Poster and Talk Instructions
Abstract/Talk/Poster Preparation Information
Tips and helpful guides:
Guidelines for writing and submitting your abstract are on the registration page.
For more tips on writing abstracts, please check out this page.
For tips on creating engaging presentation slides, check out this page.
Poster Instructions
Please follow these instructions to prepare your poster if you plan to give a poster presentation at CUSRR.
If you are unfamiliar with creating files for posters using PowerPoint, we recommend having a look at the instructional videos available at lynda.com as well as the academic poster guidelines for Colby students.
As you prepare your poster, please keep in mind that your audience will represent a wide range of disciplines, so it is important that your poster be accessible to a general audience. Please work with your mentor in the development of your poster presentation. While there’s no one way to design a poster, it’s best to remember that it’s meant to be a visual aid for a brief oral presentation. Therefore, large quantities of text typically aren’t the best way to convey your message. Diagrams, pictures, graphs, and short captions work better. It’s also helpful to remember that you’ll present your poster differently depending on the expertise and level of interest of the person visiting your poster. If you’re a computer scientist, for example, and a computer scientist wants to hear your poster, you can certainly get into specific details. If a chemist asks you to present your work, you’ll need to give a much more simplified version.
Regarding poster printing, please upload your poster files at the following website (http://web.colby.edu/acits/posters/), which includes some instructions and helpful tips. You must upload your poster file by 5 PM on Monday, 7/25! Please don’t forget that your files should be sized appropriately (48 x 36 inches, not 8.5 x 11).
On the day of the symposium, your poster will be assigned a number that corresponds to your poster session (there will be three sessions) and easel. Please have your poster set up at least 15 minutes before the start of your assigned session. For all sessions, please take down your poster at the session’s conclusion. Each session will last approximately 2 hours.
As you prepare your poster, please keep in mind that your audience will represent a wide range of disciplines, so it is important that your poster be accessible to a general audience. Please work with your mentor in the development of your poster presentation. While there’s no one way to design a poster, it’s best to remember that it’s meant to be a visual aid for a brief oral presentation. Therefore, large quantities of text typically aren’t the best way to convey your message. Diagrams, pictures, graphs, and short captions work better. It’s also helpful to remember that you’ll present your poster differently depending on the expertise and level of interest of the person visiting your poster. If you’re a computer scientist, for example, and a computer scientist wants to hear your poster, you can certainly get into specific details. If a chemist asks you to present your work, you’ll need to give a much more simplified version.
Regarding poster printing, please upload your poster files at the following website, which includes some instructions and helpful tips. You must upload your poster file by 5 PM on Monday, 7/25! Please don’t forget that your files should be sized appropriately (48 x 36 inches, not 8.5 x 11).
On the day of the symposium, your poster will be assigned a number that corresponds to your poster session (there will be three sessions) and easel. Please have your poster set up at least 15 minutes before the start of your assigned session. For all sessions, please take down your poster at the session’s conclusion. Each session will last approximately 2 hours.
Talk Instructions
Please follow these instructions to prepare your talk if you plan to give an oral presentation at CUSRR.
If you are unfamiliar with creating visual aids for oral presentations using PowerPoint, we recommend having a look at the instructional videos available at lynda.com.
The time allotted for each talk will be about 13-15 minutes (exact time TBD), so please plan on a 10-12 minute presentation allowing time for questions at the end. Keep in mind that your audience will represent a wide range of disciplines, so it is important that your talk be accessible to a general audience. Please work with your mentor in the development of your presentation. Giving practice talks to friends who don’t work in the same department is strongly recommended.
Please prepare your presentation in PowerPoint or Google Slides with a maximum file size of 100 MB, and upload it at the link below. The A/V system will allow you to play audio from your presentation if you need it. If you have any other questions or concerns about the A/V system please let us know.
Please name your file with the first author’s last name, underscore, and first name to easily distinguish it from others’ files (for example: Doe_Jane.pptx). Please submit your presentation by uploading your presentation file to the following google folder by 5 pm on Wednesday, July 27. Note that all presentations will be downloaded prior to the start of the symposium, so you cannot plan to download your presentation after arriving!!