What is a poster?
A poster is an alternative to giving an oral paper. Do you have something that would take longer than 10 minutes to explain or something that can be explained in only 2 minutes? Do you want to emphasize part of your oral presentation? Are you looking for ideas or resources about a particular topic?
If any of the above answers are "yes," then a poster may be the way to go.
Here is all you have to do.
Create a visual display that will fit on 4 feet of table space (or floor space) and set it up in your assigned spot on the first day of the conference. Then be at your poster during the assigned poster viewing time (1/2-hour) later in the conference to greet delegates and answer questions. Having a stack (~150) handouts at your poster for delegates to take describing your poster would also be helpful. You will need to submit this write up to the GLPA Proceedings editor for publication by the deadline, PRIOR to the conference. You will receive a $10 discount on your registration.
That's all there is to it—except for one very important thing—you MUST fill out the poster submission form and send it in by the designated date.
Constructing your poster on site
If you are concerned about transporting a 4 by 3 foot piece of cardboard (you know, the science fair type of display boards), then have we got a deal for you! Bring all your information with you to the conference. We will have a limited number of poster boards for you to use (be sure to check this option on the poster submission form). We’ll even furnish the pushpins to mount your information on the board. You just construct your poster on the spot the first day of the conference (of course, you need to remove your information on the last day of the conference). If you don’t want push pin holes in your photos, mount your photos on larger paper (using corner tabs, removable mounting squares, etc.) then use push pins to attach the larger paper. We keep the display boards for the next conference. That's all there is to it. Give it a try!
GLPA poster boards are sized as below:
Poster presenters are required to submit a write up for the GLPA Proceedings.
