[nabs-l] Techniques for Creating a Poster for Research Conference?

[Kaiti Shelton]

This thread brought up another question after reading it through.
My university hosts an annual "Alternative Day of Learning" where
undergrad and graduate students present their research in lectures,
exhibits, and poster sessions.  I went to the poster sessions for the
first time this last semester and saw most people using those Z-fold
poster boards (the thick cardboard with the outer sides folded in
towards the middle when closed).  It sounds different from what you
all are discussing for professional presentations of posters, so I'm
wondering if that is acceptable to do or if using a traditional poster
with an easle would be the better option.  I could see this being the
case because the posters were just propped up on tables back-to-back
to maximize the space and eliminate the need for the university to
provide over 800 easles, but I ask because there is a chance I may be
working on a poster session in the relatively near future for some
research I'll be starting this summer.  I do know to check the
guidelines for the conference the poster will hopefully be presented
at to follow their regulations, but is using the Z-fold poster another
professional option?

Thanks,

On 5/11/15, Miso Kwak via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Thank you Cindy, Arielle and others who wrote back to my inquiry.
> Your advices are helpful. I will benefit from them as I move forward
> with the poster.
> Best,
> Miso Kwak
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arielle Silverman via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
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> Cc: Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Sat, May 9, 2015 4:00 pm
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Techniques for Creating a Poster for Research
> Conference?
>
> Hi Miso,
> I have created several conference posters. What I do is write all the
> poster text in a Microsoft Word document. Then I ask a sighted reader
> to put it in poster form. Electronic posters are usually made up of a
> single PowerPoint slide with text boxes for each section of text and
> any graphs or tables. The slide can then be printed on a posterboard
> and rolled up. I give my reader a few example posters from colleagues
> so they can see how the poster should be set up. Depending on the
> complexity of the poster and the reader's experience with posters, it
> usually takes them 1-3 hours. I don't think the reader needs to be an
> expert in your field, but previous scientific presentation experience
> is a plus. This might be something you could ask a classmate to do for
> you in exchange for a favor or a small payment. You could also see if
> your professor teaches any higher-level classes in your field and if
> they could distribute a reader announcement for you. I used a lab
> assistant provided by DSS to prepare my freshman biology poster, so if
> your DSS provides this service, it could be another option. When I got
> to grad school I started using volunteer research assistants for this
> task. This was a win-win because I got free reader support and they
> learned how to make posters, which will serve them well if they go on
> to higher-level science.
> Best, Arielle
>
> On 5/9/15, Bridget Walker via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi Miso,
>> I make posters all of the time.
>> You have two options I can think of. The first is Glogster. Glogster
> is a
>> free online poster maker. From my experience it has not been
> accessible with
>> any screen readers. I highly recommend having sighted assistance.
>> The second option is Microsoft publisher. It's nice you can I put
> everything
>> in yourself. Honestly at the end of the day you will probably want
> someone
>> to look it over.
>> I hope this helps.
>> Bridget
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On May 9, 27 Heisei, at 3:40 PM, Miso Kwak via nabs-l
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello students,
>>> I have a possible opportunity to participate in a research
> conference at
>>> the end of the quarter. The format of presentation is 36x48 inches
>>> poster.
>>> If anyone has some tips and advice on how to create and manage
> poster, so
>>> that I can submit my poster electronically, please help me out.
>>> Technology is not my strong suit but I am willing to learn. Also, if
>>> sighted assistance is the most efficient way to go, please give me
> some
>>> tips on that as well.
>>> Thank you in advance.
>>>
>>> Miso Kwak
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Kaiti