CALL FOR POSTER ABSTRACTS
The 2022 South Sound Science Symposium spans a variety of important environmental issues of interest to a broad audience. The purpose of this year’s Symposium is to highlight emerging research on ecosystem status, trends, and conditions to help inform recovery, restoration, and protection efforts in the South Puget Sound region. We have an excellent slate of invited speakers covering a wide variety of topics. Unfortunately, a one-day symposium cannot hope to cover the full scope of scientific work underway in South Puget Sound. The Symposium also gives researchers an opportunity to share their work by means of a Poster Gala, networking reception, and an electronic collection of abstracts.
We invite all scientists and technical staff from educational institutions, government and tribal natural resource agencies, non-profit groups, and the private sector to submit poster abstracts to the Symposium. Individuals from several agencies working on a joint project are encouraged to collaborate on an abstract. While abstracts should discuss research conducted in the South Sound region, research conducted elsewhere that can be directly related to the South Sound is also acceptable.
Poster Session and Gala
Abstract author(s) are encouraged to prepare a poster for the reception and Poster Gala.
Those who wish to prepare a poster must:
- Register for the Symposium
- Complete the Abstract Submission Form
- Please note that we have room at the event for a limited number of posters and want to make sure that we cover the range of scientific research that is currently occurring in the South Sound region. Selection of abstracts for posters will be based on relevance of the research to the South Puget Sound, quality of the abstract, and distinctiveness of the research. Authors are requested to be available to discuss their posters at the reception and Poster Gala, which begins at 4:00 pm the day of the Symposium.
South Puget Sound Abstracts
All accepted abstracts will be combined into an electronic document that will be accessible on the web by the time of the Symposium. The compilation will be a valuable resource for those interested in scientific work currently underway or recently completed in South Puget Sound.
IMPORTANT DATES
- Submit abstracts by close of business Friday, September 30, 2022. Use the Abstract Submission Form.
- Authors selected for posters will be invited by close of business Friday, October 7, 2022.
- Poster set up is the morning of the Symposium, no later than 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 20, 2022, and the reception and poster gala begins at 4:00 p.m.
Poster Gala Information
The Poster Gala and reception begins at 4:00pm, October 20, 2022, immediately following the oral presentations. There will be additional poster viewing opportunities during the lunch hour, and morning and afternoon breaks.
Poster Setup begins early in the morning during registration, but no later than 10:30 am.
Poster presenters are requested to be present to discuss their posters during the Poster Gala. Leave business or other cards if you can’t stay near your poster.
Breakdown time is after the evening reception and Poster Gala.
Poster Size, Format, and Style Tips
- Limit your poster size to no larger than 48 inches x 48 inches.
- At the Symposium, posters will be affixed to individual poster boards.
- Push-pins, clips, tape, and poster boards will be provided at the meeting.
- Presenters are required to assemble and disassemble their own poster.
- Titles should be > 60 point font and have surrounding space for clarity.
- Use Arial or another san-serif font for titles and headings for clarity and readability.
- Use Times Roman or another serif font for main body text (> 24 point font) so it is legible from at least six feet away.
- Use 24-26 point font for chart axis titles, to match the text.
- Poster headings should include a title, author’s name(s), affiliation(s), and contact information.
- A poster is not a paper: avoid too much information in text and tables; summarize using bullets and multiple smaller tables.
- Choose figures over tables whenever possible.
- Text color should contrast well against its background.
- Images and graphics should be large and high quality.
- Put captions under all graphics and credit photos when possible.
- Consider symmetry when laying out your poster, try to balance elements like text boxes, images, etc. so they flow and are easy to follow.
- Seek peer review for your poster for content, design, and readability.
- KEEP IT SIMPLE- Limit yourself to one topic or hypothesis.