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Poster session
Poster session
4:15 PM - 6:00 PM @ UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom
Students are encouraged (but not required) to submit a poster presenting their undergraduate research - this is a great opportunity especially if you have never presented a poster in a professional setting before.
If you'd like to present a poster, please indicate so and provide us with a preliminary title for your poster when completing the registration form, or by emailing us at cuwipboulder@colorado.edu at least 1 week before the conference.
Poster boards will be provided and are 4 feet by 6.5 feet. A typical poster size of 3'x4' or 4'x4' will fit nicely on these boards. The poster boards will be on either side of the main ballroom. You will be assigned a poster board number 1 week before the conference (sent via email).
Bring your posters on the shuttle with you Saturday morning. You can store it in the poster room you are assigned and put it up on your assigned poster board during afternoon breaks before the poster session. All posters should be up by 4:15 PM Saturday. Take your poster down by 6:30 PM Saturday if you plan to keep it. Any posters left behind after 6:30 PM Saturday will be discarded.
Tips for a poster to impress
Tips for a poster to impress
⚔️ Aim to tell a story about your research - usually a research story starts with a question/a problem, intrigues with some bubbling ideas, culminates in some preliminary results and further challenges, and ends with an open ending (rarely do we have a close ending in research!)
🙉 A very common thing you will be asked to do is (surprise, surprise) a very generic "tell me about your poster". Prepare a 3-minute spiel and a 5-minute spiel about your poster, which gives the big-picture idea of the poster. Depending on the situation and the interest, you can choose which version to go with. This will at least help kickstart deeper conversations into areas that are relevant and interesting to your audience
💬 Since people come with many different backgrounds, it is generally a good idea to start the conversation with asking some quick questions about your audience's background. That way, you can tailor the conversation to be the most fruitful, plus you get to know about another person's research and might have a chance to learn more about it later.
🤩 Show your excitement! The best story is told not only with facts but also with emotions. Tell us what intrigued you in the project, what was challenging, what bothers you still and what you would like to learn about next.
⚖️ Strive for a good balance of figures, equations, and texts on the poster. Ideally, words on the poster should make sense without further explanation (in case you are away from the poster). However, they should also be "irreducible" - any words that stay are absolutely necessary. Also, make sure that the fonts are large enough to be legible (at least 18 pt, ideally more). Sans serif fonts tend to be easier to read. Make good use of color and different font sizes to make titles stand out.
👩🏫 Practice presenting the poster to friends from different disciplines. This process might even help you connect some new dots in your understanding and research, who knows!
📍Cite your sources (which also helps suggest further readings) everywhere applicable (on results, figures, equations, etc.), and don't forget the acknowledgement.
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