A freestanding velcro compatible posterboard (2.4 metres high x 1.2 metres wide) will be provided for your poster. Your poster should not exceed the size of a standard A0 in portrait layout. Your poster number will appear on the top right hand side of the board so you can locate your board easily.
In order to efficiently communicate the results of your research to the viewers, you are kindly requested to devote considerable effort in the design of your poster. Providing A4 takeaway versions of your poster is also encouraged.
There will be a number of awards for the best posters presented (see below) so you may wish to consider the following;
- Avoid putting too much material and text on the poster.
- The heading should have letters at least 35mm (100 Pt) high listing the title of the paper, authors, institution and its location.
- Lettering for text and illustrations should be at least 10mm (36 pt) high.
- The introduction should contain 3 to 5 sentences outlining essential information necessary to understand the study and why it was done.
- The objectives of the study, the questions to be asked or the hypothesis to be tested should be clearly stated in as few words as possible.
- Outline your methods briefly
- Results should be presented as graphs or tables. They should be self-explanatory and therefore please provide a clear legend including symbols. You may also want to provide an interpretation of the results below each panel.
- The discussion (if necessary) and conclusions should be succinctly stated on large type. Many viewers read this first and hence it should be easy to understand
Poster Prizes
There will be 3 prizes awarded for each poster session i.e. 9 prizes in total. All prizes will be announced at the Gala Dinner.
- The first prize is the Delegates Choice Award - Each day all delegates will be given the opportunity to vote for their favourite poster. This will be done by ballot. Entries should be handed in to the registration desk each day. Ballot forms are included in the delegate satchels.
- Second is the AD11 Poster Program Award - This poster prize will be awarded to the poster decided to be the most outstanding by the program committee each day. A representative of the committee will be judging the posters between 13:30 and 14:00 each day.
- IWA Young Water Professional Prize -To be eligible for this prize you must be an IWA member under 35 years of age and the presenting author of the poster. If you are in this category please place this on the top right hand corner of your poster. The organising committee will judge this prize category. (picture links to large version).
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