80th Annual Meeting, The American Society of Mammalogists
17-21 June 2000, University of New Hampshire,
Durham, New Hampshire

Presentation of Posters

All poster sessions will be located in the Strafford Room of the Memorial Union Building (MUB). Authors presenting posters should have posters in by 0900 h of the morning of their session and should leave posters in place until 1700 h. Authors should attend their posters during the scheduled period.

The poster display board is 40 inches high by 60 inches wide. Material may be mounted on the board with push pins. Bring your own pins. Only a limited supply will be on hand.

Type sizes: Title and abstract number should be printed across the top of the poster in characters of at least 84 pt. Author(s), and affiliation(s) should be at least 42 pt. Subheadings should be at least 30 pt, and all text including figures and tables should be no smaller than 24 pt. As examples:

Layout:

A copy of the submitted abstract should be included. Text, figures, and tables should be mounted on colored backgrounds (e.g., mat board) and then arranged on the main board in vertical columns in a clear and logical sequence. This can be accomplished by numbering boards or using arrows.

Tips For Preparing Posters (See Illustration On Reverse)

Posters should be easily read from 3 to 4 feet. Each figure should have a large heading or "take home" message, one or two lines long which communicates the main content of the figure. The figure legend should contain information that would normally appear in the body of a manuscript. Remember, a casual viewer of your poster should be able to understand the poster without having to read the legend; the legend is strictly for those people who want to gain more detailed information about the figure. Tables should follow the same general layout as figures. Tables should be simple and contain no extraneous material. For ease of viewing, try to convert any tables into figures.

• Students are encouraged to submit oral and poster presentations for the meeting according to Student Guidelines.
• Student members of A.S.M. encouraged to submit manuscripts for the Competition of Honoraria to be awarded at the 2000 Annual Meeting in Durham, New Hampshire.
• Participate in Gordon Kirkland Run/Walk for research.
• Advanced notice available for 2001 meeting for members living outside North America
• A.S.M. Guidelines for Synopsia, Workshops, and Special Interest Group Meetings, at the 2001 Annual Meeting, University of Montana.
• Submit proposal for 2001 Annual Meeting in Montana.
• Directions to U.N.H. and the 2000 Annual Meeting in Durham.

• Click here for print version of Meeting Registration Form.
• Click here to Submit your Abstract Online