Congratulations on being accepted as a poster presenter! The poster session maximizes your opportunity to interact with meeting participants. Two poster sessions are planned.
NOTE: Posters authors are required to: 1) display the poster during the morning coffee break of the first day of your session 2) attend the Interactive Poster Session to answer questions. Posters not displayed at the suggested set-up times may not be considered for a poster award.
This page includes the following:
Creating Your Poster Presentation
Poster Sessions
Poster Awards
Please read the following guidelines and information before you begin to create your poster presentation. Give considerable thought to the design and presentation of your poster to make sure that it stands out as an attractive and informative presentation. You want to be certain that the 'reader' of the poster comes away with a clear understanding of your research.
Creating Your Poster Presentation
Display Area
- 45 inches x 45 inches
- Thumb tacks will be provided to hang your poster.
Format
- Posters presentations are hard-copy (paper/poster) format only
- Posters must fit within the designated space listed above
- The most successful and attractive posters are graphically-produced posters that highlight and summarize the main points, with the poster presenter filling in the details
- The least effective poster format is a photocopy of the manuscript.
Your poster presentation should include:
- The paper title and all authors at the top of the poster
- A brief introduction, goals, experimental detail, conclusions, and references (make sure this information is presented in a logical and clear sequence)
- Explanations for graphs, pictures, and tables.
Font Sizes (minimum recommendations)
- Title: 36 point type
- List of authors: 25 point type
- Double-spaced text: 15 point type
- The entire poster layout should be readable from six to ten feet away
- Be careful in your use of colors, some people are red-green color blind and some colors do not stand out in contrast to others.
New: QR Codes (optional)
- SPIE is promoting the idea of QR Codes for authors to incorporate into their posters
- This would allow you to add a 3D barcode readable by smartphones
- The barcode can be designed to link the person viewing your poster to a related video, your website, or your contact information
- Please use the following link to assist you with best practices and where you can begin:
http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2066777/Top-14-Things-Marketers-Need-to-Know-About-QR-Codes
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POSTER SESSIONS
NOTE: Posters authors are required to: 1) display the poster during the morning coffee break of the first day of your session 2) attend the Interactive Poster Session to answer questions. Posters not displayed at the suggested set-up times may not be considered for a poster award.
Sunday/Monday Poster Session - Poster presentations from the Image Processing; Image-guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling; Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging; and Ultrasonic Imaging, Tomography, and Therapy conferences will be included.
Author Set-Up Time: Sunday beginning at 9:40 am
Posters should remain on display until the end of the Interactive Poster Session on Monday.
Interactive Poster Session and Reception: Monday from 5:00 to 6:30 pm
Tuesday/Wednesday Poster Session - Poster presentations from the Physics of Medical Imaging; Computer-Aided Diagnosis; Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment; Advanced PACS-based Imaging Informatics, and Therapeutic Applications conferences will be included.
Author Set-Up Time: Tuesday beginning at 9:40 am
Posters should remain on display until the end of the interactive poster session on Wednesday.
Interactive Poster Session and Reception: Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:00 pm
NOTE: Posters authors are required to: 1) display the poster during the morning coffee break of the first day of your session 2) attend the Interactive Poster Session to answer questions. Posters not displayed at the suggested set-up times may not be considered for a poster award.
Poster Viewing Times: Posters may be viewed after set-up until 9:00 pm on session days. The poster area will be closed one hour prior to the poster receptions to prepare the food service.
Poster Removal: Papers not removed before 9:00 pm following the Interactive Poster Session will be considered UNWANTED and will be discarded. SPIE assumes no responsibility for posters left on the poster boards at the conclusion of poster sessions.
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Poster AwardS
Each conference will recognize a selected poster at the cum laude level in each poster session for the quality of work presented and for the presentation itself. A number of posters, limited to no more than five percent of the best posters presented, will receive honorable mention.
Award recognition will occur in the conference meeting rooms and personalized certificates will be distributed. During the receptions, award ribbons will indicate the winning posters.
Basis for selection:
- Work should be of a standard of excellence as judged by the quality and quantity of results presented. It should include results that are both significant and new to the field of study. Conclusions should be well supported by the results, and relevant references should be cited.
- Presentation should be well organized, clear, and concise. It should be self-contained, giving adequate background, concise results, and relevant references. Graphic design will be considered only to the extent that it contributes to the clarity of presentation.
- A conference may give preference to first authors who are students or who are within five years of their terminal degrees.
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