ECO2015 Poster Presentation Guidelines

ECO2015 Poster Presentation Guidelines
The Poster Exhibition will be an integral part of ECO2015. The Poster Exhibition will be located on the
2nd floor of the congress venue, the Prague Congress Centre (PCC). The area will be clearly
signposted from the registration area.
Technical Instructions
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Posters must be prepared in PORTRAIT style.
Please DO NOT prepare a landscape poster.
The recommended dimensions are 120cm high by 90cm wide.
Do not exceed the overall dimensions (180cm high by 97cm wide).
Posters should be attached to the boards with velcro stickers, which will
be supplied by the organisers.
Poster Sessions Schedule
Posters will be displayed and presented in two sessions as follows:
T1
T3
T6
T7
Integrative Physiology and Organ Cross-talk
Nutrition, Behavior and Lifestyle
Society and Environment
Public Health and Prevention
Posters on display:
Poster Session:
T2
T4
T5
T8
Wednesday 6 May & Thursday 7 May
Thursday 7 May from 13:15 – 14:45 hrs
Adipose Tissue Biology
Obesity and Mental Health
Early Life
Clinical Management
Posters on display:
Poster Session:
Friday 8 May & Saturday 9 May
Friday 8 May from 13:15 – 14:45 hrs
Please plan to be at your poster and available to answer questions from delegates at the time of your
assigned poster session. Posters will be displayed according to Track, and will be grouped as far as
possible by sub topic in numerical order. If you do not know your poster number, please contact the
poster desk which will be located in the ECO2015 Exhibition area. Poster details will also be listed in
the ECO2015 Final Programme Book.
The use of official ECO or EASO logos is not permitted. Personal or professional advertising in the
poster sessions is also strictly prohibited.
Poster Mounting and Dismounting
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Posters for T1, T3, T6, T7 should be mounted from 12:30 hrs on Wednesday 6 May 2015.
Note: you will NOT have access to the poster area before that – please do not attempt to
mount your poster before this time.
Posters should be removed after 17:30 hrs on Thursday 7 May 2015.
Posters will be removed and discarded if not removed by 08:00 on Friday 8 May 2015.
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Posters for T2, T4, T5, T8 should be mounted from 08:30 hrs on Friday 8 May 2015. Note: you
will NOT have access to the poster area before that – please do not attempt to mount your
poster before this time.
Posters should be removed after 13:30 hrs on Saturday 9 May 2015.
Posters will be removed and discarded if not removed by 15:00 on Saturday 9 May 2015.
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Poster Pitch Sessions
Selected posters will also be allocated for Pitch Poster Sessions – these posters will be clearly
marked. Please note you should still prepare and display a traditional poster, in addition you have
the opportunity to pitch your poster in a special poster session. You will be permitted to use just one
slide (with custom animation) to describe your work with a 3 minutes presentation (plus 2 minutes
for questions).
Preparation of the presentation for Poster Pitch Session
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Please use the TEMPLATE for preparing your presentation for POSTER PITCH Session
(MS PowerPoint).
Only one slide per author is allowed, it should focus on the most interesting
part of the traditional poster.
It is possible to change the format and the colour of the background, however
the format must be kept as it is set in the template - screen size is 52 x 66 cm
(width x height).
Recommended minimum font size is 18-20 points.
Zoom function is implemented, therefore any detail (image or chart) can be
zoomed in.
It is possible to attach a video file to the presentation in standard formats (AVI,
MPEG, MP4, WMV, etc.). The size of the video file cannot exceed 30 Mb.
The information provided is a full responsibility of the author.
Please use the oportunity to send us your POSTER PITCH presentation beforehand by e-mail to
[email protected].
There will be also posibility to upload your presentation on-site at the Speakers´ Ready Room.
Call4Posters®
EASO will again provide the Call4Posters® service to all poster presenters. Call4Posters® is an online
service that offers you the opportunity to create a professional poster quickly and easily and enjoy
the convenience of having your poster delivered onsite at the meeting. This service is available at the
web address https://eu.call4posters.com/easo/userslanding.aspx. Posters can be collected onsite
from the registration area.
For further information, please contact [email protected].