Research Posters

UCD welcomes Research Poster proposals from all areas relating to Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math, as well as Science Education and Math Education. Posters should be directed towards an educated, non-expert audience. Any industry employee, faculty, post-doc, graduate, undergraduate, and high school students are welcome to submit an application.

Location
Posters will be displayed at the Colorado Convention Center in two main sections of the Event Exhibit Hall. Presenters have the option of staying with their posters during the exhibit hall hours (9 a.m.- 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday). Please do not remove your poster until the end of the event (Saturday at 4 p.m.)

Submission Deadline
All proposal applications must be received by October 2, 2009.

Notification
Notification of approval will be e-mailed to all primary contacts by October 2, 2009. Please ensure that your submission includes a valid e-mail and daytime phone number. Primary presenters are responsible for notifying all co-presenters about poster status and event information. Details about poster set-up and location will be included with acceptance notices. 

Poster Guidelines

General Style Guidelines

  1. Titles should be at least 1 inch high. Use a minimum of 18 point font for body text. Words should be large enough to read from several feet away. Tables, graphs, and figures are often better than words.
  2. Posters will be displayed on ½ of a floor standing bulletin board that is 48'W 96'L 78'H.
  3. Do not use all capitalized letters
  4. Your display should be self explanatory and have a logical flow
  5. Given the limited space of your board, pick select talking point and elements to highlight.
  6. Include your name, name of faculty/teacher mentor if applicable, and co-authors on the top of the poster

Presenting Poster Information & Tips

  1. Establish a clear and unifying point for your work. (i.e., what it is about and what does it mean)
  2. Consider how your research can be applied in the real world.
  3. Provide (1) Abstract (summary of what it is and results), (2) Introduction, (3) Methods, (4) Discussion, (5) Conclusions, (6) References, (7) Acknowledgements.
  4. Proofread and check grammar. Information must be readable.
  5. Acknowledge sponsors, mentors, and credit (reference) sources of data and charts.
  6. Cite sources to support your ideas and to provide credibility.
  7. Explain unexpected results and future research opportunities.
  8. Create a verbal summary of your project and practice presenting (3 min max).
  9. Anticipate and think through potential questions.
  10. Bring pad and paper to write down questions. Thank the audience for stopping by your poster and sharing their thoughts.
  11. Be truthful about your research and respect your audience.

Examples
The following several examples provide information on what your poster board may look like. However, you have creative freedom to design your own poster. Do what you feel is necessary for your project.
>> Poster Example #1
>> Poster Example #2
>> Poster Example #3