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TPHA Poster Presentation Guidelines – 2015 PRESENTATION DETAILS:

Outstanding Poster Presentation Award

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he re will b e five finalists a nd o ne a wa rd fo r Outsta nd ing Po ste r Pre se nta tio n.

• Spe c ific sc o ring c rite ria use d to id e ntify p o ste rs fina lists inc lud e : Orig ina lity;

Sc ie nc e ; I mplic a tio ns fo r pro g ra m, po lic y a nd / o r pra c tic e ; Cla rity; a nd Pre se nta tio n.

Design and layout specifications (*CHANGE)

• Ma rrio tt sta ff will se t up the po ste r pre se nta tio n d ispla y b o a rd a nd sta nd s

with the d ime nsio ns (*4 fe e t in le ngth by 4 fe e t in he ight- diagr

am last page) o n T

ue sd a y e ve ning . Due to spa c e limita tio ns the 4 fe e t b y 4 fe e t size is the mo st tha t c a n b e a c c o mmo d a te d a t this time . If this pre se nts a ha rd ship ple a se c o nta c t pa ul.pe te rse n@ tn.g o v.

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a c h po ste r sta nd will b e numb e re d a nd this will c o rre spo nd to the o rd e r the y a re liste d in the c o nfe re nc e b ro c hure .

• Po ste rs will b e se t up in the Ma in Hallwa y (L
• b b y le ve l). Ple a se lo o k fo r

yo ur po ste r numb e r within the c o nfe re nc e b ro c hure a nd e nsure yo ur po ste r numb e r ma tc he s up with the a ppro pria te e nume ra te d d ispla y sta nd .

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he po ste r d ispla y b o a rd a nd sta nd will b e pro vid e d this ye a r. T ha t me a ns all yo u will ne e d to b ring is push pins to a tta c h yo ur po ste r. Absolute ly no poste r

will be tape d or tac ke d to the hote l walls!

• Po ste rs sho uld b e se t up a nd re a d y fo r vie wing no la te r tha n the publishe d

time o f 10 AM (Ce ntral) o n We d ne sd a y mo rning (9/ 9/ 15). Yo u c a n se t up yo ur po ste r a s e a rly a s 8 AM o n We d ne sd a y.

• Po ste r se ssio ns will e nd a t 2 PM CST
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hursd a y (9/ 10/ 15). Ple ase r

e move your poste r at or be for e 2 PM T hur sday.

Poster Withdrawal

• Withd ra wal o f a n a c c e p te d a b stra c t must b e ma d e no la te r tha n 5 p.m.

Ce ntra l Sta nd a rd T ime o n July 24, 2015 b y c o nta c ting pa ul.pe te rse n@ tn.g o v. Withd ra wals mad e a fte r this d a te o r fa ilure to pre se nt a n a c c e p te d a b stra c t c o uld re sult in d isq ualific a tio n fro m pre se nting a n a b stra c t a t future c o nfe re nc e s.

FORMATTING GUIDANCE:

Lettering Recommendations

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e xt sho uld b e re a d a ble fro m five fe e t a wa y. Use a minimum fo nt size o f 18 po ints.

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e tte ring fo r the title sho uld b e la rg e (a t le a st 70-po int fo nt). Use all c a pita l le tte rs fo r the title .

Visual Recommendations

• Pre se nt nume ric al da ta in the fo rm o f g ra phs, ra the r tha n ta ble s (g ra phs

ma ke tre nd s in the d a ta muc h mo re e vide nt). If d a ta must b e pre se nte d in ta b le -fo rm, K E E P IT SI MPL E .

• Visua ls sho uld b e simple a nd b o ld . L

e a ve o ut a ny unne c e ssa ry d e ta ils.

• Ma ke sure tha t the te xt a nd the visua ls a re inte g ra te d . F

ig ure s sho uld b e numb e re d c o nse c utive ly a c c o rd ing to the o rd e r in whic h the y a re first me ntio ne d in the te xt. E a c h visua l sho uld ha ve a b rie f title .

Text Recommendations

• Ple a se utilize a sc ie ntific fo rma t in d e ve lo pme nt o f p o ste r se c tio ns:

Ba c kg ro und , Ob je c tive s, Me tho d s, Re sults, Co nc lusio n.

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e e p the te xt b rie f. Blo c ks o f te xt sho uld no t e xc e e d thre e pa ra g ra phs (vie we rs wo n't b o the r to re a d mo re tha n tha t). Use te xt to (a ) intro d uc e the stud y (wha t hyp o the sis wa s te ste d o r wha t pro b le m wa s inve stig a te d ? why wa s the stud y wo rth d o ing ? ), (b ) e xpla in visuals a nd d ire c t vie we rs a tte ntio n to sig nific a nt d a ta tre nd s a nd re la tio nships po rtra ye d in the visuals, a nd (c ) sta te a nd e xpla in the inte rpre ta tio ns tha t fo llo w fro m the d a ta . In ma ny c a se s, c o nc lusio ns c a n b e summa rize d in a b ulle t-p o int list.

• Cite a nd re fe re nc e a ny so urc e s o f info rma tio n o the r tha n yo ur o wn, just a s

yo u wo uld d o with a re se a rc h pa pe r. Ask yo ur pro fe sso r a b o ut the pa rtic ula r c ita tio n syste m tha t yo u sho uld use (e ve ry d isc ipline use s slig htly d iffe re nt style s). T he "Re fe re nc e s Cite d " is pla c e d a t the e nd o f the po ste r.

Miscellaneous Suggestions

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MPL ICIT Y I S T HE K E

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e e p to the po int, a nd d o n't try to c o ve r to o ma ny thing s. Pre se nt o nly e no ug h d a ta to supp o rt yo ur c o nc lusio ns.

• Whe n yo u b e g in to ma ke yo ur po ste r, first c re a te a list o f the visuals tha t

yo u wo uld use if yo u we re d e sc rib ing yo ur pro je c t with o nly the visuals. Write the te xt afte r yo u ha ve c re a te d the list o f visua ls.

• Be fo re the po ste r se ssio n, re he a rse a b rie f summa ry o f yo ur pro je c t. Ma ny

vie we rs will b e in a hurry a nd will wa nt a q uic k "g uid e d to ur" o f yo ur po ste r. Do n't b e a fra id to po int o ut unc e rta intie s in yo ur wo rk; this is whe re yo u ma y g e t use ful fe e db a c k.

• Sugge stion: Print ha nd o uts o r small 8 x 11 inc h c o pie s o f yo ur p re se nta tio n,

so inte re ste d c o nfe re nc e a tte nd e e s c a n b ring yo ur pre se nta tio n ho me with the m fo r furthe r re vie w. Bring so me type o f sle e ve (pla stic , ple xig lass, e tc .) to ho ld the se d o c ume nts. T he p o ste r b o a rd ve nd o r will pro vid e d o uble sid e d Ve lc ro so yo u c a n a ffixe d yo ur sle e ve to the a c tual b o a rd .

Poster presentation display board stand dimensions:

Max Width 4 Feet POSTER 1 POSTER 2 Max Width 4 Feet Max Height 4 Feet