RESEARCH SHOWCASE RESOURCES

Poster/Display Guidelines

All posters or displays must fit within these dimensions:  36” wide by 48” tall.  If you have special needs for more space, please contact Nickie Davis (nicoledavis@vancouver.wsu.edu) on the Planning Committee.

All posters/displays MUST be set up by 8:30a on Thursday April 9 and removed by 6:00p on Thursday April 9.  Push pins and binder clips will be provided to affix posters to the presentation boards.  Any posters not claimed by 6p will be removed and recycled.

You will be assigned a window of time when we recommend that you be available at your poster to answer questions from judges and visitors.  Please make every effort to be present at that time.  If you have a time conflict, please contact Nickie Davis(nicoledavis@vancouver.wsu.edu).  Time assignments will be sent one week prior to the Showcase.

For a list of the criteria the judges will consider when grading posters, please click here.


Helpful Links

The following links are intended to help students with preparing an abstract, developing a poster presentation, or providing assistance with some aspect of research.

"How To Write an Abstract."
Though an announcement about workshops that teach undergraduates how to write an abstract, the site offers step by step instructions for abstract writing. Includes definitions, components of an abstract, and other helpful advice that even graduate students should find insightful.
http://urc.ucdavis.edu/howtowriteanabstract.html

"Writing an Abstract."
This site takes you to a downloadable PDF that provides a one-page handout on the topic abstract writing. Includes links to other helpful sites.
http://ceca.icom.museum/_dbase_upl/writinganabstract.pdf

"Creating Effective Poster Presentations: An Effective Poster."
by George Hess, Kathryn Tosney, and Leon Liegel
http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/NewSite/
A fairly detailed discussion about what a poster is meant to do and how to go about developing one.

"Communicating Your Research and Results Through a Poster Presentation."
by Duke University's Visible Thinking
http://www.aas.duke.edu/trinity/research/vt/postertips.html
An extremely effective discussion about creating posters, with examples and terrific suggestions. Practices what it preaches!

"Creating Posters for Humanities & Social Sciences."
by College of Arts and Sciences at Eastern Oregon University
http://www.eou.edu/crposter/
Another looks at developing posters, but specifically aimed at humanities and social sciences scholars. Web design is circa 1996.