2014 DR K-12 PI Meeting Poster Guidelines

Poster registration for the 2014 DR K-12 PI Meeting has been extended to June 27th. Please see your PI Meeting registration confirmation email for the link to register your poster.

All grantees are encouraged to present a poster with information about their projects, i.e., one poster per invited project. We invite grantees who have products (in development or completed) to present them as well. Posters featuring products will have additional space to allow viewers to interact with materials. When registering your poster, please let us know your set-up needs.

Specifications
Each project is limited to one poster. Posters should be no larger than 4' wide x 3' high in order to fit on the tri-fold poster board that we will provide. The middle panel of the tri-fold poster board measures 24" wide and the two side panels measure 12" wide each. Please bring your own materials to attach your poster to the board.

The poster hall will have Wireless internet. Electrical outlets will not be available. 

Content
Keep in mind that your poster should quickly and efficiently communicate to viewers your research. The key to crafting a good poster is to focus as narrowly as possible on the central ideas you need to convey. You won't have room to explain relationships among ideas in any detail, so pick out what's central to your topic and concentrate on that narrow focus. Present the data and findings uncovered in your project, as well as the broader impact of your research.

See examples of posters shown at the 2012 DR K-12 PI Meeting.

Suggested content includes:

  • Title of project.
  • Principal investigator's name and contact information.
  • Brief summary of the project, including:

-What is the context of the work?

-What claims, questions, or hypotheses are examined in the work?

-What are your research design, data collection and analysis methods, and evaluation plan?

-What are your evidence-based results? What are your products?

-What are the implications of your findings?

You will have table space in front of your poster on which you may place informational materials about your work, including hard copies of your project description and project products.

We will provide project descriptions on the website, but not in binders. Please plan to bring and distribute a description of your project if you want to ensure that meeting participants have a hard copy.

Formatting and Layout Tips

  • Provide a title and your name in large text.
  • Remember that viewers will typically expect information to flow from left to right and from top to bottom. If you want to use a different flow, be sure to give explicit signals on your poster.
  • Use headings and subheadings to label your information. Keep these short and to the point since they function as an index.
  • Use the same size margins on both graphics and text.
  • Don't use glossy paper because reflections will make your content more difficult to read.
  • Posters should be readable from a distance of 5 feet. Generally, the smallest readable type font at this distance is 20-25 point. While a number of fonts can be used, the following are readable from a distance of 2' to 4': Arial and Bookman 20 point and Times New Roman 24 point. 
  • More tips are available here.
  • The following website offers directions and tips for creating professional posters in PowerPoint: http://faculty.washington.edu/robinet/poster.html

Shipping
Posters may be mailed to the hotel at your own expense. The shipping address will be provided at a later date.

Submit Your Poster for Online Viewing
Projects are expected to submit their poster to be posted on the CADRE website. To submit your poster, simply send the PowerPoint to CADRE@edc.org and we will post it on your project page as well as on the 2014 DR K-12 PI Meeting Virtual Poster Hall.