Titles and authors lists are due to SCGB by Monday, April 11. Fellows, please submit your poster title and author list at this Google Form by the end of the day on April 11 so we can compile them for the symposium program.
Some key notes that to keep in mind as you prepare your posters:
- All fellows are expected to prepare and bring a physical poster to the symposium on Tuesday, April 19. We will have boards and tape/thumbtacks available to mount your poster.
- Make sure you have a printing plan and enough time to execute it! You can print your poster and bring it with you, or plan to print and pick it up in NYC.
- Printing resources recommended by Simons Foundation scientists are:
- Posters should be 3 feet x 4 feet, and can be either vertical or horizontal.
- In building content, think first about the story you want to tell about what you've learned and accomplished this year.
- Posters should include background information, the scientific question you worked on, the methods you used, and what answers you have found so far. And null answers are still answers!
- If you do not have specific results, that is totally fine- we suggest you frame the poster around the skills and tools you are learning. Present background, a question that your lab studies that you are interested in answering, what kinds of skills are useful for answering that question, and how you have approached learning/implementing those skills.
- Prepare a ~3 minute pitch to tell your story that still leaves space for questions about the details. Practicing out loud helps!
- Each fellow will be assigned to one of two poster sessions so they can spend one session presenting and the other session visiting peers' posters. Mentors are welcome to spend time at both their mentee's poster and other posters, but the fellow should be the primary presenter.
Please also see here some suggested external resources from CIMER:
- Mentor Interviews – list of questions for mentee to ask mentors about poster preparation, attached. We especially encourage you to spend time on this exercise!
- Giving an Effective Poster Presentation
- Tips on Poster Design
