Poster Presenter Guidelines

The poster presentation is intended to communicate information rapidly.  It is supposed to represent a well-designed, eye-catching, and engaging display of information.  Therefore, information must be presented in an easy-to-comprehend fashion and readable from approximately five feet away.  Viewers should be able to grasp the purpose of the poster within 5 minutes.

1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes will be awarded to posters exhibited at this year's Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition.

Please note that each poster will be displayed on a bulletin board with useable space approximately totalling 7-feet high and 8-feet wide in size.  Click here for a diagram of approximate, acceptable poster dimensions

Tacks will be provided; however, no provisions can be made for working hardware displays.

Please review the checklist below to ensure that you have not missed any important information preparing your poster presentation for the 2010 Fuel Cell Seminar.

• Submit an Extended Abstract
• Prepare your poster
• Submit your poster electronically
• Set Up Your Poster/Give Your Presentation
• Remove Your Poster

Submit Your Extended Abstract

This year's Extended Abstract Submission is web based.  If your abstract was selected for presentation, instructions on how to submit an extended abstract can be found in the notification email that was sent informing you of your selection. If you did not receive an email or are having trouble accessing the submission site, please contact support@abstractsonline.com.

Prepare Your Poster

Creating your presentation in PowerPoint is one way to easily combine text, graphics, graphs, and photos.  PowerPoint will also permit you to easily print a proof of your poster on any standard office printer and print a large format version to any standard plotter.

There are two ways to create your presentation using PowerPoint:

1. You may use a single slide, enlarged and printed on a large-format printer.
2. You may use multiple slides and post them in sequence in your designated poster area.

Printing

If you are using multiple standard-sized PowerPoint slides, you may print the slides on standard 8.5 x 11" paper and post the slides in your designated area.

If using one PowerPoint slide that will be enlarged, you must print to a large-format printer.  From the menu bar, select File, Page Setup, then enter the appropriate poster size.  .

Creating an Effective Poster:

Below are tips to apply when creating your poster presentation

• The presentation must cover the material as in the abstract
• Place the title of your paper and your paper number prominently at the top of the poster board to allow viewers to identify your paper. Indicate 1) the abstract's presentation number, 2) title, and 3) authors' names
• Highlight the authors' names, e-mails, and address information in case the viewer is interested in contacting you for more information
• Include the background of your research followed by results and conclusions. A successful poster presentation depends on how well you convey information to an interested audience
• Posters should stimulate discussion, not give a long presentation.  Keep text to a minimum, emphasize graphics, and make sure every item in your poster is necessary
• Determine three key points you want to make.  You want the poster to reflect these key points - not all the details.  Numbered lists and bullet points are good ways to communicate concisely.

Posters can be created with as many or as few descriptive sections as you desire.  Always remember to keep it simple.

Possible Sections:

• Purpose or Hypothesis
• Background
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Objectives
• Data Sources/Study Setting
• Study Design
• Participants/Subjects
• Intervention
• Principal Findings
• Main Outcome Measures
• Results
• Discussion
• Implications
• Conclusions
• Funding Source

Submit Your Poster Electronically by August 27, 2010

Submit your poster in electronic format by August 27, for inclusion in the procedings volume along with the presentations.  Posters can be e-mailed to fuelcellseminar@schydrogen.org or provided on CD/DVD and mailed to Fuel Cell Seminar, c/o SC Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Alliance, PO Box 12302, Columbia, SC  29211.

Set Up Your Poster/Give Your Presentation

On the day of your presentation, locate your assigned poster board by identifying your paper number on the poster board.  Each poster board will be marked with an individual paper number, based on the diagram below:

Posters should be set up between 10:30am and 12:00pm on the day of your presentation.  Posters must remain up the entire day. Do not remove posters before 6:00pm on the day of your presentation.

Schedule Your Presentation

Presenters will be responsible for setting up their own presentation time.  The FCS&E have allowed you to schedule your presentation time between 12:00pm and 6:00pm on the day of your presentation.

Tips for your Presentation:

• Please make sure your paper number is clearly visible on your poster board.
• Presenters must be available for at least 1 hour between the scheduled poster times.  Leave a message on your board detailing the hours you plan to be at your presentation. After the session, please leave a note on your poster board as to where you can be reached in case someone wishes to discuss your research further.
• Introduce your self to the Poster Session Chair.  He or she will assist you.

Remove Your Poster

Posters must be removed between 6:00pm and 7:00pm on the evening of your presentation.  Do not leave your presentation on the poster board.  Posters remaining after these times will be removed may be discarded.  FCS&E will not be responsible for posters and materials left on poster boards after the stated hours