Instructions for posters

What you need to know about presenting your poster at STI 2024:

A poster gives you the opportunity to present your research visually and a chance to engage with other conference attendees about your work. The following gives some tips for how to present your poster effectively, as well as organisational details for the poster sessions.

Designing your poster

The poster should be designed in a way that the content can be understood without an oral explanation as your poster may be viewed when you are not present. All materials should be legible from a distance. Your poster should be visually engaging as you want it to attract the attention of distracted researchers walking through a crowded, noisy room.

Consider including some or all of the following points on your poster:

  • Short title or question
  • Your name, affiliation and how to contact you
  • An introduction to your research question or project
  • An overview of your methods
  • Your results in graphical form
  • Discussion or open questions related to your results
  • Particularly relevant references
  • Acknowledgement of collaborators, assistance, or financial support

Key questions to consider when developing your poster:

  1. What do you want the viewer to remember? Do important points stand out? The key to a good poster is clarity and simplicity. Don’t overload the poster with too much information.
  2. Is there a balance between words and illustrations? Use figures, tables, graphs and photographs when appropriate and keep text brief.
  3. Is the pathway through the poster clear? Make it obvious to the viewer how to progress through the poster. Numbering individual panels or connecting them with arrows helps to guide the viewer through your poster.
  4. Is the poster understandable without oral explanation? You may not always be there when people come to look at it.

    The poster should have the following dimensions: height: 118.9cm X width: 84.1cm (A0 format). Any width over 90 cm will not fit on the board. Do not use heavy cardboard as it may get too heavy and fall off the poster boards.

    Text
    Text has to be readable from a distance of 1.5 metres. Use a minimum font size of 24 points for standard text and at least 70-point for the title. A good overall word count is 500-800 words. Less is better! Use of bullets and numbering lists makes the content easier to read.

    Visuals
    Make sure that all visuals are self-explanatory (i e., graph axes are properly labelled, maps have north arrows and distance scales, symbols are explained, etc.). Ensure that you have the necessary resolution and the necessary copyright for images. Use colour sparingly to highlight and emphasise your points, do not overload your poster. Contrast increases readability.

    Onsite instructions

    The poster session will take place on Wednesday, 18 September, between 13:00 and 14:45 in Fraunhofer Forum, room "Prisma" and Humboldt University , in the foyer in front of Auditorium 201.

    Please take good care of your poster, as we cannot print, mount, watch, mail or dispose of your poster for you. We advise you to bring your poster in a poster roll that is clearly labelled with your name, address and contact details.

    Please bring your poster with you to the conference on Wednesday, 18 September or, in case you cannot transport your poster yourself, you can send it in advance to the following address:

    Fraunhofer Forum Berlin
    Attn: Robert Simon / Dominique Sommer
    "STI 2024/paper ID"
    Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Str. 2
    10178 Berlin

    Your poster should arrive at Fraunhofer Forum by Friday, 13 September at the latest. Please also organise the shipment of your poster after the conference in advance.

    The room in which the poster session will take place will be available to you during the lunch break on Wednesday. During this time, please hang your poster on any of the available poster boards using the pins provided. Please do not use other material than those provided. Please ensure that your poster is hung and you are present next to your poster by the beginning of the session at 13:00, so that attendees may discuss your research with you.

    At the end of the day, please remove your poster and take it with you or pack it and prepare the return shipment. Posters that have not been collected by the end of day will be removed and recycled.