POSTER PRESENTATIONS GUIDELINES

Please be aware that a poster is not intended to be a reproduction of your paper in the proceedings. The space allocated to each poster will be 4x4 feet (1.2x1.2 meter) on the poster board. The size of your poster should be smaller than the allocated space.

Poster Preparation:

Poster sessions are a valuable method for authors to present papers and meet with interested

attendees for in-depth technical discussions. Therefore, it is important that you display your results clearly to attract people who have an interest in your work and your paper. In order to make your poster

presentation a success:

Your poster should cover the key points of your work. The Ideal poster is designed to:

(1) attract attention,

(2) provide a brief overview of your work, and

(3) initiate discussion and questions.

• The title of your poster should appear at the top in capital letters about 25mm (1 inch) high. Below the title, put the author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s).
• Carefully prepare your poster well in advance of the conference. There will be no time or materials available for last-minute preparations at the conference.
• Use color for highlighting and to make your poster attractive.
• Use pictures, diagrams, figures ,etc., rather than only text wherever possible.
• The smallest text on your poster should be at least 9mm (3/8 inch) high, and the important points should be in a larger size.
• Make your poster as self-explanatory as possible. This will save you time to use for discussions and questions.

    At the Conference:

• Please make sure to locate your poster board and attach your poster before 9:15 AM.
• Prepare a short presentation (several minutes) that you can periodically give to those assembled around your poster. Be ready to give it several times as people move through the area.
• If there is more than one author attending the conference, all should attend the poster presentation to aid in the presentation and discussion and to provide the main presenter with a chance to rest and to answer questions.
• There will be no audio-visual equipment for poster presentations. You must print it out on paper (before the conference), bring it along and put it at the poster board that will be associated to you.

As you may have noticed, at MMSP'06 the poster sessions run all day, and in parallel with overview talks and oral sessions. To make the poster available all day but allow you to be present in most of these sessions, the schedule of poster presentations is as follows:

* Set-up of posters:  9:15 AM

* Removal of posters: Please remove your poster at 5:00 PM.

* Your presence at the poster: 10:30-11:50 AM  AND 4:00-5:00 PM