POSTER PRESENTATION GUIDELINES
- Posters should measure no larger than 4’ x 4’.
- Logos promoting commercial companies are prohibited.
- Posters may include tables and graphs.
- Posters should be clear and organized for viewing.
- Use of laptops during poster presentations is prohibited.
Poster Presentations – General Information
Posters will be on display Monday, June 8 – Wednesday, June 10, 2009, in Exhibit
Hall 4C of the Washington State Convention and Trade Center. Each poster will be
displayed for one day only. Participants will have the opportunity to view and discuss
posters during viewing times (10:15am – 12:15pm). Each author should be present
at his or her poster during the poster viewing time on the day the poster will be
displayed. Authors of
odd-numbered poster board ID numbers should be present at
their poster display from 10:15am – 11:15am. Authors of
even-numbered poster board
ID numbers should be present at their poster display from 11:15am – 12:15pm. If
the two hour poster presentation is an insufficient amount of time, presenters are
encouraged to continue their presentation into the lunch hour.
Poster setup is from 7:00am – 8:00am on the day of the presentation. The poster board ID number, which
was sent to authors in the confirmation letter, will enable individuals to determine
the location of their posters in the viewing room. Maps will be available in your
registration materials to assist you as well. Posters should not be dismantled until
4:45pm on the day of the presentation. Posters that are not dismantled will be discarded.
A detailed list of poster presentations will be included in the SLEEP 2009 Final Program.
Confidentiality
All presenters are required to follow professional guidelines
for patient confidentiality. No photos, names, records, or other patient identifiers
may be included in poster presentations unless appropriate approval is obtained.
Ethical Studies Involving Human and Animal Studies
Findings included as part of
a poster presentation from protocols involving human subjects must have been approved
by an appropriately convened Institutional Review Board for human subjects, unless
exempted by the Department of Health and Human Services regulations for the protection
of human subjects. An appropriately convened Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
must have approved presentations from protocols involving animals. For presentations
based on research conducted outside the United States, comparable guidelines for
the use of human and animal subjects should be followed.
Criteria
Posters should be clear and organized for viewing, measuring no larger than 4’ x 4.’ The following
article provides an excellent description of elements that comprise a readable poster:
Woolsey, J.D., “Combating Poster Fatigue: How to Use Visual Grammar and Analysis
to Effect Better Visual Communication,”
Trends in Neuroscience, 1989, 12(9), pp.
325-332.