Poster Presentations

Poster Schedule

Each Poster will be displayed at one particular meeting time. Posters that are scheduled for Monday will also be on display during Sunday night's Welcome Reception. The setup and take down times for each day are available below:

Monday Posters

Poster Setup:
Sunday, August 4, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Poster Take Down:
Monday, August 5, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Tuesday Posters

Poster Setup:
Monday, August 5, 8:00 pm – Tuesday, August 6, 8:00 am

Poster Take Down:
Tuesday, August 6, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

AgEcon Search Submissions

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

Poster Examples

Below you will find a few posters that were displayed at the 2011 Joint Annual Meeting. They are all great examples of how to communicate information in an effective and interesting way visually.

• Consumer Preferences for Attributes of Organic Processed Foods: The Case of Soymilk In the United States
  Zheng, Yue; Peterson, Hikaru Hanawa; Li, Xianghong
• An Economic Analysis of Water Infrastructure Investments, Agricultural Productivity and Climate Change in the Mekong Delta: Adapting to Increased Salinity and Sea Level Rise
  Corderi Novoa, David; Williams, Jeffrey C.; Howitt, Richard E.; Lund, Jay R.
• Biofuels, Climate Policy, And Water Management: Assessing Policy-Induced Shifts on Agriculture's Extensive and Intensive Margins
  Baker, Justin Scott; Murray, Brian C.; McCarl, Bruce A.
• A Study on the International Marketing and Branding Strategies of Taiwan's Phalaenopsis Orchid Industry
  Chang, Ching-Cheng; Wu, Chia-Hsun
• Biomass Supply from Alternative Cellulosic Crops and Crop Residues: A Spatial Bioeconomic Modeling Approch
  Egbendewe-Mondzozo, Aklesso; Swinton, Scott M.; Izaurralde, R. Cesar; Manowitz, David H.; Zhang, Xuesong

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

Tips for Creating a Poster in PowerPoint
from AgEcon Search

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