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BSID EDINBURGH, 12-14 APRIL 2010
Oral presentations
Oral presentations will have 10 minutes for presentation and 3 minutes for discussion. In order to allow sufficient time for questions, the 10 minute limit will be strictly enforced and you will be asked to move to your last slide and conclude at 10 minutes. There will be no exceptions to this rule.
All oral presentations should use Microsoft PowerPoint software. Presentations should be previewed on a Windows PC and PowerPoint files can be transferred to the computer in the auditorium, via USB flash drive. Please copy your presentation to the PC in the auditorium as early as possible and, at the latest, in the break before the session in which the presentation is to be given.
Poster presentations
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Poster size: 120 cm (h) x 90 cm (w)
NB ***PORTRAIT*** (equivalent to A0)
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Posters will be reviewed in two sessions, as outlined in the programme. Presenters should stand by their posters during the main poster session (Mon 12th April, 17:30-19:30).
Posters should be in place before the start of the first poster session and left in place until the end of the meeting. The poster boards will be cloth-covered and suitable for velcro attachments. Velcro will be available from the registration desk.
Suggested guidelines for an effective poster presentation
Title: At the top of each poster, a title strip indicating the title, authors, and authors' affiliations, as they appear on the abstract should be included. The lettering of the title should be at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) high.
General points: Text should be kept to a minimum and should be readable from a distance of at least 5 feet (1.5 m). A large typeface should be used: 48-96 point is recommended for the title, 24-36 point for the subtitles and text should be a minimum of 18 point.
An abstract is not necessary: it is printed in the meeting booklet.
The introduction should be brief, outlining the relevant background and the research question being addressed.
Methods are usually brief, unless this is the major thrust of the poster. Relevant methods can be included in the results section.
The results are the main body of the poster and should be presented as figures and/or tables with brief legends describing the conclusions from each figure. Any related body of text should be 2-3 paragraphs, maximum.
Conclusion should summarise the main three to four points arising from the results section as a bullet point list.
There is generally no need for a discussion section.
Conflict of interest
If there is a real or perceived conflict of interest relating to your work, an announcement should be made prior to your oral presentation or displayed on your poster. For oral presentations, we would suggest a slide to designate the conflict.
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