expected to present your poster.

If your program number is an even number you are requested to be at your poster during the first hour of your assigned poster session. If it is an odd number you are requested to be at your poster during the second hour of the session. This alternating presence will allow presenters more opportunities to engage in discussions with their colleagues who are presenting during the same session. When you register for the meeting please verify your program number in the program book in case there have been last minute changes.

SUGGESTIONS FOR PREPARING SCIENTIFIC POSTERS

Content:

The poster should show the full title of your abstract.

Text should be brief and well-organized, presenting only enough data to support your conclusions.

The text should make clear the significance of your research.

The text should include (most likely as separate elements of the poster) your hypothesis, methods, results, and conclusions.

Design:

A clear, simple, uncluttered arrangement is the most attractive and the easiest to read.

The title lettering should be approximately 3"/8cm high, with authors' names and affiliations in somewhat smaller print.

All lettering should be legible from a distance of approximately 5'/1.5m. Type size should be at least 24 point, in bold style. The typeface chosen should be a simple and clear one (e.g., Helvetica). Titles should be in all upper case letters. The remainder of the text be in a combination of upper and lower case letters.

Color should be used sparingly, to provide contrast. The featured parts of the poster can be highlighted with warm colours, and the less important parts can be done in cool colours. Some suggestions for colour combinations are as follows: Green on white, red on white, black on white, blue on white, white on blue, and white on black.

Illustrations should be simple and eye-catching, with unnecessary detail left out. If possible, convert tables to graphic displays. Pie graphs can be used to show parts of a whole, line graphs can be used to show trends or changing relationships, and bar graphs can be used to show volumes.

Photos should be enlarged enough to show relevant detail.

Standard computer printouts do not work well on posters, because the type is too small and the lines are too thin to be seen from a distance.

Patient confidentiality must be protected. No names should appear in illustrations.