Brokenshire Health and Science Week 
Feburary 27 to March 3, 2006




Poster Presentations


Group 1 & 10 - Five Filipino Nursing Scientists
Group 2 & 9 - Selected Nursing Technologies and Innovations
Group 3 & 8 - Heritage Sites of General Santos City
Group 4 & 7 - General Santos City Circa 1940-2000
Group 5 & 6 - The Fishing Industry of General Santos City




The poster presentation is an effective way to communicate your research to colleagues.  
It has become the “presentation of choice” for many scientists who present at ASMS.  The ASMS conference is known for the
 quality of the posters presented.

 

From Feburary 27 to March 3, 2006, the posters should be put up 7:30-8:00 am and removed 7:30 – 8:00 pm Monday through Wednesday and at 3:00 pm on Thursday.  
 
 

POSTER BOARDS.  Each author group will provide one board 7 feet 10 inches across (239 cm) and 3 feet 10 inches high (117 cm).  Each board will be
numbered on the upper left corner.  Be sure you place your presentation on the board number for your poster that appears in the final program 
that you will receive at the conference.  Please provide your own supplies, including pushpins or velcro to mount your poster.

 

TITLE BANNER.  The title banner should be approximately 4-6 feet long (122-183 CM).  Lettering should be at least 3/4 to 1 inch high (72 pt. bold). 
 The banner should include the author(s) and affiliation(s).  One company or institutional LOGO may appear in the title only.  Logos appearing 
anywhere else in the poster will be removed or covered by ASMS.

 

CONTENT.  You may prepare your presentation on panels that are a minimum of 8.5 x 11 inches.  It is effective to mount the panels on colored mounting board
 (9.5 x 12 inches is a convenient size).  Use a sans serif font such as arial or helvetica in a minimum size of 24 pt. (1/4 inch high).  Text, 
figures and photographs should be readable from a distance of 3-4 feet.   Large format printouts of posters should be landscape format of a size to 
fill the available space.

 

Be simple and direct in your poster presentation.  Use short phrases and “bulleted” text throughout the poster.  Avoid long narrative paragraphs.

 

The posters should be organized to include the following elements:

F  Overview.  A succinct, single page summary of the purpose, methods, and results.  Use phrases rather than sentences in a simple outline format. 
 Place in the upper left section of the board.

F  Introduction.  A concise statement of the objective and background of the work.

F  Methods.  Description of the apparatus, chemistry, samples, materials, etc. in some, but not overwhelming detail.

F  Results.  Graphs, spectra, charts, pictures, etc., with a minimum of text to illustrate the nature of the results.

F  Conclusions.  Concise statement of the findings (positive, as well as negative), indicating future research directions.

 

LAYOUT.  Arrange the poster panels or printout for logical flow top left to lower right of the board.  If using panels, they may be numbered or you may 
use chart pak colored tape to guide the viewer.

 

HANDOUTS.  Authors are encouraged to provide handouts, e.g., preprints, extended abstracts, copies of poster panels, etc.  No hardware, computers, books,
 accessories, or saleable items may be displayed.

 

Authors MUST submit a PowerPoint file to profbabate@yahoo.com

 

TIPS FOR PREPARATION OF YOUR POSTER IN POWERPOINT

The largest dimensions allowed in Power Point are 56 inches (~142 cm) wide and 56 inches (~142 cm) high.  The maximum allowable height is too large for
 the provided poster board.  A good alternative size is 56 inches (142 cm) wide and 36 inches (~91 cm) high.