Bone and Tooth Society Annual
Meeting
Sheffield, UK
9-11 July 2003
INFORMATION FOR POSTER PRESENTERS
Venue
The meeting will take place in the Owen
Building, City Campus, Sheffield Hallam University. See web site www.shu.ac.uk/conference21 for
detailed travel information and train times.
Oral posters (P1-P12) will be displayed
on Level 2 of the Atrium (same floor as registration and exhibition);
all other posters will be displayed on Level 3.
Displaying your poster
Boards available from 11.00 on Wednesday
9 July.
All posters to be in place by 14.45 on
Wednesday 9 July and to remain up until 13.00 on Friday 11 July.
Odd-numbered posters, P1, P3, P5 etc,
to be manned between 14.45 and 16.00 on Wednesday 9 July.
Even-numbered posters, P2, P4, P6 etc,
to be manned between 16.00 and 17.00 on Thursday 10 July.
Poster preparation
1. Each presenter will be allocated one
numbered board, the total usable area of which is
1m wide x 1m high
This is the maximum size allowed for
your poster
2. Velcro for attaching your poster to
the board will be available at the meeting.
3. All illustrations, drawings, photographs and text (including photo captions)
should be mounted on smooth lightweight card.
4. The Organisers will provide the poster board numbers.
Organising your poster
Title
The title of your submitted abstract
Authors
Who was involved, and their affiliations
Introduction
A statement about the aims and objectives of the study
Methods
A description of the methodology that you have adopted, including any assumptions
Results
Include examples of the main results of the study
Conclusions
List the main findings and your thoughts about how the work could be progressed
further
Formatting your poster
1. Keep fonts simple and use one or two
different fonts only
2. Font size - your poster should be easily legible at a distance of 1.5 metres.
We recommend the following minimum font sizes:
Title 84 pt
Authors/addresses 42 pt
Section Headings 30 pt
Text 24 pt
3. Keep use of colour to a minimum
4. Maintain a consistent style
5. Keep text to a minimum
6. Neutral colours work better as a back ground than bright colours
7. Make use of graphics where possible
8. Only include what is absolutely necessary
9. Do not overload tables and figures with information
10. Be selective when showing results
11. Check spelling
12. Above all, keep it simple
If you have any queries about these arrangements
please contact the meeting organiser:
Janet Crompton
The Old White Hart
North Nibley Dursley
Glos GL11 6DS UK
Tel + 44 (0)1453 549929
Fax + 44 (0)1453 548919
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