Organizing a poster display

A scientific poster is a visual display of the results of an investigation, usually mounted on a rectangular board. Posters are used at scientific meetings, to communicate research findings, and in undergraduate courses, to display project results or assignment work. 

In a written report you can include a reasonable amount of specific detail and the reader can go back and reread difficult passages. However, if a poster is long winded or contains too much detail, your reader is likely to lose interest. 

A poster session is iike a competition - you are competing for the attention of peopie in a room. Because you need to attract and hold the attention of your audience, make your poster as interesting as possible. Think of it as an advertisement for your work and you will not go far wrong. 

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Plan your poster with your audience in mind, as this will dictate the appropriate level for your presentation. Aim to make your poster as accessible as possible to a broad audience. Since a poster is a visual display, you must pay particular attention to the presentation of information work that may have taken hours to prepare can be ruined in a few minutes by the ill-considered arrangement of items (Fig. 54.1). Begin by making a draft sketch of the major elements of your poster. It is worth discussing your intended design with someone else, as constructive advice at the draft stage will save a lot of time and effort when you prepare the final version (or consult Simmonds and Reynolds, 1994). 

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Inquiries with respect to health and safety at the workplace should be directed to the local area office of the HSE or the local authority s Environmental Health Department. The name of the authority responsible for the health and safety in the organization should be displayed prominently within the premises on the poster Health and Safety Law, What You Should Know. This poster gives a brief guide to health and safety law and specific details on key points must be obtained from the relevant legislative documents. 

Organic thin film transistors are fabricated with a low-temperature process. It is therefore possible to fabricate TFT arrays for flat panel displays in a low cost process. The substrates are low-cost and flexible such as polyethylene terepthalate (PET). The low cost, large area TFT arrays can be used for many applications, e.g. electronic paper, smart cards and remotely updateable posters and notice boards. Currently the amorphous-silicon-on-glass technology is used for such applications. This technology is very expensive. These applications will only become popular in marketplace if the cost of production is substantially reduced. This is the driving force for the R D effort in organic TFTs. 

The follow factors provide context to how employees think about their work and can influence employee actions Organizational mission guidance - Although management spends countless hours wordsmithing their organization s mission statement, once complete most missions are depicted on fancy posters and displayed in pubhc spaces for all to see. Seldom is an employee asked to provide input in the creation of a mission statement. At the... 

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