Instructions for preparing your poster

Format: Powerpoint.

Size: 36"W x 36"H. Select Page Setup from the powerpoint menu and choose 'custom', enter selected size. Somewhat smaller sizes are OK but be sure that everything is visible from about 4 feet back.

Printing: Posters will be printed by A&A printing in Queen Anne. Please follow the instructions below to have your poster printed. Once printed, all posters will be delivered to Kathy Hefner in the Science building for pickup.

NOTE: Please submit your posters for printing by Saturday, 6 November to ensure that they will be ready on time.
Payment for posters printed after this date is the responsibility of the authors and may not arrive on time.

How to submit your poster for printing:

1. Prepare your poster in PowerPoint format.
2. All posters must be 36" x 36"
3. Once complete 'print' your poster to a file as PDF. Be sure that you DO NOT compress the file.
4. Send your poster via FTP to the following address:
   1. Use your browser to visit: //www.box.net/login
   2. When asked to login use:
   • Email/username: aaguest
   • Password: upload
   3. Open the folder entitled: SPU Murdock Conference 2010
   4. Click on upload new files (or upload in the upper right corner) and browse to locate the file on your computer.
   5. Click the upload button to transfer the file
   6. Click 'Add Comment', then click on the Add Comment box. You don't have to enter any text, this just notifies the company that you have sent a file.
   7. Once complete, please email khefner@spu.edu and let her know that you have submitted a file for the Murdock conference.

Payment: All student poster costs are covered by the College of Arts and Sciences.

Tips:

• Be sure to select a font size that is appropriate for reading at arms distance (14-18)
• Use limited text, posters are visual in nature. Expect to 'walk' your readers through the poster story.
• Use overview figures and tables instead of text to describe each of the stages in your poster (plan, methods, data).
• Tell a complete story: What are your goals, what are the key methods, why is this work significant?
• Target your audience. The conference has students and faculty from many diverse fields. Avoid jargon and explain methods and results that are unique to your field clearly and concisely (a good diagram goes a long way!).
• Space and time are limited, you may not be able to present 'all' your data. Focus on a cohesive, comprehensible, complete story.
• Include references as appropriate.