Poster and ePoster presentation guidelines

Information to help you create and display your poster at SfE BES 2017. 

ePoster Author Information

During this year’s meeting there will be a selection of clinical cases presented in an electronic poster (ePoster) format. These clinical cases ePosters cover a range of topics within the field of endocrinology and will be available on the ePoster stations found throughout the exhibition hall.

Clinical cases ePoster authors are reminded that they do NOT need to bring a physical copy of their poster with them to the congress.

We strongly encourage all presenters to prepare and submit an ePoster online free of charge, via the link below.

STEP 1: Prepare your poster in PDF, 90 x 120 cm portrait (vertical), 1 slide only

Need help preparing your poster?

• Choose one of our pre-designed templates (optional).
• Follow our comprehensive poster design course for PowerPoint.
• View the editing and layout guidelines (recommended font sizes, etc).

STEP 2: Submit your ePoster file online

1) Click to start the submission process.

2) Enter the first author’s name then find your poster details.

3) When you have submitted your poster correctly, you will receive an email confirmation.

Help with submission

Deadline for submitting your ePoster online is 30 October 2017

 
General Information

Authors who have been invited to create a physical poster for SfE BES 2017 should ensure that their poster is no larger than size A0 and in Portrait. For your reference, please refer to the poster templates in order to get a feel for how your poster should be organised. Whilst it is not a necessity for you to use the template, it is a good idea to keep your poster as neat and easy to read as possible.

Template 1

Template 2

All physical posters have the option to order printing online before the congress and later collect your poster on-site from registration desk at your convenience.
Please visit Poster Session Online for more details.

Organising your poster

We suggest the following format for the organisation of your poster:

Title: The title of your submitted abstract

Authors: Who was involved, and their affiliations

Introduction: A statement about the aims and objectives of the study

Methods: A description of the methodology that you have adopted, including any assumptions

Results: Include examples of the main results of the study

Conclusions: List the main findings and your thoughts about how the work could be progressed further

Formatting your poster

1. Keep fonts simple and use one or two different fonts only

2. Font size – your poster should be easily legible at a distance of 1.5 metres. We recommend the following font sizes:

• Title: 80 - 100 pt (font size).
• Authors and institutions: 30 - 40 pt.
• Main text: 32 - 40 pt, although 28 pt or even 24 pt could be used in isolated areas, or if you have a very large amount of text.
• References / Bibliography: 24 - 32 pt.

3. Keep use of colour to a minimum

4. Maintain a consistent style

5. Keep text to a minimum

6. Neutral colours work better as a back ground than bright colours

7. Make use of graphics where possible

8. Only include what is absolutely necessary

9. Do not overload tables and figures with information

10. Be selective when showing results

11. Check spelling

12. Above all, keep it simple

Instructions for Poster Presentation

• To be of value, your poster should not be too cluttered. It should be set out in a clear and logical manner, with reading matter reduced to an essential minimum. 
• Lettering, including figure legends, labelling, symbols & graphs etc, should be large enough to be legible at 140cm. Ordinary type-face is NOT adequate.
• Drawings, diagrams and photos are extremely helpful and often necessary to display results and conclusions. Make sure that your illustrations are easy to understand; do not overload any chart or drawing with information.
• If the first author is not able to attend the Meeting, then a co-author will be able to represent on your behalf.