Poster Presentations

Posters presented during the Joint Annual Meeting will each be on display for one day (either Monday or Tuesday) and will be part of the Poster Presentation Session on that day.

Poster Schedules

Each Poster will be displayed at one particular meeting time. The scheduled presentation day determines when the Poster will be on display. The setup and take down times for each presentation time are available below:

Monday Poster Presentation Session

Poster Setup:
Monday, July 25, 7:00 am – 12:00 pm

Poster Presentation Session:
Monday, July 25, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Poster Take Down:
Monday, July 25, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Tuesday Poster Presentation Session

Poster Setup:
Tuesday, July 26, 7:00 am – 12:00 pm

Poster Presentation Session:
Tuesday, July 26, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Poster Take Down:
Tuesday, July 26, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Tours of Selected Posters

New in 2011, a pilot program of Tours of Selected Posters will be introduced during the Poster Presentation Sessions. Five tours will take place on both Monday and Tuesday, highlighting a total of about 50 Posters. The most popular subject codes will be used as the basis for each tour, helping to ensure that each tour will focus on a different topic. As this is a test program, Posters will be chosen for the tours based on a wide range of criteria, and are not meant to reflect the quality of those chosen.

Tours will feature an author of each Poster presenting their research for ten minutes, followed by a short time for discussion. Each tour will be open to all meeting attendees, and will end with enough time left for attendees to visit the other Posters in the hall. Attendees do not need to register in advance to attend a tour.

AgEcon Search Submissions

All AAEA Posters must be submitted to AgEcon Search by May 3. Please consult the instructions for submission for more information.

Poster Design

To help you develop your poster, we have provided a few suggestions below. This is meant as a general overview to get you started.

Poster Size

The maximum poster size is 4 feet high by 8 feet long, minus a 1-inch margin. Your actual poster may be smaller. Pushpins will be provided for you to hang your poster.

Content

Introduction: Provide context for your research. Why you are excited about it?
Objectives: What questions did you address or answer?
Methods: Key information on your research design and analysis. Keep it brief.
Results & Discussion: What was observed? How do the results relate to the original questions? Focus on the key points.
Conclusions: What did you learn?

Replace text with graphical elements as much as possible (e.g., photographs or maps of study's location, other visual aids to convey key results), but do not forget your complete contact information. Consider including a photograph of the presenting author.

Layout

Clearly indicate your key message. Avoid clutter and unnecessary detail. Don't fight the reader's gravity-pull from top to bottom and left to right. Remember graphical elements, such as balance, symmetry, rhythm, repetition, and change.

Aesthetics

Any text in your poster should be readable from 6 feet away, including text in figures. This means no text should be smaller than a 20-point font. The title must be much larger and readable from a distance (12 feet or more).

Use fonts without serif, but bold. Use dark letters on light backgrounds. Use color carefully; very bright colors can easily fatigue the reader. Stick to a theme of 2-3 colors.

Useful Guidelines

http://faculty.washington.edu/scporter/INQUAposters.html
Provides a summary of the layout and visuals of an effective research poster.

http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/posteradvice.htm
A comprehensive guide to designing a scientific poster, including a downloadable PPT template. The template supports a maximum size of 36" by 56", but many commercial poster printers can enlarge that proportionally.

http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters
Explains how to create an effective poster. Critiques selected examples and provides a list of further resources.

http://www.aaea.org/2007am/agecon_poster_tips.pdf
This document, created by AgEcon Search, offers guidelines on creating your poster in software templates and printing using commercial large format printers.