Authors are encouraged to be present  their posters during assigned sessions.

Posters will be displayed continuously throughout the whole Conference, 6-9 September 2008.

Please note that commercial sponsors can be acknowledged, but their logos must not be prominent on the posters.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

The Poster Sessions have been organised this year as follows:

Language:

Your poster must be written in ENGLISH. Please be available by your Poster throughout the Poster Session to which you have been assigned (see your confirmation letter).
Consult the Final Programme to confirm which day you should be present next to your Poster. Providing you adhere to the Rules, your Poster will automatically be judged for one of the “Best Poster Scholarship” Awards.

Poster Contents:

Each poster should contain the following elements:

1. A short, descriptive title (no abbreviations in the title)
2. Full names of contributing authors
3. Address of hospital/unit/institution
4. An introduction
5. Sections on methods, materials, results, and the purpose of the study
6. A Conclusion (The conclusion is by far the most important part of the poster – the message should be clear and simple, emphasising implications for practice)
7. The poster must not exceed 97 cm wide and 150 cm high (Portrait)

Text, tables and drawings for figures should be large enough to be seen at a distance of 2 metres. Illustrations should be used to convey important points; diagrams, graphs, bar charts, scatter grams, pie charts and photographs will enhance your presentation.

Make short statements, avoid long explanatory sentences.
Please note that industry or commercial advertising is not allowed on poster presentations, and that posters prominently displaying company logos or trade names will be excluded from the poster scholarship and may be removed from display, or have the company name covered.

Materials:

In order to fit the poster board, your poster should not exceed 97 cm wide and 150 cm high (Portrait). Prepare your material beforehand so that it will fit neatly into the space available and can be easily attached to the board. Suitable fixing materials will be provided by the Conference organisers and assistance will be available on site.
Thin cardboard is more suitable than paper. Use a computer, or enlarge a typed text by photographic methods. If you can have your poster produced by your hospital’s Medical illustration Department, the finished effect is more professional.

Mounting your Poster:

The Poster Area will be open for the mounting of posters on Saturday 6th September 2008 from 15:00. All posters should be set up by 18:00 hours on Saturday, prior to the Conference Opening and MUST remain in place until 14:00 on Tuesday 9th September 2008.

Removing your Poster:

All material must be removed by the owner at the end of the Conference. EDTNA/ERCA and the Conference Organisers cannot accept responsibility for any material left behind.
The organisers are not responsible for loss or damage to those posters which are not removed by authors within the times of dismantling as indicated above. Posters not removed by their authors at the stated time, will be automatically destroyed.