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International Symposium

St Catherine’s College, Oxford, UK
17-18 July 2003

Information for Poster Presenters

Venue

All lectures will be held in the Bernard Sunley Building, St Catherine's College, Manor Road, Oxford. See web site http://www.stcatz.ox.ac.uk/Getting_to_Catz/Travelling_to_St_Catherines.htm
for detailed travel information and links to train times.

Poster boards will be located in the Bernard Sunley Building.

Displaying your poster

Boards available from 08.00 on Thursday 17 July.

All posters to be in place by 11.00 on Thursday 17 July, to remain up until 16.15 on Friday 18 July.

Odd-numbered posters, 1, 3, 5 etc, to be manned between 13.30 and 14.00 on Thursday 17 July.

Even-numbered posters, 2, 4, 6 etc, to be manned between 13.30 and 14.00 on Friday 18 July.

Poster preparation

1. Each presenter will be allocated one numbered board, the total usable area of which is

90 cm wide x 120 cm high (portrait format)

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
Email janet@janet-crompton.com